April 2017
Beginner
244 pages
5h 46m
English
“The person who makes or breaks a fi lm is not the scriptwriter or the director, but the film editor.”
—Alistair Cooke4
Whilst editing is not the only important contribution to the documentary production process, it is the stage of production where the film can be most radically shaped and, thereby, significantly defined or potentially destroyed. The editor works with footage gathered by the director, making selections and combining these shots, along with other elements, into sequences that ultimately constitute the finished film. The editor’s job is both technical and creative: working with images, dialogue, graphics, music, sound effects and other elements to create a compelling and meaningful ...
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