Technique of Film and Video Editing : History, Theory, and Practice

by Dancyger

• ISBN13: 9780240807652
• ISBN10: 0240807650
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-14
• Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS INC

Summary

The Technique of Film & Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice. This new edition has been updated to include the latest advances in digital video and nonlinear editing and explores the new trend of documentary as mainstream entertainment, using films such as "Farenheit 9/11" and "The Fog of War" as examples. * Learn how to strengthen your story and engage your audience through the editing process * Examples, analysis, and film stills from great movies * Includes a new chapter on the impact of documentaries

Author Biography

Ken Dancyger is currently Professor of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction to the Fourth Edition	xv
Introduction	xvii
I HISTORY OF FILM EDITING	1	(264)
1 The Silent Period	3	(36)
2 The Early Sound Film	39	(14)
3 The Influence of the Documentary	53	(18)
4 The Influence of the Popular Arts	71	(10)
5 Editors Who Became Directors	81	(16)
6 Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock	97	(13)
7 New Technologies	110	(18)
8 International Advances	128	(20)
9 The Influence of Television and Theatre	148	(11)
10 New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions	159	(25)
11 The MTV Influence on Editing I	184	(12)
12 The MTV Influence on Editing II	196	(18)
13 Changes in Pace	214	(9)
14 The Appropriation of Style I: Imitation and Innovation	223	(10)
15 The Appropriation of Style II: Limitation and Innovation	233	(22)
16 The Appropriation of Style III: Digital Reality	255	(10)
II EDITING FOR THE GENRE	265	(94)
17 Action	267	(13)
18 Dialogue	280	(13)
19 Comedy	293	(11)
20 Documentary	304	(16)
21 Imaginative Documentary	320	(8)
22 Innovations in Documentary I	328	(14)
23 Innovations in Documentary II	342	(7)
24 Ideas and Sound	349	(10)
III PRINCIPLES OF EDITING	359	(76)
25 The Picture Edit and Continuity	361	(12)
26 The Picture Edit and Pace	373	(10)
27 The Sound Edit and Clarity	383	(8)
28 The Sound Edit and Creative Sound	391	(9)
29 Innovations of Sound	400	(8)
30 Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology I	408	(9)
31 Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology II	417	(16)
32 Conclusion	433	(2)
Appendix A: Filmography	435	(14)
Glossary	449	(9)
Selected Bibliography	458	(3)
Index	461