Film Editing - History, Theory and Practice: Looking at the Invisible

by Don Fairservice

The first-ever comprehensive examination of the film editor's craft from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Of all the film-making crafts, editing is the least understood. Using examples drawn from classic film texts, this book clarifies the editor's role and explains how the editing process maximises the effectiveness of the filmed material. Traces the development of editing from the primitive forms of early cinema through the upheavals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719057779
• ISBN13: 9780719057779
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"