The technique of film and video editing : history, theory, and practice / Ken Dancyger.

By:

Dancyger, Ken

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxiii, 484 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780240807652 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0240807650 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

778.5235 22

LOC classification:

TR 899 D175t 2007

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Contents:

Acknowledgments for the fourth ed. -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction to the fourth ed. -- Introduction -- I. History of film editing -- 1. The silent period -- 2. The early sound film -- 3. The influence of the documentary -- 4. The influence of the popular arts -- 5. Editors who became directors -- 6. Experiments in editing : Alfred Hitchcock -- 7. New technologies -- 8. International advances -- 9. The influence of television and theatre -- 10. New challenges to filmic narrative conventions -- 11. The MTV influence on editing I -- 12. The MTV influence on editing II --13. Changes in pace -- 14. The appropriation of style I : imitation and innovation -- 15. The appropriation of style II : limitation and innovation -- 16. The appropriation of style III : digital reality -- II. Editing for the genre -- 17. Action -- 18. Dialogue -- 19. Comedy -- 20. Documentary -- 21. Imaginative documentary -- 22. Innovations in documentary I -- 23. Innovations in documentary II -- 24. Ideas and sound -- III. Principles of editing -- 25. The picture edit and continuity -- 26. The picture edit and pace -- 27. The sound edit and clarity -- 28. The sound edit and creative sound -- 29. Innovations of sound -- 30. Nonlinear editing and digital technology I -- 31. Nonlinear editing and digital technology II -- 32. Conclusion -- Appendix A : filmography -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

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. Features: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	TR 899 D175t 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000074548

Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-460) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 435-448.

Acknowledgments for the fourth ed. -- Acknowledgments --
Introduction to the fourth ed. -- Introduction -- I. History of film editing -- 1. The silent period -- 2. The early sound film --
3. The influence of the documentary -- 4. The influence of the popular arts -- 5. Editors who became directors -- 6. Experiments in editing : Alfred Hitchcock -- 7. New technologies -- 8. International advances -- 9. The influence of television and theatre -- 10. New challenges to filmic narrative conventions -- 11. The MTV influence on editing I -- 12. The MTV influence on editing II --13. Changes in pace -- 14. The appropriation of style I : imitation and innovation -- 15. The appropriation of style II : limitation and innovation -- 16. The appropriation of style III : digital reality -- II. Editing for the genre -- 17. Action -- 18. Dialogue -- 19. Comedy -- 20. Documentary -- 21. Imaginative documentary -- 22. Innovations in documentary I -- 23. Innovations in documentary II -- 24. Ideas and sound -- III. Principles of editing -- 25. The picture edit and continuity -- 26. The picture edit and pace --
27. The sound edit and clarity -- 28. The sound edit and creative sound -- 29. Innovations of sound -- 30. Nonlinear editing and digital technology I -- 31. Nonlinear editing and digital technology II -- 32. Conclusion -- Appendix A : filmography -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

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. Features: 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.

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