Editing and montage in international film and video : theory and technique / Luís Fernando Morales Morante.

"A Spanish edition under the title Montaje audiovisual: teoría, técnica y métodos de control was published in 2013 by Editorial UOC"--Page xvi.

"A Focal Press book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.

introduction
chapter 1 -editing and montage: definition and scope of practice
-the definition of montage encyclopedic definitions, theoretical definitions, filmmakers' definitions, practical definitions, the definition in different countries, does montage= editing?, postproduction, proposed definition . chapter 2 -development of techniques and theories, discovery and first empirical techniques, porter: continuity, griffith: dramatic emphasis, models and theoretical classifications of montage. -chapter 3 spaces, functions and possibilities of editing, the narrative units, editing as a creative process, narrative capacities of editing, aims of editing. - chapter 4 cuts, transitions and audiovisual grammar, when to cut, transitions: constructing time and space, audiovisual grammar, camera height, lighting continuity, breaking established rules. - chapter 5 a theoretical model of editing, first level: intention, second level: intention, predominant intention, third level: spatio-temporal perception, narrative coherence and plausibility. - chapter6 technological beginnings and evolution of editing, linear and non-linear editing, types of linear editing, editing in the digital era: non-linear and linear editing, the interphase, non- linear editing operating procedures, videotape formats, HD, small-screen formats. - chapter 7 filming with editing in mind, discotinuous filming with a single camera, continuous shooting with several cameras. - chapter 8 editing in practice, action sequences, dramatic scenes science fiction scenes comedy sequences, news items, advertising, video clips, small-screen formats, special formats. - chapter 9 psychological and perceptual bases of edditing perception as an intellectual process editing as a unifying mechanism of, projection and identification, editing and the construction of a realistic, impression, the competent viewer, the phi phenomenon, persistence of vision and flickering, perceptual approaches to editing, measuring information procesing responses, a critical appraisal of the cognitive, models of editing, - chapter 10 research on editing and its efects, perception of the cut, visual continuity, information order, complexity of audiovisual information, redundancy, emotional effects.

Presents a theoretical and practical approach to the art of editing. Luís Fernando Morales Morante explores the international history, technology, theory, practical techniques, psychology, and cognitive effects of editing across a range of media from around the world, featuring case studies from film, dramatic television, news media, music videos, commercials, and mobile-delivered formats, from the films of Sergei Eisenstein to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to coverage of the 2012 U.S. presidential elections.