Technique of Film and Video Editing : Theory and Practice Book

Acknowledgments* Introduction* History of Film Editing* The Silent Period* The Early Sound Film* The Influence of Documentary* The Influence of the Popular Arts* Editors Who Became Directors* Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock* New Technologies* International Advances* The Influence of Television and Theatre* New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions* Editing for the Genre* Action* Dialogue* Comedy* Documentary* Imaginative Documentary* Ideas and Sound* Principles of Editing* The Picture Edit and Continuity* The Picture Edit and Pace* The Sound Edit and Clarity* The Sound Edit and Creative Sound* Conclusion* Appendix A: Cutting Room Procedures* Appendix B: Filmography* Glossary* Selected Bibliography* Index