Jump Cut!: Memoirs of a Pioneer Television Editor [Paperback]

Arthur Schneider (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786403454 | ISBN-13: 978-0786403455 | Publication Date: May 1997

During his 40-year career, the author became one of the industry's most respected television editors, receiving seven Emmy nominations and winning four times. But it was as a master of the jump cut-an editing style in which a sudden cut from one shot to another is made without a fadeout-that he is most remembered, and the term became his nickname. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the development of television, from the days when some editing was done with a razor blade and tape to the electronic editing of today.

Editorial Reviews

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"a good read...fascinating" -- Motion Pictures Editors Guild Newsletter

"readers get a broader insight into how television's finished product came into being" -- Emmy

"wonderful...a fascinating journey...the kind of book you would like to read in one sitting" -- Cinemeditor

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786403454
• ISBN-13: 978-0786403455
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,380,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent review of television technology, June 1, 1999

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This review is from: Jump Cut!: Memoirs of a Pioneer Television Editor (Paperback)

Although this is technically an autobiography, this book provides excellent insight into the devlopment of television, specifically the history of kinescope and videotape recording and editing. When there are no rules, who makes the rules? The author was involved in early West Coast kinescope recording, which was the only way to record television programs in the early 1950s. As videotape came into use, it was used to record and time delay shows for the West Coast. The author pioneered many early techniques, crude as they were, that helped make videotape a more effective production tool. The chapter detailing how 'Laugh-in', one of the first shows to use a fast-paced edit style, was produced, is excellent. This aspect of televison technology has not been well documented. This book provides excellent insight into the early days of network television.