The story of one of the most important and least-understood jobs in moviemaking—film editing—is here told by one of the wizards, Ralph Rosenblum, whose credentials include six Woody Allen films, as well as The Pawnbroker, The Producers, and Goodbye, Columbus. Rosenblum and journalist Robert Karen have written both a history of the profession and a personal account, a highly entertaining, instructive, and revelatory book that will make any reader a more aware movie-viewer.
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Ralph Rosenblum’s credentials include six Woody Allen films, as well as The Pawnbroker, The Producers, and Goodbye, Columbus.Robert Karen is a journalist. Robert Karenis a journalist.
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Rosenblum edited feature films from the late 50s until early 80s, and is most noted for his collaborative efforts with Woody Allen in the 1970s. But his most interesting stories in the book are from a decade earlier when he was still experimenting. Though, I have only seen about half of the movies Rosenblum writes of, it makes the stories no less fascinating.Rosenblum's major accomplishment in the book is to shed light on the importance of the film editor in motion pictures. He's not wrong in stating that their efforts have been largely ignored by critics and the public at large. What's interesting is that the editor as an influence in film is rarely even discussed by film critics and historians. It's probably because people are largely unsure of what an editor's true contributions are to any one motion picture. Through the course of the book, Rosenblum takes apart THE RAID ON MINSKY'S, THE PAWNBROKER, and ANNIE HALL in depth. He also gives examples of how much an initial cut of a film can differ from the final cut. I found the book quite informative, and learned more about film editing than I had expected.
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A fun read, the book could be re-titled, THE CREATING OF ANNIE HALL. Robenblum explains how the Allen's icon of the 70s changed in the editing room from clutter to the paradigm of the modern romance/comedy. Other Allen movies are discussed in detail and the craft of editing is laid out between the lines.
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This is a fascinating look inside filmmaking. Most of the examples are from the 1960s and 1970s, but that does not lessen the impact or relevance.The author is a master of the film editing craft. He also writes with insight and emotion. As you read, you'll learn how a film is "cut", how a film evolves, and what makes a film "work." This book deserves a place in the bookcase of any student of the filmmaking art or craft.
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When Norman Lear, Billy Friedkin, and I gathered to screen the first cut of The Night They Raided Minsky's on a Friday afternoon in the fall of 1967. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Thousand Clowns, Annie Hall, Take the Money, Goodbye Columbus, Woody Allen, New Look, United Artists, Van Dyke, The Night They Raided Minsky, Louisiana Story, Herb Gardner, Los Angeles, Sidney Lumet, West Coast, Mel Brooks, Uncle Leo, Helen van Dongen, Joe Coffey, Monroe Arnold, Sidney Meyers, Sol Nazerman, Marshall Brickman, Richard Benjamin, Standard Oil New!
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When Norman Lear, Billy Friedkin, and I gathered to screen the first cut of The Night They Raided Minsky's on a Friday afternoon in the fall of 1967. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Thousand Clowns, Annie Hall, Take the Money, Goodbye Columbus, Woody Allen, New Look, United Artists, Van Dyke, The Night They Raided Minsky, Louisiana Story, Herb Gardner, Los Angeles, Sidney Lumet, West Coast, Mel Brooks, Uncle Leo, Helen van Dongen, Joe Coffey, Monroe Arnold, Sidney Meyers, Sol Nazerman, Marshall Brickman, Richard Benjamin, Standard Oil New!
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- Love and Death by Woody Allen on page 255, and page 269
- Hiroshima Mon Amour by Marguerite Duras in Front Matter, and page 142
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- Modern Love: Romance, Intimacy, and the Marriage Crisis by David Shumway in Back Matter
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- Film Directing Fundamentals: From Script to Screen by Nicholas Proferes on page 102
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