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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want a career in the film industry, I highly recommend this book., July 26, 2005
I am an assistant (and sometimes still an apprentice) editor. When my Academy Award winning editor/boss told me to get this book, I didn't believe him. I knew how to run the Avid in my sleep and was getting jobs. But he was using it and recommending it to everyone he knew and then it was reviewed in this month's (July/August) Editors Guild magazine by a guy I trust. So I ordered it. Now I am recommending it. It covers everything you want to know about editing but were afraid to ask. It talks about the process and why editor's cut, not just how to digitize (it covers that generally) and how to get a job (I agree.) It has lots of useful charts and tables of all the stuff that you forget to remember such as formats, aspect ratios, film-to-tape conversion and vice versa. The author has clearly been in the editing trenches. I like her humorous tidbits and historical references like how R2D2 got his name. She also covers film - syncing, cutlists, neg cutting, etc. thoroughly which freaks the computer generation like me sometimes just as much as digital stuff can freaks older editors and directors. The film information as well as the digital, Web, DVD, and tape processes she so thoroughly details, have been invaluable to me in my work, paid and non. Speaking of which, gotta get back to my web film!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent book, but for limited audience, May 6, 2005
The book is very well written. It is well organized, clear and consise. It gives an excellent overview of the entire workflow of editing in both the digital and film realms. It also does a nice job comparing the two mediums. The tables scattered throughout the book are quite helpful and an effective way at allowing one to compare and contrast the items being discussed.The limit too the books potential though is that most of its discussions are in a summary nature. Its like a tasting menu at a fine restaurant. Everything presented to you is wonderful, but it leaves you unsatisifed and wanting more. There is just not much there to entice one to return to this book later. The technical materials it does cover are those you would hope most people who call themself an editor would be know; as a result it does not serve much function as a reference material. Thus, this book is best served as an introduction to editing for the novice editor. But in that role it does a fine job. Especially by including discussions of job finding strategies, web sites, and dealing with bad situations in the workplace. So if you're an experienced editor looking for an interesting read about editing (which so many are because its so rare to find one) stick to Walter Murch and Gabriella Oldham. If you're looking to break out into the editing world though, definitely give this book a read through (especially all you digital only folks, this will help you appreciate the film end of the spectrum). I also highly recommond this book, or at least parts of it, for producers, directors and cinematographers. Maybe then the production end might be a little more mindful of their demands on the post production end (though probably not).
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Guide to the Art of Editing, March 5, 2005
We teach Final Cut Pro at our Weekend Film School in New York City. Too many books focus only on which keystrokes and buttons to push. This book doesn't just tell you "how" to edit but "why" to perform certain tasks. We recommend it highly.
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