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Betancourt, Michael, 1970–
Beyond spatial montage : windowing, or the cinematic displacement of time, motion,
and space / Michael Betancourt.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Motion pictures – Editing. 2. Motion pictures – Aesthetics. 3. Cinematography.
I. Title.
TR899.B47 2016
777'.5–dc23 2015034071
ISBN: 978-1-138-93866-3 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-66778-2 (ebk)
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The discussion of Kolchak: The Night Stalker title sequence was previously published in amended form by Bright Lights Film Journal as “That Uncanny Moment: Jack Cole’s Design of the Kolchak: The Night Stalker Title Sequence,” January 14, 2014.