Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Fourth Edition
Introduction
I
HISTORY OF FILM EDITING
1
The Silent Period
2
The Early Sound Film
3
The Influence of the Documentary
4
The Influence of the Popular Arts
5
Editors Who Became Directors
6
Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock
7
New Technologies
8
International Advances
9
The Influence of Television and Theatre
10
New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions
11
The MTV Influence on Editing I
12
The MTV Influence on Editing II
13
Changes in Pace
14
The Appropriation of Style I: Imitation and Innovation
15
The Appropriation of Style II: Limitation and Innovation
16
The Appropriation of Style III: Digital Reality
II
EDITING FOR THE GENRE
17
Action
18
Dialogue
19
Comedy
20
Documentary
21
Imaginative Documentary
22
Innovations in Documentary I
23
Innovations in Documentary II
24
Ideas and Sound
III
PRINCIPLES OF EDITING
25
The Picture Edit and Continuity
26
The Picture Edit and Pace
27
The Sound Edit and Clarity
28
The Sound Edit and Creative Sound
29
Innovations of Sound
30
Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology I
31
Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology II
32
Conclusion
Appendix A: Filmography
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
