In the Blink of an Eye Revised 2nd Edition Review
At the start, let me point out that this is not BY Francis Ford Coppola, it is BY Walter Murch. Sponsored initially as a lecture by the Australian Film Commission in 1988, there are many reasons to engage a love-hate relationship with this book. One is the continuous references to film. If you were ever a 35mm film editor (I spent much time with 35mm sound stock beetling along at 30"per second, a threat to all!) then his nostalgic recall of how things used to happen will have you settling comfortably. If you are a newby with a digicam, most of this may pass you by.
The fundamental premise is that eye-blinks are key to audience involvement. An editor who cuts without reference to these will leave his audience unmoved. Get the blinks right and the cuts make themselves and subliminally draw the audience in. I am now on a fascinating hunt for the truth. I may never make an equal of "The English Patient", Murch's double-oscar triumph, but I certainly am trying hard not to blink as I attempt to use his insights into the business of editing.
Recommended by many film courses, this is a great read, full of anecdotes about films and directors. Every editor should know its thesis, every digicam owner can learn much about the infinitely painstaking effort of good editing.
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In the Blink of an Eye Revised 2nd Edition Overview
In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch's vivid, multifaceted, thought -- provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question -- Why do cuts work? -- Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and reality; criteria for a good cut; the blink of the eye as an emotional cue; digital editing; and much more. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.
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Customer Reviews
Let's just stick with this book on the review.... - M. V. Vooren - USA
OK, we can all agree that Walter Murch is one of the Popes of film editing. His works speak for themselves! So we won't belittle that, he IS incredibly talented!
As for this book, one has to bear in mind that it was not meant to be a teaching book - its contents were a lecture given live to students of the matter! So it will put you in an 'editing' frame of mind, give you the philosophical approach for film editing, but not any practical advice as to what equipment, how to do things, or anything regarding the actual activity of cutting film in a professional studio.
My niece Marie (22) is a student of media design and she will do film editing this coming semester. So she prepares for it by first reading this book right now, and I am sharing in the reading. We both agree that it is certainly a good way to 'warm up' to the matter, get the philosophical foundation for the practical work to come. After that, she will move on to more technical works.
And for this 'warm-up', I can recommend it. After that, one definitely needs to purchase and study some real hands-on works, in order to get the practical knowledge.
Very Good - Cybal F. Hall - VAN NUYS, CA, US
I was very pleased with the timely receipt of the book and the condition of which it was received.
This book opened my eyes - CJC - USA
I had to purchase this book for a film editing class I took and it completely opened my eyes. I absolutely loved the way in which Walter explains the process of making movies. I highly recommend this book to film students, aspiring editors, or anyone who just wants to understand the role of a film editor. This book helped me immensely!
Mind Blowing - Daniel Blair -
In The Blink Of An Eye is an intense journey with Walter Murch through his world of editing. Murch's skill as a master film editor transitions seamlessly to the written word. He is concise, direct, and absolutely engaging. He discusses what editing is, why it works, and how he does it. He also leads the reader through his philosophies of human thought and its relationship to film. Highly recommended.
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