Filmmaking Articles and Advice from Film Consultant Peter D. Marshall
Posted in Film Editing on Mar 7th, 2010
This article was wrtten by Alan Edit.
“Starting a career in post? already in post? good. Here are 5 things I learned, practically. I’m still learning.”
Read this article from Looking For the Right Image.
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Posted in Film Editing on Mar 11th, 2009
This arrticle and video is from HD Film Tools.
“Today we present Part I of a multi-part series with award winning film editor Chris Dickens. Chris is the recipient of this years “triple crown” of editing awards for his work on “Slumdog Millionaire”, for which he took home the American Cinema Editor’s (A.C.E.) EDDY Award, the [...]
Posted in Film Editing on Sep 9th, 2008
According to Walter Murch, (an Academy Award–winning film editor/sound mixer) when it comes to film editing, there are six main criteria for evaluating a cut or deciding where to cut.
Here they are in order of importance:
1. Emotion – Does the cut reflect what the editor believes the audience should be feeling at that moment?
2. Story [...]
Posted in Film Editing on Mar 1st, 2008
Of the many elements that go into making a movie, a director must have a knowledge and understanding of editing (montage) because editing is the main element that separates films from photography. Sergei Eisenstein (the Russian Director) influenced many early filmmakers with his innovative use of film montage. To see for yourself the impact he [...]
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