num_pages: 512
description: The Technique of Film &amp; Video Editing provides a detailed precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyses of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory history and practice. This new edition has been updated to include the latest advances in digital video and nonlinear editing and explores the new trend of documentary as mainstream entertainment using films such as Farenheit 9/11 and The Fog of War as examples.* Learn how to strengthen your story and engage your audience through the editing process* Examples analysis and film stills from great movies* Includes a new chapter on the impact of documentaries
language: English
title: The Technique of Film and Video Editing, Fourth Edition: History, Theory, and Practice
publisher: Focal Press