This seventh edition provides a detailed, precise look at the storytelling?choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films.
Acknowledgements
Introduction to the Seventh Edition
Section 1: History of Film Editing
Chapter 1 The Silent Period
Chapter 2 The Early Sound Film
Chapter 3 The Influence of the Documentary
Chapter 4 The Influence of the Popular Arts
Chapter 5 The Influence of Other Arts
Chapter 6 Editors Who Became Directors
Chapter 7 Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock
Chapter 8 Experiments in Editing II: Robert Altman
Chapter 9 New Technologies
Chapter 10 International Advances
Chapter 11 The Influence of Television and Theatre
Chapter 12 New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions
Chapter 13 The MTV Influence on Editing I
Chapter 14 The MTV Influence on Editing II
Chapter 15 Changes in Pace
Chapter 16 The Appropriation of Style I: Limitation and Innovation
Chapter 17 The Appropriation of Style II: Limitation and Innovation
Chapter 18 The Appropriation of Style III: Digital Reality
Section 2: Goals of Editing
Chapter 19 Editing for Narrative Clarity
Chapter 20 Editing for Dramatic Emphasis
Chapter 21 Editing for Subtext
Chapter 22 Editing for Surprise
Chapter 23: Editing for Aesthetics
Section 3: Editing for the Genre
Chapter 24 Action
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