The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
BD-Remux | MKV | 1920x1080 | VC-1 @ 13,1 Mbps | 99 min | 9,73 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 640 Kbps | Subs (10): English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Suomi, Norsk, Svenska, Dansk, Nederlands
Genre: Documentary
BD-Remux | MKV | 1920x1080 | VC-1 @ 13,1 Mbps | 99 min | 9,73 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 640 Kbps | Subs (10): English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, Suomi, Norsk, Svenska, Dansk, Nederlands
Genre: Documentary
Director: Wendy Apple
Writer: Mark Jonathan Harris
Stars: Kathy Bates, Zach Staenberg, Jodie Foster
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Editing teaches the viewer how editors compile strips of film in order to create memorable moviegoing experiences. In addition to interviews with a variety of respected and award-winning editors, the movie offers clips form some of the most memorable films in the history of the artform.
This is a first-rate job of work, one of the best documentaries on film-making that I've ever seen, opening up the fascinating world of film editing by letting great editors and directors speak to us directly about the mysteries of film cutting–supported by illuminating examples drawn from real films. I can't praise too highly the thoughtful choice of speakers, from Thelma to Dede to Walter Murch and on down the line. Nice to see director Joe Dante too. I was particularly pleased at the inclusion of early film editing examples, such as Dziga Vertov's Man With a Movie Camera and, of course, the down-the-stairs sequence from Potemkin. (The film includes a few sequences from later films that echo the Potemkin sequence, but I bet there's at least five examples they missed!) Bravo! Michael Goodwin
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