Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Herbert Zettl, Vectors and Approaches to Building Screen Space and Vectors 2. Nol Burch, PMR versus IMR Continuity Editing in a 5 x 3 Matrix 3. Hollywood Theorists: Edward Dmytryk and Walter Murch 4. David Bordwell, the Narrative Functions of Continuity Editing and Intensified Continuity 5. Eisenstein and Montage 6. Realism and Andr Bazin 7. Dream and Ritual: Andrei Tarkovsky and Maya Deren 8. Rhythmic and Graphic Editing

Film and Video Editing Theory offers an accessible, introductory guide to the practices used to create meaning through editing. In this book, Michael Frierson synthesizes the theories of the most prominent film editors and scholars, from Herbert Zettl, Sergei Eisenstein, and Nol Burch to the work of landmark Hollywood editors like Walter Murch and Edward Dmytryk. In so doing, he maps out a set of craft principles for readers, whether one is debating if a flashback reveals too much, if a certain cut clarifies or obscures the space of a scene, or if a shot needs to be trimmed. The book is grounded in the unity of theory and practice, looking beyond technical proficiency in a specific software to explain to readers how and why certain cuts work or don't work.

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