Cutting Rhythms: Intuitive Film Editing

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Cover Title Copyright Contents PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Rhythmic Intuition Intuitive Thinking Movement and Intuition Rhythm is Made of Movement Noticing Movement as Rhythm Feeling Movement’s Rhythmic Potential Empathy with Movement: Experience, Body, and Brain Being Rhythm and Thinking Rhythmically Summary CHAPTER 2 Editing as Choreography Shifting the Discussion from Music to Movement Pulse Movement Phrases Why Bother with Phrasing? Phrasing Considerations Summary CHAPTER 3 Timing, Pacing, and Trajectory Phrasing Timing Pacing Trajectory Phrasing Summary CHAPTER 4 Tension, Release, and Synchronization Tension and Release Synchronization Case Study in Tension, Release, and Synchronization: Broadcast News Summary CHAPTER 5 Physical, Emotional, and Event Rhythms Three Kinds of Movement CHAPTER 6 Physical Rhythm Rechoreographing Physical Storytelling Dancing Edits Singing the Rhythm Case Study: “Now” Scene from Thursday’s Fictions Summary CHAPTER 7 Emotional Rhythm Prepare, Action, Rest The Actor’s Actions Beats Case Study: The Hours Summary CHAPTER 8 Event Rhythm First Scenes Dramatic Questions Structures as Event Patterns Energy, Pace, and Timing Creating Structure and Rhythm Simultaneously Real Events v. Fictional Events Reintegrating Rhythms Case Study: The Godfather Case Study: Goodfellas Summary CHAPTER 9 Style Thematic Montage Continuity Cutting Points along the Spectrum from Thematic Montage to Continuity Cutting Collision Linkage Points along the Spectrum from Collision to Linkage Style Case Studies Contemporary Style: After the New Wave Summary CHAPTER 10 Devices Parallel Action Parallel Action Case Studies Slow Motion Slow Motion Case Studies Fast Motion Two Quick Fast Motion Case Studies Mixed Motions and Speed Ramping Summary CHAPTER 11 Collaboration and The Vulcan Mind Meld The Mind Meld Decision Making Responsive Creativity Power and Hierarchy CHAPTER 12 Editing Thinking and Onscreen Drafting Editing Thinking What is an Onscreen Draft? Why Draft? Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making Case Study: Woman with an Editing Bench BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX