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Book Description:
Complete guide to video editing for the novice through to the professional editor Covers technical as well as creative aspects of video editing Updated information on Random Access Editing/Random Access On-line. Video Editing, Third Edition continues the tradition of its predecessors as a complete guide to video editing for the novice up to the professional, taking them through the conceptual aspects of video postproduction. It covers technical as well as creative aspects of video editing, and its direct approach and accessible style make this book a good choice for students and professionals alike. Read the rest of this entry »
Timecode : A User’s Guide
From Book News, Inc. , April 1, 1996
An overview of theory is followed by an examination of the updated form and technical standards of Time-and-Control Codes for film and videotape applications. New sections deal with the use of timecode with video assist and with non-linear post- production. Advice is also provided for remedying faults and errors. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Read the rest of this entry »
Technique of Film Editing
Thank goodness this classic book has come back into print! Though The Technique of Film Editing has not been revised since 1968, it is still the single most comprehensive and engaging volume on film editing. Karel Reisz and Gavin Millar introduce readers to every aspect of the editor’s craft. They provide a concise history of [...]
The Technique of Film and Video Editing : Theory and Practice
Book News, Inc.
A guide for future directors conveying the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analyzes classic and contemporary films and videos within the history of storytelling. Updated from the 1993 edition to incorporate new technologies and such innovations as the MTV style, psychoanalytic ideas, and the triumph [...]
Robert Wise on His Films : From Editing Room to Director’s Chair
Nonlinear Editing Basics: A Primer on Electronic Film and Video Editing
Book Description:
An easy-to-understand guide to the concept of using computerized editing
Explains how nonlinear editing systems have entrenched themselves into the film and video post-production work flow
Brings simplicity to an often confusing segment of the film and video industry
Nonlinear Editing Basics is an essential guide to understanding nonlinear editing. Not a technical manual, [...]
In the Blink of an Eye : A Perspective on Film Editing
Book Description:
In the Blink of an Eye is celebrated film editor Walter Murch’s vivid, multifaceted, thought — provoking essay on film editing. Starting with what might be the most basic editing question — Why do cuts work? — Murch treats the reader to a wonderful ride through the aesthetics and practical.
How to Digitize Video
Synopsis
This book/CD-ROM set offers practical guidance on converting video movies into a format that can be stored, edited, and played back on a Mac or PC. Focusing on hardware and software set-up issues, coverage provides expert advice on selecting, editing, and preparing videos to be digitized.
First Cut : Conversations With Film Editors
Stephen Prince, Film Quarterly
“This superb collection of interviews illuminates the art of film editing with a level of detail and insight that few previous books have possessed. . . . Through descriptions of the cutting of key sequences in films directed by Coppola, De Palma, Forman, Pollack, Lumet, and others, Oldham’s interviewees reveal not just [...]
Film Technology in Post Production (Media Manual Series)
Book Description:
Covers all technical service providers
In simple, step-by-step Media Manual format
Replaces Your Film and the Lab
Previous books on film laboratories have described the lab as the technical center of the film production industry. In the modern world of Betacam shooting, telecine transfers, non-linear editing,
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