Ken Dancyger

The Technique of Film and Video Editing (eBook, ePUB)

History, Theory, and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This seventh edition of The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound.

Industry veteran Ken Dancyger puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, including action, comedy, drama, documentary, and experimental forms, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films. This seventh edition includes new chapters on the developments of different genres and how these changes have affected editing decisions. This includes the recent predominance of biopic films, such as Oppenheimer (2023) and Maestro (2023), which will both be compared with earlier precedents, such as The Life of Emile Zola and Elizabeth. Then the book will also consider the changes and movements with melodrama, comedy, and soft satire.

This is an essential resource for students and professionals seeking both a contextual background as well as a practical guide for the best editing tips and tricks.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 574
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040693155
• Artikelnr.: 76008717

Autorenporträt

Ken Dancyger is Professor Emeritus of Film and Television at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, as well as the author of numerous books on screenwriting, editing, and production, including Alternative Scriptwriting (with Jeff Rush) and Writing the Short Film (with Patricia Cooper), The Director's Idea, and Global Scriptwriting, all published by Routledge/Focal Press. Ken also conducts scriptwriting and editing workshops internationally.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Sixth Edition
Section 1: History of Film Editing
1. The Silent Period
2. The Early Sound Film
3. The Influence of the Documentary
4. The Influence of the Popular Arts
5. The Influence of Other Media
6. Editors Who Became Directors
7. Experiments in Editing I: Alfred Hitchcock
8. Experiments in Editing II
9. New Techniques
10. International Advances
11. The Influence of Television and Theatre
12. New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions
13. The MTV Influence on Editing I
14. The MTV Influence on Editing II
15. Changes of Pace
16. Appropriation of Style I
17. Appropriation of Style II
18. Appropriation of Style III
Section 2: Goals of Editing
19. Editing for Narrative Clarity
20. Editing for Dramatic Emphasis
21. Editing for Subtext
22. Editing for Aesthetics
Section 3: Editing for the Genre
23. Action
24. Dialog
25. Comedy
26. Editing for Surprise
27. Documentary
28. Imaginative Documentary
29. Innovations in Documentary I
30. Innovations in Documentary II
31. Innovations in Documentary III: The Experimental Documentary
Section 4: Principles of Editing
32. The Picture Edit and Continuity
33. The Picture Edit and Pace
34. Ideas and Sound
35. The Sound Edit and Clarity
36. The Sound Edit and Creative Sound
37. Innovations of Sound
38. Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology I
39. Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology II
40. Conclusion
Filmography
Glossary
Index