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In the Blink of An Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing Paperback – 1 August 2001

by Walter Murch (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars 1,850 ratings
Edition: 2nd ed.
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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 concerns of cutting film. Along the way, he offers his unique insights on such subjects as continuity and discontinuity in editing, dreaming, and reality; criteria for a good cut; the blink of the eye as an emotional cue; digital editing; and much more. In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's pages) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1879505622
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1879505629
  3. Edition
    2nd ed.
  4. Publisher
    Silman-James Press,U.S.
  5. Publication date
    1 August 2001
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    13.97 x 1.27 x 21.34 cm
  8. Print length
    120 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Silman-James Press,U.S.; 2nd ed. edition (1 August 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1879505622
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1879505629
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.27 x 21.34 cm
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  • Mark S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Knowledge from the master
    Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2022
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    It’s outdated in 2022, but a great read on the art and history of Walter Murch's editing career
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  • Victor Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Price, Excellent Service.
    Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2022
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    The correct book arrived in good condition, several weeks ahead of schedule.
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  • Tony Rienits
    4.0 out of 5 stars Constructing Great Visual Rhythms.
    Reviewed in Australia on 18 July 2024
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    Fascinating dissection and reconstruction on how to make visual storytelling great.
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  • Carlos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Um clássico e de leitura muito fácil
    Reviewed in Brazil on 13 March 2022
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    Esse livro é muito gostoso de ser lido e nos coloca dentro da cabeça de um dos gênios do cinema.
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  • MB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom from the disciplines of the Golden Age...applied to the Digital Age
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 July 2019
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    As others mentioned, this book always makes the list in discussions about learning how to edit effectively. The reason is simple - it ticks all of the boxes - brief (but thorough), deep (but approachable and easy to understand), theoretical and philosophical (but still practical), and authoritative (but not condescending). Murch's advice is rooted in his experience as an Oscar-winning editor-in-chief on dozens of films. He shares the wisdom of his experiences freely and incisively, including his transition from pure analogue to the film/digital hybrid approach much in use at the start of this century. He explains why cuts work (and why they don't), how any editor can use the information of the material to find the "right" cut, and an immensely practical set of guidelines for evaluating any edit (the Rule of Six).

    Ignore the gainsayers' comments about the "outdated" section on film versus digital. Murch's description of his adoption of a digital workflow and his examination of its strengths and weaknesses are invaluable today. I particularly appreciate his observations of the pitfalls introduced by the immediacy and convenience of digital shooting and editing - a lack of planning, a failure to look into and through the film (as the audience will see it in a theater), and the increasingly solitary nature of production (versus the intensely collaborative world of the film age). The Golden Age was great for a reason, and he gives good advice on keeping those higher principles in your work while you edit on your Mac or PC the footage shot on your sub-$10,000 camera.

    This book is a must-read for anyone interested in film production!
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  • Giorgio Perrig
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written but last chapter sadly dated
    Reviewed in Italy on 2 June 2023
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    This book Is very well written. Sadly, the last chapter in 2023 can no longer be a reference point for wannabe editor, but it's still a nice dive into the past!
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  • Ravan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Editing Technic book
    Reviewed in India on 14 June 2024
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    This book helps me a lot in my editing journey ✊
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  • Jose Cadaveira
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabuloso
    Reviewed in Spain on 26 May 2019
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    He leído muchos libros sobre cine y este, sin duda alguna, la sitúo entre los 10 mejores.
    Razones? Sencillo: aporta información realmente interesante desde el punto de vista del montador pero extrapolado a las demás funciones...
    Compuesto por múltiples capítulos de reducidas dimensiones; te dejará meditando mucho rato... muy posiblemente te cambie el enfoque creativo si eres de los que escriben guiones.
    Altamente recomendado!!
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