Film editing is part of the process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into
sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling
A FILM EDITOR IS A PERSON WHO PRACTICES FILM EDITING BY ASSEMBLING THE FOOTAGE. HOWEVER,
sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling
A FILM EDITOR IS A PERSON WHO PRACTICES FILM EDITING BY ASSEMBLING THE FOOTAGE. HOWEVER,
THE JOB OF AN EDITOR ISN’T SIMPLY TO MECHANICALLY PUT PIECES OF A FILM TOGETHER, CUT OFF FILM SLATES, OR EDIT
DIALOGUE SCENES. A FILM EDITOR MUST CREATIVELY WORK WITH THE LAYERS OF IMAGES, STORY, DIALOGUE, MUSIC,
PACING, AS WELL AS THE ACTORS' PERFORMANCES TO EFFECTIVELY "RE-IMAGINE" AND EVEN REWRITE THE FILM TO CRAFT A
COHESIVE WHOLE. EDITORS USUALLY PLAY A DYNAMIC ROLE IN THE MAKING OF A FILM.
FILM EDITING IS AN ART THAT CAN BE USED IN DIVERSE WAYS. IT CAN CREATE SENSUALLY PROVOCATIVE MONTAGES;
BECOME A LABORATORY FOR EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA; BRING OUT THE EMOTIONAL TRUTH IN AN ACTOR'S PERFORMANCE;
CREATE A POINT OF VIEW ON OTHERWISE OBTUSE EVENTS; GUIDE THE TELLING AND PACE OF A STORY; CREATE AN ILLUSION
OF DANGER WHERE THERE IS NONE; GIVE EMPHASIS TO THINGS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN NOTED; AND EVEN
CREATE A VITAL SUBCONSCIOUS EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO THE VIEWER, AMONG MANY OTHER POSSIBILITIES....
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EDWIN S. PORTER IS GENERALLY THOUGHT TO BE THE AMERICAN FILMMAKER WHO FIRST PUT FILM EDITING TO USE.
