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Contents

Foreword by Francis Coppola ix

 

Preface to the Second Edition xi

 

Preface xiii Cuts and Shadow Cuts 1 Why Do Cuts Work? 5 “Cut Out the Bad Bits” 10 Most with the Least 15 The Rule of Six 17 Misdirection 21

 

Seeing Around the Edge of the Frame 23

 

Dreaming in Pairs 26

 

Team Work: Multiple Editors 29

 

The Decisive Moment 32

 

.Methods and Machines: Marble and Clay 43

 

Test Screenings: Referred Pain 52

 

Don’t Worry, It’s Only a Movie 57

 

Dragnet 64

 

A Galaxy of Winking Dots 70 Afterword:

 

• Digital Film Editing:

 

Past, Present, and knagined Future 73