"Walter Murch first came across Curzio Malaparte's writings in a chance encounter in a French book about cosmology, where one of Malaparte's stories was retold to illustrate a point about conditions shortly after the creation of the universe. Murch was so taken by the strange, utterly captivating imagery he went to find the book from which the story was taken. The book was Kaputt, Malaparte's autobiographical novel about the frontlines o ..."
"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 ..."
Reel World An Anthropology of Creation by Anand Pandian, WalterMurch Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2015 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-6000-1, ISBN: 0-8223-6000-4
"Reel World explores what happens to life when everything begins to look and feel like cinema. Drawing on years of fieldwork with Tamil filmmakers, artists, musicians, and craftsmen in the south Indian movie studios of "Kollywood," Anand Pandian examines how ordinary moments become elements of a cinematic world. With inventive, experimental, and sometimes comical zeal, Pandian pursues the sensory richness of cinematic experience and the ..."
"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, ..."
"Dorothy returns to the Emerald City to find it in ruins. She visits the Nome King, breaks the spell and returns the City to its former glory and returns Ozma to the throne."
Fine Cuts(1st Edition) The Art of European Film Editing by Roger Crittenden, WalterMurch Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2005 by Focal Press ISBN-13: 978-0-240-51684-4, ISBN: 0-240-51684-2
"Roger Crittenden reveals the experiences of many of the greatest living European film editors through his warm and perceptive interviews which offer a unique insight into the art of editing - direct from masters of the craft. In their interviews the editors relate their experience to the directors they have worked with, including:Agnes Guillemot- (Godard, Truffaut, Catherine Breillat)Roberto Perpignani- (Welles, Bertolucci, Tavianni Bro ..."
"Reel World explores what happens to life when everything begins to look and feel like cinema. Drawing on years of fieldwork with Tamil filmmakers, artists, musicians, and craftsmen in the south Indian movie studios of "Kollywood," Anand Pandian examines how ordinary moments become elements of a cinematic world. With inventive, experimental, and sometimes comical zeal, Pandian pursues the sensory richness of cinematic experience and the ..."
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Return to Oz A Novel by Joan D., WalterMurch. Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 1985 by Ballantine Books ISBN-13: 978-0-345-32207-4, ISBN: 0-345-32207-X
"Dorothy returns to Oz during a storm only to find that the magical kingdom has been conquered by the evil Nome King and Mombi the Witch, and she sets out with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and other new friends to find the rightful ruler"
Godfather(1st Edition) The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola by Gene D. Phillips, WalterMurch Hardcover, 424 Pages, Published 2004 by University Press Of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-2304-2, ISBN: 0-8131-2304-6
"The visionary force behind such popular and critically acclaimed films as Apocalypse Now and the Godfather trilogy, Francis Ford Coppola has imprinted a distinct style on each of his movies and has significantly influenced modern American cinema. In an era of inflated production budgets and complex studio systems, it is rare for a director to gain creative control over all aspects of the filmmaking processfrom screenwriting to editing ..."
"Walter Murch first came across Curzio Malaparte's writings in a chance encounter in a French book about cosmology, where one of Malaparte's stories was retold to illustrate a point about conditions shortly after the creation of the universe. Murch was so taken by the strange, utterly captivating imagery he went to find the book from which the story was taken. The book was "Kaputt," Malaparte's autobiographical novel about the frontlines ..."
"Adapted from the beloved novel by Walter Farley, this 1979 family classic was hailed by no less than hard-to-please critic Pauline Kael, who wrote that "it may be the greatest children's movie ever made." A visual feast from start to finish, the timeless tale of The Black Stallion plays out on almost mythic terms. A young boy survives a shipwreck and is stranded on a deserted island with a graceful black stallion, with whom the boy deve ..."
"In "Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen," French critic and composer Michel Chion reassesses audiovisual media since the revolutionary 1927 debut of recorded sound in cinema, shedding crucial light on the mutual relationship between sound and image in audiovisual perception.Chion argues that sound film qualitatively produces a new form of perception: we don't see images and hear sounds as separate channels, we "audio-view" a trans-sensory who ..."
The Conversations(Reprint) WalterMurch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje, WalterMurch Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2004 by Knopf ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70982-1, ISBN: 0-375-70982-7
"Michael Ondaatje may be the only writer in the history of motion pictures to be happy with the film adaptation of his novel. During the production of that movie, The English Patient, he became friendly with the film's editor, Walter Murch. A few years later, looking to clear his head after seven years of labour on Anil's Ghost, Ondaatje embarked on a series of interviews with Murch. Murch is perhaps the best-known practitioner of ..."
In The Blink of An Eye A Perspective on Film Editing by WalterMurch Published by Silman-James Press ISBN-13: 978-1-875056-22-4, ISBN: 1-875056-22-X
"In 2009, artist Josh Melnick adapted a scientific research camera to film portraits of New York City subway riders in slow motion- very slow motion- about 100 times slower than normal film speed. The result was a portrait of time attenuated, as if a moment were viewed through a high-powered microscope, revealing a degree of temporal detail inaccessible to the naked eye. Volume 22 in The Art In General New Commissions Publication series, ..."
" Final Cut Pro is a serious tool for serious (usually professional) editors--which means that if you're like most users, you already know the software's interface, are well-versed in editing basics, and are interested in just one thing: going as deep as possible with the software's tools and features. This is the book for you. In Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 4, the post-productio ..."