A review by a_little_person
In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch
fast-paced
3.5
The book is at it's strongest when he talks about editing as a technical and philosophical aspect. He brings a somewhat novel way of looking at the cut through eye blinking, giving nice and welcomed advice here and there.
Sadly half of the book hasn't aged well. Though I find it amusing to see his analogue mindset set against the digital age, I think most of his thoughts on the new technologies are already innate by those who dabble themselves in editing ; erecting a list of advantages of digital non linear editing has no value today.
All in all, a nice excerpt of an editor's philosophical views on editing.
Sadly half of the book hasn't aged well. Though I find it amusing to see his analogue mindset set against the digital age, I think most of his thoughts on the new technologies are already innate by those who dabble themselves in editing ; erecting a list of advantages of digital non linear editing has no value today.
All in all, a nice excerpt of an editor's philosophical views on editing.