First Cut

Conversations with Film Editors

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by Gabriella Oldham

Type

Interviews

Subject

Technique > Editing

Keywords

editing, interviews

Publishing date

2012

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 440 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-520-27467-9

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Book Presentation:
First Cut offers an opportunity to learn what film editing really is, and to learn from the source. Gabriella Oldham's interviews with twenty-three award-winning film editors give a full picture of the complex art and craft of editing a film. Filled with animated anecdotes and detailed examples, and updated with a new preface, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of both documentary and feature film editing.

About the Author:
Gabriella Oldham is a freelance writer. Her books include First Cut: Conversations with Film Editors (UC Press), and Keaton’s Silent Shorts.
Harrison Engle is the award-winning director and producer of more than 80 films, including the documentaries The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt and The LOST Kennedy Home Movies.

Press Reviews:
"The real accomplishment of Oldham’s book is her concentration on the psychology of editors rather than just their technical ingenuity . . . Let’s hope a third volume of this illuminating series will follow."— Editors Guild Mag

See the publisher website: University of California Press