The third volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut focuses exclusively on documentary editing, bringing together the experience and insight of more than 100 of the world’s best documentary editors.Continuing his work from the other volumes, Steve Hullfish has carefully curated extensive interviews with the most experienced professionals in their field into easily digestible topics and categories. Following a filmography that introduces the different projects and their editors, the book weaves excerpted interviews into a virtual round-table discussion of the processes and essential elements of editing a documentary. These discussions are structured around the three major skillsets required of an editor: technical, artistic, and collaborative.With the breadth and depth of expert insight from a diverse set of voices, this book is an invaluable resource for professional and aspiring editors who want to improve their skills and succeed in the field documentary editing.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-03-18
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor402
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041006145

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Steve Hullfish, ACE has decades of experience as a feature film, TV and documentary editor. National professional recognition for his productions started when he was still in college. His narrative feature film work includes Courageous, War Room, and Overcomer. His documentary work includes Clinton, Inc., Voices of the Movement, and Fallen Angel: Call Sign - Extortion 17. He's worked for some of the most influential media companies in the world, including editing "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for a decade and cutting numerous projects for Bill Kurtis Productions. He has written eight books on editing and post-production including, Art of the Cut: Conversations with Film and TV editors; Art of the Cut: Conversations with Film and TV Editors, Volume II; The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction; Avid Uncut: Workflows, Tips, and Techniques from Hollywood Pros; and Avid Xpress Pro Editing Workshop. He teaches film and documentary editing around the world and is the long-time host of the Art of the Cut podcast.

ForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1 FilmographySection I Editing ProcessChapter 2 Organizing the ProjectChapter 3 ApproachChapter 4 Scenes as Building BlocksChapter 5 Organizing the StoryChapter 6 The ProcessChapter 7 Micro-PacingChapter 8 MontageChapter 9 Editors CutChapter 10 Killing Your DarlingsChapter 11 Ethics and Journalistic IntegrityChapter 12 ScheduleChapter 13 Editor as WriterSection II Editing ElementsChapter 14 Archival Material or Using ArchivalChapter 15 Interviews and Talking Heads or Interview MaterialChapter 16 VeritéChapter 17 VisualsChapter 18 MusicChapter 19 Sound and the MixChapter 20 Narration and Voice OverChapter 21 Re-creations and Re-enactmentsChapter 22 Graphics, Illustrations, and AnimationsChapter 23 ThemeChapter 24 ToneChapter 25 StyleChapter 26 SubtextChapter 27 Transitions and JuxtapositionsChapter 28 Jump CutsChapter 29 Translations and Dealin with Foreign LanguagesSection III Story and StructureChapter 30 StorytellingChapter 31 StructureChapter 32 Character is StoryChapter 33 Opening Image or SequenceChapter 34 Macro-Pacing the StorySection IV People SkillsChapter 35 Collaborating with the DirectorChapter 36 Dealing with NotesChapter 37 Collaboration Amongst EditorsChapter 38 ScreeningsChapter 39 Emotional HealthChapter 40 Getting StartedSection V Additional MaterialsChapter 41 Translating Doc Editing Skills to ScriptedChapter 42 Finishing and Color GradeChapter 43 Remote WorkChapter 44 Judging EditingChapter 45 Miscellaneous Wisdom