Posted by ushere on 08/22/06 05:54

peter wrote:
> "nobody special" <msu1049321@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1156211015.149136.9150@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> I'm of the school that says after 150 years of film making and
>> evolving editing technique that you use dissolves to show time
>> passing and to a lesser extent, locations changing, and cuts to
>> jump in time while remaining in the same place, or changing place
>> while retaining the time. People are used to these conventions and
>> I don't break them casually.
>
> Aha! Even though I'm unschooled in film making, I also use this
> convention. Nice to know it is a convention.
>
> Where can I read more about film cutting/editing conventions?
>
>

there are endless books written on the subject - but nothing educates as
well as practical example - just watch classic movies (any type, any
age), and you'll see the art of editing - or rather you shouldn't see
the editing. i taught video production at uni, but found nothing got the
point across better than having my students watching tv - and i mean
WATCH ;-)

leslie

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