Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor / Edition 1

by Ralph E. Winters, Laurie Holz

Overview

Recounts the life of two-time Academy Award winner, Ralph E. Winters, whose career spanned two-thirds of the 20th century. Drawing from his own ascent through MGM studio system, Winters guides the reader through a history of American film editing, beginning with its earliest days when film was torn by hand.

An essential, entertaining nuts-and-bolts look at the mechanics of editing, as well as Hollywood life alongside such luminaries as Billy Wilder, Sam Zimbalist, and Blake Edwards—a must have for film buffs and moviegoers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810840249
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2001
Series:	The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series , #88
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.86(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Ralph Winters earned two Academy Awards (for King Solomon's Mines and Ben-Hur) and a total of six nominations for best editing. He served on the Board of Governors at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for ten years, and has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the American Cinema Editors and the Editors Guild. He was President of The Film Editors Guild. He has lectured in numerous seminar programs and was presented with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1991.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 4 Chapter 2 Chapter 5 Chapter 3 Chapter 6 Chapter 4 Chapter 7 Chapter 5 Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Chapter 9 Chapter 7 Chapter 10 Chapter 8 Chapter 11 Chapter 9 Chapter 12 Chapter 10 Chapter 13 Chapter 11 Chapter 14 Chapter 12 Chapter 15 Chapter 13 Chapter 16 Chapter 14 Chapter 17 Chapter 15 Chapter 18 Chapter 16 Chapter 19 Chapter 17 Chapter 20 Chapter 18 Chapter 21 Chapter 19 Chapter 22 Chapter 20 Chapter 23 Chapter 21 Chapter 24 Chapter 22 Chapter 25 Chapter 23 Chapter 26 Chapter 24 Chapter 27 Chapter 25 Chapter 28 Chapter 26 Chapter 29 Chapter 27 Chapter 30 Chapter 28 Chapter 31 Epilogue Chapter 32 Filmography Chapter 33 Name Index Chapter 34 Movie Title Index

Editorial Reviews

This is a great book, with the master class on film editing a bonus.

Film Review

For a truly rare treat, you must take the opportunity to read Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, the superb and entertaining recounts of the life of two-time Academy Award winner and honored ACE member, Ralph E. Winters. Part of the Scarecrow Press Filmmaker Series, Some Cutting Remarks is an essential, entertaining look at the art of editing, as well as Hollywood life...

Cinema Editor

This is a great book, with the master class on film editing a bonus.--Film Review

For a truly rare treat, you must take the opportunity to read Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, the superb and entertaining recounts of the life of two-time Academy Award winner and honored ACE member, Ralph E. Winters. Part of the Scarecrow Press Filmmaker Series, Some Cutting Remarks is an essential, entertaining look at the art of editing, as well as Hollywood life...--Cinema Editor

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