editing and sound and "A quiet place" response paper
Intro to editing and sound
““What he considered a genius performance and what I considered a genius performance were not necessarily the same. You can’t necessarily corral genius on set, but you can do it in the editing room.”
editing
Refers to editing picture
Assemble shots and scenes in order dictated by screenplay
With director, re-write or –structure the scenes and story
Re-direct actors’ performances, beat by beat
Dictate the pace, rhythm and tone of the film
Sound editing and mixing
Assemble, record or use pre-recorded (canned) elements
Location or added/replaced dialogue (ADR)
Sound effects (foley)
Ambiences
Music (source or score)
Mix elements to picture
Best Edited films 2015 Editors Guild Magazine poll of Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG)
1. “Raging Bull” (edited by Thelma Schoonmaker, 1980) 2. “Citizen Kane” (edited by Robert Wise, 1941) 3. “Apocalypse Now” (edited by Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, Walter Murch, 1979) 4. “All That Jazz” (edited by Alan Heim, 1979) 5. “Bonnie And Clyde” (edited by Dede Allen, 1967) 6. “The Godfather” (edited by William H. Reynolds, Peter Zinner, 1972) 7. “Lawrence of Arabia” (edited by Anne V. Coates, 1962) 8. “Jaws” (edited by Verna Fields, 1975) 9. “JFK” (edited by Pietro Scalia, Joe Hutshing, 1991) 10. “The French Connection” (edited by Gerald B. Greenberg, 1971)
Apocalypse now (1982)
Francis Ford Coppola (Director, Producer, Co-Screenwriter), John Milius (Co-Screenwriter), Vittorio Storaro (Director of Photography)
Loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”
Won Palme d’Or (highest prize) at Cannes Film Festival
30th on AFI’s list of 100 best films in 100 years (10th anniversary update).
14th on Sight & Sound, British Film Institute critics poll
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