Documentary Editing: Principles & Practice

Documentary Editing: Principles & Practice

<P><EM>Documentary Editing</EM> offers clear and detailed strategies for tackling every stage of the documentary editing process, from organizing raw footage and building select reels to fine cutting and final export. Written by a Sundance award- winning documentary editor with a dozen features to his credit and containing examples from over 100 films, this book presents a step-by-step guide for how to turn seemingly shapeless footage into focused scenes, and how to craft a structure for a documentary of any length. The book contains insights and examples from seven of America’s top documentary editors, including Geoffrey Richman (<I>The Cove, Sicko</I>), Kate Amend (<I>The Keepers, Into the Arms of Strangers</I>), and Mary Lampson (<I>Harlan County U.S.A</I>.), and a companion website contains easy-to-follow video tutorials.</P> <P>Written for both practitioners and enthusiasts, <I>Documentary Editing</I> offers unique and invaluable insights into the documentary editing process.</P>