In the Blink of an Eye

Chapter 5- Why do cuts work?

• Every other theatrical film is made up of many different pieces of film joined together into a mosaic of images.
• In the states, films is cut which puts the emphasis on separation.
• In Great Britain, film is joined with the emphasis on bringing together.
• Film is being cut 24 times a second, each frame is a displacement from the previous one.
• European film makers tend to shoot more complex master shots than the americans.
• The longer the take, of course, the greater the chances of a mistake.
• We would want to cut even if discontinuity were not of such great practical value.

Chapter 6- Cut out the bad bits

• Editing is STRUCTURE, COLOUR, DYNAMICS & MANIPULATION OF TIME.
• Editing if cutting out the bad bits, what are bad bits?
• When you are shooting a home movie and the camera wanders, that's obviously a bad bit, and it's clear that you want to cut it out.
• Information in the DNA can be seen as uncut film and the mysterious sequencing code as the editor.