The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
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*The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film* is a book-length dialogue that explores acclaimed editor and sound designer Walter Murch’s philosophies, techniques, and creative process in film editing and sound.
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| The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film canonical | 1 |
| art of editing | 1 |
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Target entity: The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film Context triple: [Walter Murch, authorOf, The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film]
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The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
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Walter Murch
Walter Murch is an acclaimed American film editor and sound designer known for his innovative work on films such as Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The English Patient.
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Kino: A New Art
"Kino: A New Art" is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov that helped define early film theory and the artistic principles of cinema.
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VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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Pennebaker Hegedus Films
Pennebaker Hegedus Films is a documentary film production company founded by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, known for its influential cinéma vérité works on music, politics, and culture.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film Target entity description: *The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film* is a book-length dialogue that explores acclaimed editor and sound designer Walter Murch’s philosophies, techniques, and creative process in film editing and sound.
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A.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
-
B.
Walter Murch
Walter Murch is an acclaimed American film editor and sound designer known for his innovative work on films such as Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, and The English Patient.
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C.
Kino: A New Art
"Kino: A New Art" is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Lev Kuleshov that helped define early film theory and the artistic principles of cinema.
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D.
VistaVision
VistaVision is a high-resolution widescreen motion picture format developed by Paramount Pictures in the 1950s that runs 35mm film horizontally to achieve finer image quality.
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E.
Pennebaker Hegedus Films
Pennebaker Hegedus Films is a documentary film production company founded by D. A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, known for its influential cinéma vérité works on music, politics, and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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film studies book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Michael Ondaatje ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| features | extended conversations between Michael Ondaatje and Walter Murch ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Walter Murch’s approach to sound in film
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Walter Murch’s editing techniques ⓘ Walter Murch’s philosophies of film editing ⓘ the craft and art of film editing ⓘ the relationship between image and sound in cinema ⓘ |
| format | book-length dialogue ⓘ |
| genre |
film theory
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interview book ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Walter Murch ⓘ |
| includes | discussions of specific films edited by Walter Murch ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
film students
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filmmakers ⓘ general readers interested in film ⓘ scholars of cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Walter Murch ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed discussion of sound design in narrative film
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in-depth exploration of film editing as an art form ⓘ presenting Walter Murch’s working methods and philosophy ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| structure | series of conversations ⓘ |
| subject |
cinematic storytelling
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creative process ⓘ film editing ⓘ filmmaking ⓘ sound design ⓘ |
| topic |
aesthetics of film rhythm and pacing
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editor–director collaboration ⓘ history of specific film projects edited by Walter Murch ⓘ philosophy of sound in cinema ⓘ |
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