Edge Codes.Com: The Art Of Motion Picture Editing

2005, Movie, NR, 74 mins

Edge Codes.Com: The Art Of Motion Picture Editing: Review

Alex Shuper's solid, if hyperactive, documentary uses every trick in the film editor's book to celebrate this too-often underappreciated aspect of moviemaking. No matter that directors like Russia's V. I. Pudovkin acknowledged as early as the '20s that movies were built in the cutting room, or that sophisticated prankster Buster Keaton was already crafting uniquely cinematic gags built around editing transitions. The glory and accolades went first to actors, then to directors... read more leave a comment