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bruce_pullen · 02-04-2009, 04:55 PM

Best editing you've ever seen? What movie? What made it great?

jadedeath · 02-04-2009, 05:01 PM

The best editing in any film, is never noticed IMO.

Logan

JamesKurtovich · 02-04-2009, 05:02 PM

Definitely not Sin City.

bruce_pullen · 02-04-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jadedeath

The best editing in any film, is never noticed IMO.

Logan

Not necessarily, then why give out Academy Awards? Best Film Editing?

Bullitt (1968), French Connection (1971), Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977)?

jadedeath · 02-04-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

Not necessarily, then why give out Academy Awards? Best Film Editing?

Bullitt (1968) or French Connection (1971)?

Because those editors are the best at their craft.

Editing is a subtle art, you can change the way an audience looks at a particular character or group of characters just with a few switches in camera angles.

If I had access to all the shots in the Matrix, I could probably have the audience hating Neo and everything he stood for.

Think of it this way, unless someone is up to their eyeballs in the craft of moviemaking, I've yet to hear ANYONE {and most likely others are the same way} walk out of a movie theater saying "the editing in that movie was TOP notch!"

Having said that the Academy Awards are a wank fest anyway, it's a small group of people telling folks who hang on their every word what to like.

Logan

Sussudio · 02-04-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jadedeath

The best editing in any film, is never noticed IMO.

Logan

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Because those editors are the best at their craft.

Editing is a subtle art, you can change the way an audience looks at a particular character or group of characters just with a few switches in camera angles.
Logan

couldn't agree more. editing is top notch when a movies just flows without causing confusion as a result of poor cutaways

bruce_pullen · 02-04-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

couldn't agree more. editing is top notch when a movies just flows without causing confusion as a result of poor cutaways

That it is invisible, makes it known. To those who know what to look for. That is.

That was my point. What film impressed you? Without even realizing it, till later?

STARSCREAM · 02-04-2009, 06:02 PM

Sometimes I'll watch a movie and then wonder why they didn't edit out some of the stupid cheesy lines that if would have been omitted would have made the movie that much better.

surfdude12 · 02-04-2009, 06:19 PM

JFK: Stone used Hank Corwin, a TV commercials-editor, to do chaotic, sixty-second commerical-like cuts.

SquidPuppet · 02-04-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jadedeath

The best editing in any film, is never noticed IMO.

Logan

I see what you are saying, however, in a couple flicks I actually noticed how exceptional it was and how it improved the overall experience. But yes, bad editing slams you in the face and takes you out of the story, and good editing just disappears.

cruzzer cruz · 02-04-2009, 07:31 PM

Children of Men, Quantum of Solace, Sunshine, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Fountain.

JamesKurtovich · 02-04-2009, 08:36 PM

Star Wars.. with its corny transitions.

Belloche · 02-04-2009, 10:05 PM

Goodfellas for me.

blu-mike · 02-05-2009, 12:36 AM

Quantum Of Solace.People hated the fast cut editing in QOS but I loved it.

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Star Wars.. with its corny transitions.

that might be the only movie(s) able to get away with wipes and not look absolutely ridiculous.

Banjo · 02-05-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jadedeath

Because those editors are the best at their craft.

Editing is a subtle art, you can change the way an audience looks at a particular character or group of characters just with a few switches in camera angles.

If I had access to all the shots in the Matrix, I could probably have the audience hating Neo and everything he stood for.

Just like somebody managed to make a horror movie out of Mary Poppins. Like you said, some editors are the best at their craft. They can make anything appear the way they want it to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

Sussudio · 02-05-2009, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Banjo

Just like somebody managed to make a horror movie out of Mary Poppins. Like you said, some editors are the best at their craft. They can make anything appear the way they want it to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic

OR turn the shining into a family movie (by way of clever edits and added music):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfout_rgPSA
(if you guys haven't seen this you HAVE to check it out

)

Banjo · 02-05-2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

OR turn the shining into a family movie (by way of clever edits and added music):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfout_rgPSA
(if you guys haven't seen this you HAVE to check it out

)

LOL, yes. I love this sort of thing.

blu-mike · 02-05-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Sussudio

that might be the only movie(s) able to get away with wipes and not look absolutely ridiculous.

Iron man has sideswipe editing like star wars.

sfmarine · 02-05-2009, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

JFK: Stone used Hank Corwin, a TV commercials-editor, to do chaotic, sixty-second commerical-like cuts.

x's 2...great editing!

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