Cutting Rhythms is about rhythm in film editing. It begins with the question: What can be said about the shaping of a film’s rhythm in editing beyond saying “it’s intuitive”? This question leads to an in-depth study of editors’ rhythmic creativity and intuition, the processes and tools editors work through to shape rhythms, and the functions of rhythm in film. Cutting Rhythms covers ideas about what rhythm in film editing is, how it is shaped, and what it is for. Case studies about creating rhythm in films edited by the author and examples of rhythm in a range of other films describe and illustrate practical applications of these ideas.
Cutting Rhythms begins in Chapter 1 by asking about intuition. What kinds of thinking and practice ...
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