PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Rhythmic Intuition Intuitive Thinking Movement and Intuition Rhythm is Made of Movement Noticing Movement as Rhythm Feeling Movement''s Rhythmic Potential Empathy with Movement: Experience, Body and Brain Being Rhythm & Thinking Rhythmically CHAPTER 2 Editing as Choreography Shifting the Discussion from Music to Pulse Movement Phrases Why Bother with Phrasing? Phrasing Considerations CHAPTER 3 Timing, Pacing, and Trajectory Phrasing Timing Pacing Trajectory Phrasing CHAPTER 4 Tension, Release, and Synchronization Tension and Release Synchronization Case Study in Tension, Release, and Synchronization: Broadcast News CHAPTER 5 Physical, Emotional, and Event Rhythms Three Kinds of Movement Good Editing is Not Invisible CHAPTER 6 Physical Rhythm Re-choreographing Physical Storytelling Dancing Edits Singing the Rhythm Case Study: "Now" Scene from Thursday''s Fictions CHAPTER 7 Emotional Rhythm Prepare, Action, Rest The Actor''s Actions Beats Case Study: The Hours CHAPTER 8 Event Rhythm First Scenes Dramatic Questions Structures as Event Patterns Energy, Pace and Timing Creating Structure and Rhythm Simultaneously Real Events v. Fictional Events Reintegrating Rhythms Case Study: The Godfather Case Study: Goodfellas CHAPTER 9 Style Thematic Montage Continuity Cutting Points along the Spectrum from Thematic Montage to Continuity Cutting Collision Linkage Points along the Spectrum from Collision to Linkage Style Case Studies Contemporary Style: After the New Wave CHAPTER 10 Devices Parallel Action Parallel Action Case Studies Slow Motion Slow Motion Case Studies Fast Motion Two Quick Fast Motion Case Studies CHAPTER 11 Editing & The Vulcan Mind Meld The Mind Meld Decision Making Responsive Creativity Power and Hierarchy CHAPTER 12 Editing Thinking & Onscreen Drafting Editing Thinking What is an Onscreen Draft Why Draft Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making tory Phrasing Timing Pacing Trajectory Phrasing CHAPTER 4 Tension, Release, and Synchronization Tension and Release Synchronization Case Study in Tension, Release, and Synchronization: Broadcast News CHAPTER 5 Physical, Emotional, and Event Rhythms Three Kinds of Movement Good Editing is Not Invisible CHAPTER 6 Physical Rhythm Re-choreographing Physical Storytelling Dancing Edits Singing the Rhythm Case Study: "Now" Scene from Thursday''s Fictions CHAPTER 7 Emotional Rhythm Prepare, Action, Rest The Actor''s Actions Beats Case Study: The Hours CHAPTER 8 Event Rhythm First Scenes Dramatic Questions Structures as Event Patterns Energy, Pace and Timing Creating Structure and Rhythm Simultaneously Real Events v. Fictional Events Reintegrating Rhythms Case Study: The Godfather Case Study: Goodfellas CHAPTER 9 Style Thematic Montage Continuity Cutting Points along the Spectrum from Thematic Montage to Continuity Cutting Collision Linkage Points along the Spectrum from Collision to Linkage Style Case Studies Contemporary Style: After the New Wave CHAPTER 10 Devices Parallel Action Parallel Action Case Studies Slow Motion Slow Motion Case Studies Fast Motion Two Quick Fast Motion Case Studies CHAPTER 11 Editing & The Vulcan Mind Meld The Mind Meld Decision Making Responsive Creativity Power and Hierarchy CHAPTER 12 Editing Thinking & Onscreen Drafting Editing Thinking What is an Onscreen Draft Why Draft Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making ;B> CHAPTER 7 Emotional Rhythm Prepare, Action, Rest The Actor''s Actions Beats Case Study: The Hours CHAPTER 8 Event Rhythm First Scenes Dramatic Questions Structures as Event Patterns Energy, Pace and Timing Creating Structure and Rhythm Simultaneously Real Events v. Fictional Events Reintegrating Rhythms Case Study: The Godfather Case Study: Goodfellas CHAPTER 9 Style Thematic Montage Continuity Cutting Points along the Spectrum from Thematic Montage to Continuity Cutting Collision Linkage Points along the Spectrum from Collision to Linkage Style Case Studies Contemporary Style: After the New Wave CHAPTER 10 Devices Parallel Action Parallel Action Case Studies Slow Motion Slow Motion Case Studies Fast Motion Two Quick Fast Motion Case Studies CHAPTER 11 Editing & The Vulcan Mind Meld The Mind Meld Decision Making Responsive Creativity Power and Hierarchy CHAPTER 12 Editing Thinking & Onscreen Drafting Editing Thinking What is an Onscreen Draft Why Draft Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making tinuity Cutting Collision Linkage Points along the Spectrum from Collision to Linkage Style Case Studies Contemporary Style: After the New Wave CHAPTER 10 Devices Parallel Action Parallel Action Case Studies Slow Motion Slow Motion Case Studies Fast Motion Two Quick Fast Motion Case Studies CHAPTER 11 Editing & The Vulcan Mind Meld The Mind Meld Decision Making Responsive Creativity Power and Hierarchy CHAPTER 12 Editing Thinking & Onscreen Drafting Editing Thinking What is an Onscreen Draft Why Draft Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making screen Draft Why Draft Rapid Prototyping Embodied Decision Making.
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