Spencer+Browne-+Editing+Notes

First Conversation

Directors and Editors Eyes Half Closed There is Only One First Time Murder Music
 * 1) Relationship
 * 2) A talented director lays out opportunities that can be seized by other people
 * 3) An editor recognizes the power and meaning of the shots (and order they were filmed in) when putting together the final film.
 * 4) Very rarely is the meaning changed from what the director wanted through editing.
 * 5) The editor must try to take advantage of all the material that is given to him, and reveal it in a way that feels like a natural but exciting unfolding of the ideas of the film.
 * 1) Principles
 * 2) Think of the **point of view** . Is it only from the characters view, and we only see what he sees, or knows what he knows. Or in the //English Patient// does it look at **multiple view** points from different characters.
 * 3) Editing with eyes half closed- refers to the fact that you can't express your opinion unreservedly. You can't let your complete instinct take you, as you may change scenes unknowingly, especially when you don't have all the footage,a s you don't know enough yet.
 * 4) Though you can't be completely without opinion, otherwise nothing would ever get done.
 * 5) When first assembling a film is to put it together, right from the beginning, don't second guess or be too smart too early.
 * 6) Think- Where is the audience looking? What are they thinking? As much as possible, try and be the audience.
 * 7) Think where the eye of the audience is from shot to shot, this can make the cut work, or not work.
 * 1) First Look
 * 2) When looking at a film for the first time, look at all possibilities without instinct.
 * 3) Take notes on the script, what you like/disliked.
 * 4) Show Director
 * 5) Write down all initial thoughts.
 * 1) Experiment (doesn't directly say it, but he does so in **films** like //The Godfather//)
 * 2) When music makes an entrance in film there's an emotional equivalent of a cutaway. Music functions as an emulsifier that allows you to dissolve a certain emotion and take it in a direction.