The+Conversations+-+Notes


 * On Editing Actors (Pg. 72 -73)** by Walter Murch


 * The editor only sees whats on screen
 * should remain ignorant of what happens on set
 * can find hidden value, isn't influenced by things outside the film
 * takes the view of the audience
 * Must know certain parts of the actors extremely well
 * doesn't know other parts at all.


 * Five Types of Ambiguity (Pg. 104 - 109)**


 * Ex.:sound and music can solve previously unsolvable problems
 * ambiguity and unsolved problems are key to creative filmmaking
 * 5 stages (of ambiguity): script, preproduction, shooting, editing, and sound/music
 * Even after finishing, unsolved problems should persist
 * last stage is audience viewing
 * If a film doesn't answer a question or solve a problem, the audience can do so
 * One must strictly attempt to solve every problem at every stage
 * yet, problems must be embraced, encouraged and accepted.


 * Different cultures = different styles of editing
 * Eastern = Revealing a scene, cutting away
 * Western = Building a scene, the choreography of the master shot