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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004 · 75 min

A calm, affectionate tour through film history that makes you notice the invisible craft behind every cut.

Directed by
Alex Shuper
Genres
Documentary
Starring
George Lucas, Cameron Bailey, Mathilde Bonnefoy
Overview
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and evolved through the history of the cinema. Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing traces this story from the world of pioneering silent auteurs such as Georges Méliès and D.W. Griffith through the bold stylings of the masters of the French New Wave to the technical and creative innovations of films like The Matrix, Memento, and The Sixth Sense. Edge Codes.com includes interviews with noted directors George Lucas and Norman Jewison, as well as top editors Thelma Schoonmaker, Zach Staenberg, Dody Dorn, Andrew Mondshein, and many more.

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Directed by
Alex Shuper
Genres
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Starring
George Lucas, Cameron Bailey, Mathilde Bonnefoy
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  • art
  • technology
  • memory
  • work
  • education
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  • documentary
  • true story
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alex Shuper
Written by
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Starring
George Lucas, Cameron Bailey, Mathilde Bonnefoy, Norman Jewison, Bruce McDonald, Andrew Mondshein, Michael Ondaatje, Thelma Schoonmaker
Music
Ivan Barbotin
Cinematography
Robert Armstrong, Kwoi Gin
Runtime
75 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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