How to Cast a Spell


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This question recently came my way:
How does a film editor contribute to storytelling?

Effective film editors are highly attuned to rhythm. Rhythm runs through everything you see in a film: frame composition, shot duration, scene duration, dialogue, music, sound effects, and graphic effects, to list the main ones. The technical aspects of knowing the software are secondary, the way knowing how to type simply serves a short story writer. The editor uses his or her instincts to coordinate these rhythms into a story that brings viewers firmly into a state of belief. When a scene drags, or a cut is just awkward, that belief can be destroyed.

You might say editors are audio-visual hypnotists with a talent to keep you spellbound in wonder.

by Eric Pomert signup
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