The Technique of Film and Video Editing. History, Theory, and Practice

Content: 
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Acknowledgments, Page xv
Introduction to the Fifth Edition, Pages xvii-xxiii
About the Website, Page xxv
Chapter 1 - The Silent Period, Pages 3-32
Chapter 2 - The Early Sound Film, Pages 33-44
Chapter 3 - The Influence of the Documentary, Pages 45-60
Chapter 4 - The Influence of the Popular Arts, Pages 61-69
Chapter 5 - Editors Who Became Directors, Pages 71-85
Chapter 6 - Experiments in Editing: Alfred Hitchcock, Pages 87-98
Chapter 7 - New Technologies, Pages 99-114
Chapter 8 - International Advances, Pages 115-132
Chapter 9 - The Influence of Television and Theatre, Pages 133-142
Chapter 10 - New Challenges to Filmic Narrative Conventions, Pages 143-164
Chapter 11 - The MTV Influence on Editing I, Pages 165-175
Chapter 12 - The MTV Influence on Editing II, Pages 177-192
Chapter 13 - Changes in Pace, Pages 193-202
Chapter 14 - The Appropriation of Style I: Imitation and Innovation, Pages 203-211
Chapter 15 - The Appropriation of Style II: Limitation and Innovation, Pages 213-232
Chapter 16 - The Appropriation of Style III: Digital Reality, Pages 233-240
Chapter 17 - Editing for Narrative Clarity, Pages 243-254
Chapter 18 - Editing for Dramatic Emphasis, Pages 255-266
Chapter 19 - Editing for Subtext, Pages 267-275
Chapter 20 - Editing for Aesthetics, Pages 277-284
Chapter 21 - Action, Pages 287-300
Chapter 22 - Dialog, Pages 301-313
Chapter 23 - Comedy, Pages 315-326
Chapter 24 - Documentary, Pages 327-340
Chapter 25 - Imaginative Documentary, Pages 341-347
Chapter 26 - Innovations in Documentary I, Pages 349-361
Chapter 27 - Innovations in Documentary II, Pages 363-368
Chapter 28 - The Picture Edit and Continuity, Pages 371-380
Chapter 29 - The Picture Edit and Pace, Pages 381-389
Chapter 30 - Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology I, Pages 391-398
Chapter 31 - Nonlinear Editing and Digital Technology II, Pages 399-412
Chapter 32 - Conclusion, Pages 413-414
Chapter e1 - Ideas and Sound, Pages e1-e8
Chapter e2 - The Sound Edit and Clarity, Pages e9-e16
Chapter e3 - The Sound Edit and Creative Sound, Pages e17-e24
Chapter e4 - Innovations of Sound, Pages e25-e31
Appendix - Filmography, Pages 415-433
Glossary, Pages 435-442
Selected Bibliography, Pages 443-444
Index, Pages 445-459