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Cut to the Chase

Forty-five Years of Editing America's Favourite Movies

Bobbie O'Steen Bobbie O'Steen

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English
Michael Wiese Productions
01 January 2002
Sam O'Steen was the editor who helped create some of the most important films during the Golden Age of Cinema including ""The Graduate"", ""Chinatown"", and ""Cool Hand Luke"". In this behind the scenes look at the art of editing, O'Steen talks candidly about working and playing with Hollywood's biggest directors and stars. It is a perfect combination of juicy, never-before-told gossip and meaningful tips on the art of film editing - by one of Hollywood's legendary behind-the-scenes characters.
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Imprint:   Michael Wiese Productions
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   570g
ISBN:   9780941188371
ISBN 10:   094118837X
Pages:   249
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword; Purpose; Introduction; The Hungry Years: Childhood; The Forties: The Studios Heyday; The Fifties: Crumbling of the Studio System; The Sixties: Youthful Revolution; The Seventies: The Golden Age; The Eighties: The Corporate Era; The Nineties: The Computer; Summing Up; Afterword; Sam's Selected Filmography; About Bobbie O'Steen

Sam O'Steen who lived on both coasts, edited dozens of awarded-winning films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? Cool Hand Luke, The Graduate, Chinatown. Successful screenwriter and editor who lives in New York. Sam O'Steen was the editor who helped create some of the most important films during the Golden Age of Cinema including The Graduate, Chinatown, and Cool Hand Luke. In this behind the scenes look at the art of editing, O'Steen talks candidly about working and playing with Hollywood's biggest directors and stars.

Reviews for Cut to the Chase: Forty-five Years of Editing America's Favourite Movies

The book reads like a dream for anyone interested in how filmmaking actually worksSo much of Hollywood history consists of recollections by pioneers like Sam OSteen. This is one of the best Ive read, and a must-read for editors interested in how the craft evolved - Editor's Guild Magazine Advance Reviews from Top Hollywood Film Directors and Stars: ""Sam was a very great editor. He was an artist. His style is distinctive, its hallmark is simplicity and rightness."" Mike Nichols, Director, The Graduate, Catch -22, Silkwood ""Working with Sam made you feel you were in your mother's arms. His professionalism, incredible film memory, taste, and calmness provided a sense of security to the whole project that was rare."" Sidney Lumet, Director, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Network


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