Some Cutting Remarks

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Seventy Years a Film Editor

Ralph E. Winters, Laurie Holz

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English

Scarecrow Press
01 August 2001

Cinematography, television camerawork; Individual film directors, film-makers; Biography: arts & entertainment

Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series

Recounts the life of two-time Academy Award winner, Ralph E. Winters, whose career spanned two-thirds of the 20th century. Drawing from his own ascent through MGM studio system, Winters guides the reader through a history of American film editing, beginning with its earliest days when film was torn by hand.

An essential, entertaining nuts-and-bolts look at the mechanics of editing, as well as Hollywood life alongside such luminaries as Billy Wilder, Sam Zimbalist, and Blake Edwards—a must have for film buffs and moviegoers alike.

By: Ralph E. Winters
Edited by: Laurie Holz
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 88
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 315g
ISBN: 9780810840249
ISBN 10: 0810840243
Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 01 August 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ralph Winters earned two Academy Awards (for King Solomon's Mines and Ben-Hur) and a total of six nominations for best editing. He served on the Board of Governors at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for ten years, and has also been a member of the Board of Directors for the American Cinema Editors and the Editors Guild. He was President of The Film Editors Guild. He has lectured in numerous seminar programs and was presented with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1991.

Reviews for Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor

This is a great book, with the master class on film editing a bonus. * Film Review * For a truly rare treat, you must take the opportunity to read Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, the superb and entertaining recounts of the life of two-time Academy Award winner and honored ACE member, Ralph E. Winters. Part of the Scarecrow Press Filmmaker Series, Some Cutting Remarks is an essential, entertaining look at the art of editing, as well as Hollywood life... * Cinema Editor *