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I help editors level up into feature films, TV, and documentaries by cutting the kind of scenes that get them hired: skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about Most superhero blockbusters and action movies struggle with compelling narrative. Some don't. Here is scientifically why.
Do you want to learn how to start any edit like feature film and documentary editors do it? Please visit: secreteditinghacks.com
"The Science of Editing" Series is by @ThisGuyEdits and Dr. Karen Pearlman, based on her book "Cutting Rhythms - Intuitive Film Editing": amzn.to/2cqkz5J
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Dr. Karen Pearlman is a lecturer in screen production at Macquarie University and the author of 'Cutting Rhythms, Intuitive Film Editing' (Focal Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015). Her film 'Woman with an Editing Bench' won the national ATOM award for Best Short Fiction and the Australian Screen Editors Guild award for Best Editing in a short film.
THIS GUY EDITS (TGE) is a youtube channel by film editor Sven Pape, an A.C.E. award nominee, whose credits include work for directors James Cameron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Franco.
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The Science of Editing, Part 1: Skill or Instinct? - youtu.be/02JF19lJ29M
The Science of Editing, Part 2: The Mind of a Film - youtu.be/QqIIHi5F3-o
My absolute favorite Film Editing Book is...
"In the Blink of an Eye" by Walter Murch: amzn.to/20ujg6B
Find out about Walter Murch's theory on the relationship of eye blinking and editing: youtu.be/0_rHsWleVmw?list=PLNEhn13QqMlY2wIkzX4tq4FDJrN0UUSee
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I help editors level up into feature films, TV, and documentaries by cutting the kind of scenes that get them hired: skool.com/the-go-to-editor/about Most superhero blockbusters and action movies struggle with compelling narrative. Some don't. Here is scientifically why.
Do you want to learn how to start any edit like feature film and documentary editors do it? Please visit: secreteditinghacks.com
"The Science of Editing" Series is by @ThisGuyEdits and Dr. Karen Pearlman, based on her book "Cutting Rhythms - Intuitive Film Editing": amzn.to/2cqkz5J
----------------------------
Dr. Karen Pearlman is a lecturer in screen production at Macquarie University and the author of 'Cutting Rhythms, Intuitive Film Editing' (Focal Press/Taylor & Francis, 2015). Her film 'Woman with an Editing Bench' won the national ATOM award for Best Short Fiction and the Australian Screen Editors Guild award for Best Editing in a short film.
THIS GUY EDITS (TGE) is a youtube channel by film editor Sven Pape, an A.C.E. award nominee, whose credits include work for directors James Cameron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Franco.
-----------------------------------
The Science of Editing, Part 1: Skill or Instinct? - youtu.be/02JF19lJ29M
The Science of Editing, Part 2: The Mind of a Film - youtu.be/QqIIHi5F3-o
My absolute favorite Film Editing Book is...
"In the Blink of an Eye" by Walter Murch: amzn.to/20ujg6B
Find out about Walter Murch's theory on the relationship of eye blinking and editing: youtu.be/0_rHsWleVmw?list=PLNEhn13QqMlY2wIkzX4tq4FDJrN0UUSee
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Want More THIS GUY EDITS?
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All Rights Reserved
© Copyright 2017 This Guy Edits™
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Want mentorship, consultation, and deeper insights?
If you like This Guy Edits consider becoming a Patreon member. You support the channel and in return I give you my personal attention.
Currently many of the 67 patrons enjoy direct feedback on their work, get real-life footage for editing exercises, and career advise.
Patrons can always get hold off me through the private Discord channel (and I hold monthly Skype calls with higher-tier patrons).
Visit Patreon to learn more here: patreon.com/thisguyedits





![A Star Is Born (2018)
We analyze the Shallow scene and how drama is built into musical performance.
Curtas new album is available at: https://curta.bandcamp.com
A Star Is Born is a 2018 American musical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_film) romantic drama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_drama) film produced and directed by Bradley Cooper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Cooper) and written by Eric Roth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Roth) , Cooper and Will Fetters. The third remake of the 1937 film of the same name (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1937_film)) , it stars Cooper, Lady Gaga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Gaga) , Dave Chappelle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chappelle) , Andrew Dice Clay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dice_Clay) , and Sam Elliott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Elliott) , and follows a hard-drinking musician (Cooper) who discovers and falls in love with a young singer (Gaga). It marks the third remake of the original 1937 film, after the 1954 musical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1954_film)) and the 1976 musical (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1976_film)) .
SCENE: https://youtu.be/dNxCz-Iyu0g
Talks of a remake of A Star Is Born began in 2011, with Clint Eastwood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Eastwood) attached to direct and Beyoncé (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9) set to star. The film was in development hell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_hell) [8] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(2018_film)#cite_note-8) for several years with various actors approached to co-star, including Christian Bale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Bale) , Leonardo DiCaprio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_DiCaprio) , Will Smith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith) , and Tom Cruise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Cruise) . In March 2016, Cooper signed on to star and direct, and Lady Gaga joined the cast in August 2016. Principal photography (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_photography) began at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Music_and_Arts_Festival) in April 2017.[not verified in body (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed) ]
A Star Is Born premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/75th_Venice_International_Film_Festival) on August 31, 2018, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 5, 2018, by Warner Bros. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.) It was a hu A Star Is Born (2018)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h4tp3O8BZVY/mqdefault.jpg)




