Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor (Volume 88) (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series, 88) - Hardcover

Ralph E. Winters

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810840243 ISBN 13: 9780810840249

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

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)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0810840243
• ISBN 13: 9780810840249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152