Astorie·Oct 27Who Sees It First: the Character or the Audience?In a scene I’m imagining, a woman has been waiting weeks for a letter from her brother. A friend finally brings it over. She recognizes the…
Astorie·Oct 25A Beautiful Shot Can Be the Wrong CutSuppose I’m cutting an airport goodbye. A daughter is about to leave. Her father has walked her as far as he can.
Felipe Gomes·Oct 1The Cut Is Where the Silence LivesBresson spent twenty-four years deciding silence wasn’t empty. Tarkovsky said rhythm was never the cut. Godard’s deadline became a grammar.
Dymphna's Archive·Sep 20Budget Home Studio: Video and Film EditingA video can be well shot and well lit and still be undone by audio that’s only slightly wrong — a faint hum, a level that drifts, a room…
