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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

2004

75 minutes

Documentary

Overview

Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and evolved through the history of the cinema. Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing traces this story from the world of pioneering silent auteurs such as Georges Méliès and D.W. Griffith through the bold stylings of the masters of the French New Wave to the technical and creative innovations of films like The Matrix, Memento, and The Sixth Sense. Edge Codes.com includes interviews with noted directors George Lucas and Norman Jewison, as well as top editors Thelma Schoonmaker, Zach Staenberg, Dody Dorn, Andrew Mondshein, and many more.

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George Lucas headshot

George Lucas

Self

Cameron Bailey headshot

Cameron Bailey

Self

Mathilde Bonnefoy headshot

Mathilde Bonnefoy

Self

Norman Jewison headshot

Norman Jewison

Self

Bruce McDonald headshot

Bruce McDonald

Self

Andrew Mondshein headshot

Andrew Mondshein

Self

Michael Ondaatje headshot

Michael Ondaatje

Self

Thelma Schoonmaker headshot

Thelma Schoonmaker

Self

David Wu headshot

David Wu

Self

Mary Stephen headshot

Mary Stephen

Self

Kay Armatage headshot

Kay Armatage

Self

Ken Dancyger headshot

Ken Dancyger

Self

Derrick De Kerkhove headshot

Derrick De Kerkhove

Self

Dody Dorn headshot

Dody Dorn

Self

Sarah Flack headshot

Sarah Flack

Self

Antony Gibbs headshot

Antony Gibbs

Self (as Tony Gibbs)

Reginald Harkema headshot

Reginald Harkema

Self

Charlie Keil headshot

Charlie Keil

Self

Ronald Sanders headshot

Ronald Sanders

Self

Susan Shipton headshot

Susan Shipton

Self

Zach Staenberg headshot

Zach Staenberg

Self

Christopher Tellefsen headshot

Christopher Tellefsen

Self