Murch married Muriel Ann "Aggie" Slater at Riverside Church, New York City on August 6, 1965. Directly after marrying, the couple took a motorcycle trip across the United States. Since 1972, they have lived in Bolinas, California and have four children: Walter Slater Murch, Beatrice Louise Murch, Carrie Angland and Connie Angland. [13] [30] Filmography [ edit ] Feature films [ edit ] Year Impactful Storytelling: Ultimately, the goal is to tell a story that is impactful and engaging. By being economical, writers can create a narrative that maintains the audience's interest and delivers a powerful message or experience in a concise manner. If we've learned anything from the forefathers of montage, it's that editing can be used for so much more than continuity. Each cut and transition is a storyteller that can inform your audience about the story, characters, and emotion of a scene. This is something iconic editor and sound designer Walter Murch understood when wrote In the Blink of an Eye, in which he details how to use editing to build a story, a concept he calls the "Rule of Six." In this video essay, we get to learn about each of the elements Murch talk about in his book, and how they can be used to inform your decisions while editing.

Editing is not so much a putting together, but a discovery of a path. Enunciated by Murch himself “It is frequently at the edges that we learn most about the middle; ice and steam reveal more about the nature of water than water alone ever could.” It would also be of interest to anyone keen on film history, as a large amount of the book is devoted to the movement from film to digital and its affects on the craft. This latter part of the book is potentially ‘skippable’ though, for anyone specifically looking for lessons on filmmaking. 💬 Best Quotes ‘Suggestion is always more effective than exposition’ 'Always try to do the most with the least’ ‘What they finally remember is not the editing, not the camerawork, not the performances, not even the story - it’s how they felt’ ‘Editing…is not so much a putting together as it is a discovery of a path’ ‘You could sit in one room with a pile of dailies and another editor could sit in the next room with exactly the same footage and both of you would make different films out of the same material’ 📔 Summary and Key Ideas 🎞️ Why Do Cuts Exist? Balancing Detail and Brevity: While brevity is key, it's also important to provide enough detail to create a rich, immersive world. Economy in storytelling is about finding that balance. In 2015, Murch was presented with the Vision Award Nescens, at the 68th Locarno Film Festival, for his contributions to cinema. The two previous recipients of the award, initiated in 2013, were Douglas Trumbull and Garrett Brown. [34] In 2016, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of media by the Southampton Solent University in Southampton, England along with Anne Coates who received an honorary Doctorate of Arts. [35]In 1985 he directed his only feature film, Return to Oz, which he co-wrote with Gill Dennis. After the film failed at the box office and displeased many critics with its dark tone and themes, he never directed another film. This is a nice little book on film editing. Walter Murch has edited many films, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II, and The Conversation. He writes about his editing process and somewhat the history of cutting films. One of the things I found most interesting is that Murch says its not obvious that film cuts should work as well as they do. Most of what we experience visually from the moment we get up is a continous stream of linked images. The "cut" would seem to go against and one would think would be more jarring. But not only are cuts a pragmatic tool for the filmmaker, they can actually enhance the experience - be a preferred tool of choice. The only thing we experience like it are dreams, and Murch surmises this is where the link is established. We can say to a young scared child, it was only a dream. Likewise, we do this with scary movies as well: it's only a movie. Murch, Walter (2001). In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing (Silman-James Press). ISBN 1879505231. i4586259x |b1170003077549 |dwsst |g- |m |h4 |x0 |t0 |i4 |j18 |k051114 |n02-12-2022 16:05 |o- |aTR899.M87 2001

Initially, the script for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, had scenes with Joel’s ex-girlfriend, Naomi. i90814174 |b1010002163363 |das |g- |m |h5 |x1 |t0 |i2 |j18 |k150129 |n08-21-2022 22:11 |o- |aTR899 .M87 2001Every shot has potential ‘cut points’, and once you have identified them, you will choose different points depending on what the audience has been thinking up to that moment and what you want them to think next. First, by cutting away from a certain character before he finishes speaking, the editor encourages the audience to think only about the face value of what the character said. Second, if the editor decides to linger on the character after the character finishes speaking, the editor wants the audience to judge what the character said from their eyes (the character was probably lying). Trimming Excess: During the editing phase, writers look critically at their work to remove any elements that don't serve the story. This might involve cutting redundant scenes, streamlining dialogue, or even removing characters that don't add significant value to the narrative. In 2012, Murch's translations of short stories by the Italian writer Curzio Malaparte were published as The Bird That Swallowed Its Cage. [23] Innovations and awards [ edit ] It respects the three-dimensional continuity of the actual space (relation between players and objects to one another). Murch’s theory on why humans accept the cut of a movie so naturally is that it mimics our dreams. In the dream state, random combinations of images are juxtaposed next to each other and we are conditioned to accept this form of information transferral. Therefore, editing a movie is essentially finding the rhythm of thought.

If we take a look at The Godfather ,one of Walter Murch's editing masterpieces ,we know our main character, Michael, wants nothing to do with his family's lifestyle. But in the infamous restaurant scene, Michael is faced with a pretty serious obstacle-Sollozzo. The fear of Sollozzo killing Michael's father creates a darker, unpredictable tone for the scene, and consequently, the rest of the film. Let's see how Murch matches his edits with this emotional feel by cutting sound. In The Blink of an Eye makes it clear you need to imagine yourself in that cinema seat, popcorn in hand. What would the audience be thinking in each moment? What should they be feeling here?Is this transition or cut in line with the general emotional experience of the story? General emotional experience of the story is the vibe or tone you have set. If you want to maintain this tone throughout the story, the cuts and transitions should match that tone. Originally released in 1958. Murch's restoration and re-edit was completed in 1998 for the film's forty-year anniversary re-release.