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Editors Reading?
Season 2, Ep. 13
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Piotr, Ricky & Erwann prove that editors can read in episode 13. The dudes talk about the list of books they use for reference and inspiration in their work. Titles such as Art of The Cut by Steve Hullfish, In The Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch and Paul Hirsch’s A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far Far Away - just to name a few. Ricky stumbles through a Prowler edit update; Piotr’s working on a Yellow Ticket behind-the-scenes video and Erwann shares a challenge in the series he’s cutting. And per usual they end on their watch-lists from the week: Ricky - Roadrunner & Telemarketers; Erwann - La Samouraï and Frankenstein; Piotr - The Zone of Interest & Your Honor.
What are you watching/ reading?
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Here are the links from most things mentioned in the episode:
Art of The Cut by Steven Hullfish - https://a.co/d/090tKlq1
Art of the Cut, Vol.2; Pre-order - https://www.routledge.com/Art-of-the-Cut-Conversations-with-Film-and-TV-Editors-Volume-II/Hullfish/p/book/9781032521305
In The Blink of An Eye by Walter Murch - https://a.co/d/03LdiwAQ
A Long Time ago in a cutting Room Far Far Away by Paul Hirsch - https://a.co/d/0ikT1Wcg
The Rise of the Filmtrepreneur by Alex Ferrari - https://filmtrepreneur.com/rise-of-the-filmtrepreneur-book/
Cut to The Chase - Forty-Five Years of Editing America’s Favourite Movies by Sam O’Steen - https://a.co/d/0hfmm7v4
The Conversations: Walter Murch & The Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje - https://a.co/d/0cogRl7v
When The Shooting Stops the Cutting Begins by Ralph Rosenblum & Robert Karen - https://a.co/d/047BpHJ2
How Documentaries Work by Jacob Bricca - https://newbooksnetwork.com/how-documentaries-work
Cut and Drag by Fabrizio Gammardella - https://amzn.eu/d/07RseDvY
The Best Filmmaking Books - Pick the Brains of Masters - https://youtu.be/3pfb-EWhoqs?si=lwVeuGyZvmk_f0UY
(Interview) Walter Murch on His Upcoming Book — Suddenly Something Clicked - https://youtu.be/CzxPYbgYYFY?si=OxjqbBYJ2G_il0TS
Maserati (Band) - https://www.ihaveadagger.net/
Le Samouraï - https://boxd.it/22ZI
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - https://boxd.it/22ZI
The Mitchells vs The Machines - https://boxd.it/i7xm
Telemarketer$ - https://www.hbo.com/telemarketers
Frankenstein - https://boxd.it/25Te
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - https://boxd.it/u5zu
The Zone of Interest - https://boxd.it/gJsA
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