Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 1, 2004

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Canada

Production

Travesty Productions

Cast

Mary Stephen,Susan Shipton,Kay Armatage,Mathilde Bonnefoy,Derrick De Kerkhove,Ken Dancyger,Reginald Harkema,David Wu,Dody Dorn,Norman Jewisonand 12 more

Director

Alex Shuper

Writer

Alex Shuper,Phillip Daniels

Producer

Wyeth Clarkson,Phillip Daniels

Cinematography

Kwoi Gin,Robert Armstrong

Music

Ivan Barbotin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0470043