Art of the Cut: Conversations with Film and TV Editors, Volume II Steve Hullfish 9781032531908

This is the second volume of the widely acclaimed Art of the Cut book published in 2017. This follow-up text expands on its predecessor with more than 360 interviews from the world's best editors (including nearly every Oscar-winner from the last 30 years).

Since editing is a highly subjective art form, and one that is critical to the success of motion picture storytelling, it requires side-by-side comparisons of the many techniques and solutions used by a wide-range of editors around the world. That is why this book diverges from the perspective of a single expert and instead compares and contrasts methodologies from a wide array of voices and organizes that information so that it is easily digested and understood.

There is no one way to approach editorial problems, and this book allows readers to see multiple solutions from multiple editors. The interviews contained within are carefully curated into topics that are most important to film editors and those that aspire to become film editors. The questions asked and the organization of the book is not merely an academic view of the art of editing but is the practical result of an actual working film and TV editor bringing benefits to both student and professional readers.

The book is a supplement by a collection of downloadable web-based chapters, that cover additional topics ranging from Choosing the Project to VFX.

Steve Hullfish, ACE, has been editing professionally since 1984. He has edited theatrical feature films, (including "Courageous," "War Room," and "Overcomer") TV series (including "The Oprah Winfrey Show"), and documentaries. He is the author of six other books on editing and post-production. He has taught editing to students and professionals all over the world, and his books have been translated into numerous languages. His work has also been published in post-production trade journals world-wide.

"A beautifully curated, very thorough look at the art and process of film editing. It was enlightening to see how my colleagues - editors and assistants at the top of their game - work through the daily challenges and discover creative solutions to telling cinematic stories. I learned a lot."

Eddie Hamilton, ACE (editor of Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, and The Kingsman: Secret Service)

"In ART OF THE CUT, Steve amasses such an arsenal of advice, it reminds me of something I was lucky enough to experience as an assistant: a corridor of benevolent editors, sharing wisdom borne of decades."

Joe Walker, ACE, (Oscar-winning editor of Dune, Bladerunner 2049, Arrival)

"A beautifully curated, very thorough look at the art and process of film editing. It was enlightening to see how my colleagues - editors and assistants at the top of their game - work through the daily challenges and discover creative solutions to telling cinematic stories. I learned a lot."

Eddie Hamilton, ACE (editor of Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, and The Kingsman: Secret Service)

"In ART OF THE CUT, Steve amasses such an arsenal of advice, it reminds me of something I was lucky enough to experience as an assistant: a corridor of benevolent editors, sharing wisdom borne of decades."

Joe Walker, ACE, (Oscar-winning editor of Dune, Bladerunner 2049, Arrival)

"Steve Hullfish continues his ground-breaking topic-oriented format, creating a virtual conversation/argument /debate among the 263 editors he has interviewed over the last ten years, probing 26 subjects such as Ego, Subtext, Music, Performance, Pacing, Preparation, etc. These topics are then gathered into what Hullfish correctly identifies as the three essential river-systems that nourish our work: the technical, the creative, and the social - each one as crucial as the others. Highest recommendation."

Walter Murch (Oscar-winning editor of Apocolypse Now)