The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Director:

Wendy Apple

Writer:

Mark Jonathan Harris (written by)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles. |

Plot Keywords:

Film Editor | Film Making | Film History | History | Old Movie

Cast

Kathy Bates	...	Narrator (voice)
Zach Staenberg	...	Himself
Jodie Foster	...	Herself
Michael Tronick	...	Himself
Anthony Minghella	...	Himself
Sean Penn	...	Himself
Walter Murch	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Rob Cohen	...	Himself
Quentin Tarantino	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
James Cameron	...	Himself
Antony Gibbs	...	Himself
Mark Goldblatt	...	Himself
Sally Menke	...	Herself

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

USA | Japan | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

A.C.E.

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Bullitt (1968), released in 2005.

Movie Connections:

Features The Public Enemy (1931)

A MUST SEE FILM for everybody starting out in the business

I'm a film director/editor from Colombia with more than 45 years in the business and this film is absolutely the best essay on film editing that I've had the good luck of seeing. The examples are great, the explanations on the "unseen" or "hidden art" of editing are perfect, the pacing is just right, etc., etc. The only thing I felt was that it was too short, but then I'm biased on the subject. This should be a MUST SEE FILM for everybody starting out in the business (and not just those who want to be editors).This is a solid "10" for me and I can't understand how anybody would consider it less, except for those mediocre joes who just can't cut it...