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The Conversations
Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
by Michael Ondaatje
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Writer Michael Ondaatje and Academy Award-winning sound editor Walter Murch talk about how a film gets made and how a book gets written.
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9780676974744,
Hardcover,
Random House Inc,
2002
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9780375709821,
Paperback,
Alfred a Knopf Inc,
2004
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Publisher Notes
A collection of conversations and dialogues between the author and Academy Award-winning film and sound editor Walter Murch offers a revealing, inside look at how films are put together, from the various working styles of such directors as Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, to the techniques and creative art of editing film. Reprint.
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"This book should be required reading for anyone working in film and a pleasurable option for moviegoers who wish to deepen and enrich the experience."
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