Analysis Of The Cutting Edge: The Magic Of Movie Editing

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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing: A Discussion
The most relatable person in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing would have to be Steven Spielberg, while discussing the challenges of choosing how to edit a scene with so many options with many different outcomes. This describes one of the biggest challenges one might face while editing film. His passion for what he does shines through as well.
The documentary teaches a few things about visual storytelling. While talking about his film Jaws, Steven Spielberg describes how his editor was able to cut the frames at just the right moment which helped to give life to the shark and save the film from mediocrity. The documentary also showed how powerful a film can be. Using Russia

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