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WRITING FOR
THE
CUT
shaping your script for cinema
“This is an extraordinary and provocative book... I found his point of view illuminating”
DAVID PEOPLES screenwriter BLADERUNNER
ABOUT THIS BOOK
the cut tells the story
... then Ava breaks into a run.
Sprinting in Nathan's direction.
Quiet in the garden.
Soft wind rush.
Moon and stars reflected in the windows of the house.
Ava impacts Nathan, and they fly backwards.
EX MACHINA
Editing is what makes a movie a movie. Consulting with master film editors including Walter Murch, Juliette Welfling, Eddie Hamilton, and Anne V. Coates (whose insights and wisdom anchor the book), author Greg Loftin engagingly, smartly details the storytelling nuances and tricks screenwriters can learn from their film-editor peers.
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"A picture is worth a thousand words, but then a word can be worth a thousand pictures. Greg Loftin’s excellent book, Writing for the Cut, will help filmmakers navigate the often tricky sometimes treacherous path from the chrysalis of the screenplay to the butterfly of the finished film."
WALTER MURCH editor
THE CONVERSATIONS, APOCALYPSE NOW
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