Cut & Drag 2

Cut & Drag 2: a complete overview on advanced editing and film-making principles, professionals and newcomers can't do without. The very core, easy to go through and stripped to the bone. The kind of info you want to bring with you everyday on set, or in the editing room.

Ever wondered how directors cover a multiple-actor dialogue scene or handle motions inside the screen? What about editors tackling difficult editing situations? This handbook, packed with hundreds of coloured illustrations and shooting plans, will answer your film-making dilemmas.

Topics Include:

- The basics of screen motion

- Motion inside the screen

- Player 'A', approaching Player 'B'

- Player 'A', leaving Player 'B'

- The players move together

- The basics of circular movement

- Dialogue: four or more players/actors

- Difficult editing situations

- Editing "Golden Rules"

Whether you are someone already working in the field and looking to move up the ladder, or an experienced filmmaker eager to gain new skills, this book provides the invaluable knowledge of principles required to shoot and cut complicated scenes involving multiple characters, as well as an in-depth analysis of how screen motion works. These methods will make you look like "the one who knows their stuff".