Cut & Drag

Cut & Drag: a complete overview on fundamental 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, to jog your memory about this or that matter.

Ever wondered how directors cover a three-actor dialogue scene or break the 180-Degree rule? Ever figured out how editors turn a script upside down in the editing room, or deal with continuity issues while cutting a movie? This handbook, packed with more than 200 coloured illustrations and shooting plans, will answer your film-making dilemmas.

Topics Include:

- Editing, Filmmaking and Storytelling

- The key points of a great story

- The 180-Degree rule

- The "Triangle" principle

- Methods of shooting a dialogue scene

- Camera arrangements

- Types of cuts (Jump cut, Match cut, Impact cut, 'J' and 'L' cuts).

- Line of interest vs Line of action

- How to "cross" the line

Whether you are someone with a big dream, trying to break into the film industry, already working in the field and looking to move up the ladder, or an experienced writer/director/editor/ updating your knowledge of tools and techniques, this book provides both the invaluable knowledge of the storytelling and filmmaking principles, and the technical side of shooting a film and cutting it in the editing room.