Writing for the Cut

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Shaping Your Script for Cinema

By Greg Loftin

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Writing for the Cut by Greg Loftin explores the vital role of editing in filmmaking, revealing how the first draft of a script parallels the first cut of a movie. The book draws on insights from legendary editors such as Walter Murch and Anne V. Coates, guiding screenwriters to adopt film-editing storytelling techniques. It emphasises the power of visual juxtaposition and teaches writers to craft stories not only through text but also through images and sounds, bringing scripts closer to the screen.
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This title is ideal for screenwriters and filmmakers seeking to deepen their understanding of the editing process and enhance narrative impact through visual and auditory storytelling techniques.

'The first draft of the script is the first cut of the movie, and the final cut of the movie is the last draft of the script' - Quentin Tarantino

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'The first draft of the script is the first cut of the movie, and the final cut of the movie is the last draft of the script' - Quentin Tarantino

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.

Cutting-room veterans have long maintained that visual juxtaposition fuels film storytelling. Over-lapped images spark fresh ideas in the minds of viewers, encouraging them to become active partners in your storytelling and discover your story for themselves. In later chapters, Writing for the Cut shows how we can bring our stories closer to the screen by writing not only with text but with images and sounds. The screenwriter is taken deep into the edit suite to learn the secrets of the sizzle reel.

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"Excellent... will help filmmakers the tricky path from the chrysalis of the screenplay to the butterfly of the film." – Walter Murch, editor of The Conversation and Apocalypse Now

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781615933006

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Michael Wiese Productions

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 190

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Arts & Culture Greg Loftin Non-Fiction

About the Author

Greg Loftin is a screenwriter. He wrote and directed his first feature film in 2007, the award-winning urban western Saxon. He is also course leader of the very first undergraduate program in film editing and postproduction in the UK. His world-class program of master classes has attracted visiting mas-ter editors such as Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Godfather), Paul Machliss (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Baby Driver), Tom Rolf (Taxi Driver, Heat), Mick Audsley (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Murder on the Orient Express), and Lisa Gunning (Nowhere Boy, Seven Psychopaths). Writing for the Cut is the result of a practice-based PhD that the University of Exeter awarded Loftin in 2016.