{"id":75508,"date":"2016-05-23T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=75508"},"modified":"2016-06-16T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T16:30:43","slug":"cutting-on-the-blink-editing-tips-from-walter-murch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/cutting-on-the-blink-editing-tips-from-walter-murch\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting on the Blink: Editing Tips From Walter Murch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walter Murch\u2019s work as a film editor and sound designer is vital to the history of cinema and he has some serious wisdom to impart to any film and video maker.<\/h2>\n

Top Image: Walter Murch<\/a> on Apocalypse Now<\/a> via Transom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Walter Murch<\/a> is a master film editor and sound designer<\/strong> with many famous film credits to his name, including Apocalypse Now<\/a><\/em>, The English Patient<\/a><\/em>, and Jarhead<\/a><\/em>. He\u2019s even directed a movie, Return to Oz<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In his highly regarded book,\u00a0In the Blink of an Eye<\/a><\/em>, Murch offers film and video makers a wonderfully succinct guide to approaching the craft and philosophy of editing<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rule of Six<\/h3>\n

Murch’s \u201cRule of Six<\/a>\u201d is a nice hierarchical breakdown to keep in mind when deciding upon where to make a cut, and lists the decision-making factors in this order:<\/p>\n

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  1. Emotion (51%)<\/li>\n
  2. Story (23%)<\/li>\n
  3. Rhythm (10%)<\/li>\n
  4. Eye-Trace (7%)<\/li>\n
  5. Two-Dimensional Plane of Screen (5%)<\/li>\n
  6. Three Dimensional Space of Action (4%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Nikole Hidalgo<\/a> has made a video to illustrate Murch’s rule:<\/p>\n