Roy Thompson (2)

I love this line from the introduction: "In the end, you will find that there is no 100% right and there is no 100% wrong, there is only what works and what does not work—and why."

Moving pictures, film, or simply video as it's commonly called now, has a language, and whether or not you can speak intelligently on the topic, most of us understand it on an intuitive level. Grammar of the Edit is an explanation of how certain types of visuals relate to others, and how to optimize your takes to achieve the results you want.

Like art itself, the rules for the editor are highly subjective. And also like art, knowing what the rules are and when to adhere to them or not will reflect in your craft.… (meer)