Twilight for the Gods: The Art and History of Film Editing

Twilight for the Gods: The Art and History of Film Editing is a passionate exploration of the important role played by editing in the process of film-making and a functional guide to using editing most effectively. The book explains how an editor is, in many ways, responsible for the final rewriting of a script -- and that editing is in reality a pictorial form of writing.

Filled with examples from well-known films, the book explores all aspects of film e