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Finally Your Filmmaking
Dilemmas Will Be Answered 

Advanced Tips & Tricks for Filmmaking Freaks

"Cut & Drag 2 is an in depth overview on fundamental editing and film-making principles.

Professionals and newcomers can’t do without it."

"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."

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What's included in the Book?
More than 200 Illustrations and Shooting plans

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Some of the cool stuff you'll learn or jog your memory about

- How to make the perfect cut

- How to handle “Screen motion”

- How to difficult “Editing situations”

- How to safely break the rules od screen motion

- How to shoot a dialogue scene involving multiple actors

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Section 1: The Basics of Screen Motion

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Screenwriters, film-makers and editors strive every day

to find new, creative ways to unfold and disclose

the narrative of a story.

This magic process that triggers our emotions

and keeps us engaged when watching a movie,

is called storytelling.

Section 2: Motion Inside the Screen

Section 3: Player 'A', approaching Player 'B'

Section 4: Player 'A', leaving Player 'B'

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Each craft has  a basic body of rules and principles

which help the craftsman understand what they're

doing throughout the creative process.

The same goes with film-making. Our craft requires

each professional to grasp the basics of any

other film department.

Section 5: Screen Motion Breaks the Rules

Section 6: The Players move together

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One of the most controversial topic in 

film-making gets finally broken down to 

"manageable" chunks. 

Draw an imaginary line between two or more

actors, place your camera on one side of the line

and stick to it. Is it really that simple?

Section 7: The Basics of Circular Movement

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There have been many different approaches 

developed over the years to cover

and edit these types of scenes. 

We'll look at those most used by

some of the Hollywood's most 

popular directors and editors.

Section 8: Dialogue: Four or More Players

Section 9: Difficult Editing Situations

Section 10: Changes of Screen Area

Section 11: Editing Golden "Rules"

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fabrizio Gammardella is a multi-award-winning film editor and animation director.

He has worked as an editor in London for many years, cutting projects for a variety of blue-chip companies and private clients.

Some of his work features popular film actors Harry Kirton (Peaky Blinders), Lewis MacDougall (A Monster Calls), Paul Brennen (Alien 3) and actresses Caitlin Fitzgerald (Master of Sex), Stephanie Beacham (Dynasty), Victoria Yeates (Fantastic Beasts). 

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"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 filmmaker updating your knowledge of tools and techniques, this book provides the invaluable knowledge  of the storytelling, filmmaking and editing principles required to shoot a film and put it together in the editing room."

 

"It's like a crash course in

Hollywood Film-making!" 

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