In The Blink Of An Eye By Walter Murch ((exclusive))

Whether you are a seasoned Oscar-winning editor or a teenager with an iPhone and iMovie, Murch’s tiny blue book offers the same radical advice: Trust the blink. Cut for emotion. And remember that the space between two shots is the space between two thoughts.

His solution? Before touching a mouse, watch all your dailies. Take notes. Build a “mental rough cut.” Then edit fast and emotionally, not analytically. “The first cut you make is often the most truthful,” he writes. “Every subsequent version is a negotiation with that truth.” in the blink of an eye by walter murch