The work of a film editor usually takes place in secret. At the end of their work is a finished film - the result of weeks of concentrated work. In documentary films, the narrative structure is often only found at the editing table. The editor is a co-author who juggles with the existing material and organizes it. It's about rhythm, compositional thinking, the sensitive handling of space and time. In the documentary by Gabriele Voss, who also works as an editor herself, renowned editors, a brain researcher and the author and director Alexander Kluge use selected film examples to report on seeing, hearing and perceiving, on chaos and order, on hidden tricks and astonishing techniques.
Gabriele Voss
Director
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing70%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Directed by John Ford70%
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch70%
Being James Bond77%
Cameraperson67%
A Plastic Ocean75%
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead71%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me60%
The Walking Dead: The Return73%
Cuadecuc, vampir61%
McQueen74%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
78/5271%
Maria by Callas73%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Elstree 197661%
28 Up75%
Night Will Fall76%
