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35: Walter Murch, ACE Part Three

Art of the Frame

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Is That the Most Important Decision of These Three?

The most important decision of these three is the last, where do you end the shot? You end it at the exact moment in which it is revealed everything that's going to reveal in its fullness without being over ripe. If I hit the same frame twice, then that tells me that's probably a good cut point. It's impossible to do that in any other way than musically. 24 frames are going by a second. But you can internalize the rhythm of the shot, the dialogue, the camera work, and the cut at that point.

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