I don't know, if this was already mentioned, but as an editor I see
myself always as the very first viewer. I guess Reisz and Dmytryk are
referring to the same somehow. In the editing process I prefer to cut
without the script and also without the sound, building a first
assemble edit based on my view of the rushes (dailies). The scenes
definitely change with the director or the producer coming in, but
lots of times stay. Coming from 35 mm and working on a Steenbeck or
Kem I got the training to do a cut as precise as possible, first not
to leave unnecessary scratches on the celluloid, second to have the
film smooth running through the table, but mainly to decide clearly
and definite on the cut, the change of angle,etc. From my editors I
observed a technique of editing backwards, means first view the film
while it runs through the table and when you rewind it take out the
parts you want to assemble to the edited scene. Still digitally I lots
of times cut from the end if the material visually flows. (One source
of inspiration for digital editing is always Walter Murch.)
Andreas Treske
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