In The Blink Of An Eye A Perspective On Film Editing 2nd Edition |verified| Jun 2026

The original 1995 edition was written in the dying twilight of analog celluloid. Murch, the legendary editor and sound designer behind Apocalypse Now , The English Patient , and The Godfather Part II , wrote lovingly about physical film, flatbeds, and the chemical smell of a cutting room.

The title of the book is not just a poetic flourish. Murch argues that the act of cutting film is a direct mimicry of human cognition. The original 1995 edition was written in the

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In The Blink Of An Eye A Perspective On Film Editing 2nd Edition |verified| Jun 2026

The original 1995 edition was written in the dying twilight of analog celluloid. Murch, the legendary editor and sound designer behind Apocalypse Now , The English Patient , and The Godfather Part II , wrote lovingly about physical film, flatbeds, and the chemical smell of a cutting room.

The title of the book is not just a poetic flourish. Murch argues that the act of cutting film is a direct mimicry of human cognition.