In the Blink of an Eye
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In the Blink of an Eye is a widely acclaimed book on the art and philosophy of film editing, written by renowned editor and sound designer Walter Murch.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| In the Blink of an Eye canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: In the Blink of an Eye Context triple: [Walter Murch, authorOf, In the Blink of an Eye]
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Red Eye
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Lost Highway
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Blink
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’Scope
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: In the Blink of an Eye Target entity description: In the Blink of an Eye is a widely acclaimed book on the art and philosophy of film editing, written by renowned editor and sound designer Walter Murch.
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A.
Red Eye
Red Eye is a 2005 psychological thriller film in which Cillian Murphy plays a charming but menacing terrorist who coerces a hotel manager during a tense overnight flight.
-
B.
Lost Highway
Lost Highway is a 2007 country rock-influenced studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi that explores themes of love, loss, and redemption.
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C.
Blink
Blink is an open-source web browser engine developed primarily by Google and used in several major browsers to render web pages.
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D.
Se7en
Se7en is a 1995 neo-noir psychological crime thriller film about two detectives hunting a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
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E.
’Scope
’Scope is an informal abbreviation for CinemaScope, the widescreen film format that revolutionized movie presentation in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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film editing book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Walter Murch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | classic text on film editing ⓘ |
| discusses |
editor’s decision-making process
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relationship between picture and sound ⓘ transition from analog to digital editing ⓘ |
| explores |
audience perception in cinema
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emotional impact of cuts ⓘ rhythm in film editing ⓘ |
| genre |
film editing
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film theory ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781879505629 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on digital editing
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chapter on the Rule of Six ⓘ chapter on the psychology of cutting ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf |
professional film editor
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sound designer ⓘ |
| influenced |
film editors
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film students ⓘ |
| isWidelyUsedAs | textbook in film schools ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
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surface form:
art of editing
film editing ⓘ philosophy of editing ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Walter Murch ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Silman-James Press ⓘ |
| secondEditionPublicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
film editors
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film students ⓘ filmmakers ⓘ |
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Subject: In the Blink of an Eye Description of subject: In the Blink of an Eye is a widely acclaimed book on the art and philosophy of film editing, written by renowned editor and sound designer Walter Murch.
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