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Nov 14, 2018 - 2:58 PM
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SchiffyM
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Schiffy, are you (or your colleague) referring to the art of editing in the digital age, as opposed to the old splice and dice days of film?
Obviously in the ago, great editors were credited by the film makers for guiding the ebb and flow and overall rhythm of their movies into successes.
Have standards and opinions changed within the industry?
I think I explained it badly. The person who told me this was the late Ralph Rosenblum, editor of "Annie Hall," "Fail-Safe," "The Producers," "The Pawnbroker," etc. His point was not that editors aren't crucial to the process (he wrote a very interesting book called "When The Shooting Stops, The Cutting Begins" detailing his experiences, a book I would recommend), just that the editor's role in the finished product can't really be known, because we don't know what he was working with, and how much he or she did to structure or contribute to the film's feel and success.
Naturally, directors have a say in everything from costume design to production design to music, but nobody expects that directors are actually designing clothing or composing music, even if they are guiding those choices. With editing, the line is very blurry.
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Nov 18, 2018 - 8:59 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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Just back from seeing this.
Very enjoyable, but much moreso, I imagine, if you're a Queen fan.
First off, the casting is phenomenal. While Malek stands out for his stunning performance* as Mercury, the other band members are equally brilliant. There were times it felt like I was watching the real deals. Quite scary.
Only Mike Myers doing his Shrek routine was a bit jarring.
I'm not a big fan of biopics in general, but thought this was well paced and plotted, although the first time they toured the Midwest in America was weird, hearing them perform Fat Bottomed Girls BEFORE their breakthrough hit Bohemian Rhapsody! Dunno what happened there!!
Also, the prelude to Live Aid made it look like they cheated, when their manager fiddled with the sound levels.
But I'll always remember watching it back when and experiencing Queen smash it out of the stadium.
Looking back and moreso after viewing this film, Queen were never hip or cool or trendy. Quite the opposite in fact. I remember taking loads of stick off me mates for liking them. Oftentimes, they would end an argument (they were losing) with 'ignore him, he likes Queen'.
Watching their spats in this film is like watching the Harry Potter kids have a fight. They were quite posh and well to do, not punk or rock n roll at all. But they fired off some great songs down the years and boy, could they perform live.
I thought this film was a nice tribute to them.
*I predict an Oscar nom.
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