This annotated bibliography contains 17 sources used to research film editing techniques. The sources include books, films, documentaries, websites, lectures, articles, and TV shows. They provide examples of editing styles and techniques, definitions of key terms, biographies of editing pioneers, and insights from professional editors on their process and collaboration with directors. The sources helped contribute to the writer's understanding and analysis of editing for their final written report.

1. Unit 16 and Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography
Type of Text Full Reference Sections used
[Detail page numbers or
minutes]
Comment on relevance and purpose of the text and
comment of how this was useful in contributing to
your final written report.
1 Book/website/TV Murch, W. (2001) In the Blink of an Eye. 2nd Edition. Los
Angeles, Silman-James Press. ISBN: 1-879505-62-2
Pg. 18, 43 and 63 Helps to get information in how to cut films happen by
using own personal experience when editing film. With the
reasons behind each cut to help make the audience get
involved in the films storyline.
2 DVD/TV Series Criminal Minds Season One (2005) TV series. Created by
Jeff Davis. US: The Mark Gordon Company
Episode 1 Found good examples of transition between scenes and
other types of camera angles. Also this episodes storyline
is a good example of developing drama but also it
engages the audience to think about what is happening on
screen.
3 DVD Ladder 49 (2004) film. Directed by Jay Russell. US: Buena
Vista Pictures
Range of scenes within
the film
Found good examples of t types of camera angles, but is
also an example of motivated as it uses flashbacks to
increase the tension of the film but also keeps the
audience engages the viewer.
4 DVD/TV Series The Bill (1984) TV series. Created by Geoff McQueen.
UK: Thames Television
Season 25 episode 22 Good examples of Seamless editing during the chase
scene but also uses a range of different shots to help
follow the action in the scene.
5 Website College Film and Media Studies (2010) Reference Guide
[Online] Available at
http://collegefilmandmediastudies.com/editing/
[Accessed: 22nd September 2015]
Reference Guide Helped to give definitions and to add more information to
make the terms make sense.
6 Documentary The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Whole Documentary From first hand editors and directors as they speak about
why they used cuts and how the film industry turned
digital.
7 Website Best Film Editing Sequences of All-Time [Online]
Available at http://www.filmsite.org/bestfilmediting5.html
[Accessed: 19th October 2015]
Gives examples from films of different cuts.
8 Website Early Cinema[Online]Available at:
http://earlycinema.com/pioneers/acres_bio.html
[Accessed:22ndOctober15]
Early Pioneers Givesdetailsinformationonthe earlypioneersof the film
industryandthe work theyhave done
9 Website Wikipedia:KuleshovEffect[Online] (2015) Available at: Specifics section Helpedtounderstand whatthe Kuleshoveffectdid

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_Effect
[Accessed:22ndOctober2015
duringfilm.
10 Video 180 Degree Rule - Five Minute FilmSchool (2014)
[Online]Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTNUq-stj6M
[Accessed:23rdOctober2015]
Whole clip Exampleswhatthe 180-degree rule isandhowit isused
to helpthe audience.
11 DVD Lord of the Rings:TwoTowersExtendedEdition(2002)
Createdby:Sir PeterJacksonNewZealand: NewLine
Cinema
Behind the scenes Showshowthe filmwascreatedfrompre-production
throughto post production
12 Video How Mad Max: Fury Road DirectedYOU! - Frame By
Frame (2015) [Online] Availableat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wCrdINidls
[Accessed:22nd
October2015]
Whole clip Exampleseye trace andhowit followsthe actionof the
scene
13 Lecture Tony Edwards (2015) RTS FilmEditingTalk.Hartlepool
SixthFormCollege,Lecture theatre,5th
October2015
Notes from lecture Notesfromthe lecture fromsomeone whoknowswhatit
takesto create a filmandthe workthat needstogo
before andafterthe camera has stoppedrecording.
14 Newspaper
Article
SallyMenke,‘QuentinTarantionandIclicked’The
Observer,6th
December2009
Highlighted notes Explainsthe relationshipbetweenthe editoranddirector
but alsohowtheycan disagree aboutwhentocut.
15 Online Article The Art of FilmandVideoEditingPart1 [Online]
Available at:
http://www.videouniversity.com/articles/the-art-
of-film-and-video-editing-part-1/
[Accessed:03rd
November2015]
Highlighted notes Exampleshoweditingisaninvisible artbutalsowhy
some shotsare usedinfilmslike tocreate tensionor
drama
16 Website Filmsite Movie review –ToKill A Mockingbird(1962)
[Online]
Available at:http://www.filmsite.org/toki.html
[Accessed:10th
November2015]
Story line Reviewonthe filmbutalsohowitwas setout and the
reasonsforthe filmstyle withthe long scene,which adds
drama.
17 Film The Hobbit:An UnexpectedJourney (2012) Createdby
Sir PeterJacksonNewZealand:NewLineCinema
Behind the Scenes Pre-productionthroughtopost productioncomments
and interviewswiththe filmmakers