ABSTRACT
Film editing is equated to the magician’s craft. It requires the manipulation of audience perceptions. The editor’s tricks include the intercut, pacing, rhythm, shot restructuring, and time shifts. Stealing a shot to repurpose it elsewhere in the film is a common technique. An example is found in The Trial of the Chicago 7, with writer–director Aaron Sorkin’s comments. The power of the intercut is illustrated through the writer’s work in such well-written scripts as Jurassic Park and Pachinko. This approach is also examined in the editor’s restructuring of scripted scenes from other films. Ryan Coogler’s (Black Panther) idea about character in relation to action scenes is also included.
