AI-summarized Oscar-winning editor's book: emotion drives 51% of cuts
vista8 · x · 2026-09-26
The author used AI to extract key points from In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch, the Oscar-winning editor of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather.
Notable takeaways: emotion is the dominant factor in cut decisions (51%), ahead of story; blinking marks the brain's natural "cut points" as people settle a thought, informing pacing. Murch's shooting-to-final ratio was 95:1 — similar to the author's recent Yuri concert edit.
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