Conversation

The book The Conversations provides insight to the often invisible world of movie editing. the book surrounds Walter Munich and several conversations with Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient". Munich's resume is very impressive he has worked on such films as very impressive - "Apocalypse Now", all three parts of "The Godfather", "American Graffiti" just to name a few. He seems to have an uncanny ability to find the best possible flow for a movie and conform the scenes to the flow. I personally think the two of them are extremely artistically gifted. They have each been a part of oscar winning films. Their interactions really provided an interesting take on cinema. The most significant realization I came away with after reading this text was the importance of their craft to movie making. They essentially dictate how the viewer perceives the actors and story. I feel as though an actor is only as good as the editor presents him to be. He stated that he does not watch any other movies while in the editing process. I like the idea of him not wanting anything to interfere with his train of thought.