{"product_id":"9781041203650","title":"How Great Film and Television Editors Bring Characters to Life Story, Subtext, and the Crafting of Performance","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHow Great Film and Television Editors Bring Characters to Life\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStory, Subtext, and the Crafting of Performance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Hawley | Jason Bruce Rosenfield, ACE\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Film \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the ways in which great Editors are essential in crafting compelling and multifaceted characters in film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning film editors and teachers Peter Hawley and Jason Bruce Rosenfield, ACE take readers inside the invisible art of film editing. The book examines plot vs. story development using Sanford Meisner's river and canoe metaphor, and demonstrates how to create experiential narratives through anticipation, expectation, and surprise. Readers will discover the art of visualizing the invisible through reaction shots, eyes, and body language, while also mastering the use of dialogue, silence, pacing, and counterpoint to reveal power shifts. Conversations from acclaimed, award-winning editors who bring years of experience and insights gained from careers devoted to powerful storytelling and filmmaking are featured throughout the text. Further enhanced with illustrations and film scenes, this practical guide bridges technical knowledge with the emotional intelligence required for compelling character development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book serves editors, directors, and cinematographers at the advanced student and professional levels, as well as all filmmaking professionals seeking to understand the storytelling synergy between editing and storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is further supported by a series of videos drawn from the authors’ original Chicago master class, offering practical demonstrations of the concepts discussed and helping readers apply these techniques in real-world creative practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Hawley\u003c\/b\u003e has been a professor at the School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago since 2017. In 2026 Loyola awarded him the Magis Award for Teaching Excellence. Prior to Loyola Peter was the Dean of Columbia College Hollywood, Tribeca Flashpoint College, and an instructor at Columbia College Chicago. He has been the Director of the Illinois Film Office since May 1, 2019. A graduate from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, Peter has been a working filmmaker for nearly 40 years, producing and directing feature films, documentaries, TV commercials and music videos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Bruce Rosenfield\u003c\/b\u003e is a winner of three Emmy Awards. His collaborations as editor, director, producer, writer, and creative consultant have garnered an Oscar nomination, a Peabody Award, a DGA Award, an R.F. Kennedy Award, numerous additional Emmy Awards and nominations, Sundance Festival premieres, and creative partnerships with directors ranging from legendary director Robert Altman to three-time Oscar-winning documentarian Mark Jonathan Harris. After ten years teaching at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, in 2025 he joined Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film \u0026amp; Media Arts, where he is the editing mentor for the undergraduate program. A mentor with Film Independent, Stowe Story Labs’ Screenwriting Workshops, and the American Film Showcase, he served as Associate Director of American Cinema Editors (ACE), three terms as Governor of the Television Academy and two decades on its Picture Editor and Documentary Peer Group Executive Committees. Rosenfield’s essays have appeared in industry periodicals CineMontage and CinemaEditor. His most recent, Subject to Change, appears in Editing for the Screen, Routledge’s newest edition to the PERFORM book series. His website can be found at jasonrosenfield.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041203650\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547525333132,"sku":"9781041203650","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041203650","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}