A Long Time Ago, in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away

My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More

De: Paul Hirsch

Narrado por: Richard Ferrone

Duración: 15 h y 48 m

Resumen del Editor

A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last 50 years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than 40 features.

Starting with his work on Carrie, Hirsch gives insight into the production process, touching upon casting, directing, cutting, and scoring. It’s a riveting look at the decisions that went into creating memorable and iconic scenes and offers fascinating portraits of filmmakers, stars, and composers.

Part film-school primer, part paean to legendary directors and professionals, the funny yet insightful writing will entertain and inform aficionados and casual moviegoers alike.

©2019 Paul Hirsch (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

For a fellow Editor, this book is priceless

There’s not many books about film editing that are so entertaining and enlightening. As a fellow editor, this is priceless because we don’t get many opportunities to share our experiences, and to hear similar experiences from a great one with such amazing credits and talent, is so affirming and inspiring. This book made me smile a lot and made me think about some of my personal approaches to film editing and collaboration. Really great book!

Honesty with Humility & Gratefulness

For anyone interested in knowing how the film industry works, please listen to this. A simple memoir that feels down to earth, with many jokes to lighten a journey filled with many storms and broken paths.

Thank you for a wonderful memoir. It made me think deeply about many similar paths taken - or not - a long time ago.

If you like moviemaking, you’ll love this journey!

Well written and very interesting….it moves along at a pace that you’d expect from a great editor. Really enjoyed hearing about his career and interactions on movies.

A must for anyone with passion for editing

This book for me was a game changer for me. Talk about an inside education. I was inspired and could not put it down. I was disappointed when was over. I'd love to meet Paul and I'm hoping if he does any lectures or appearances I'll hear about it. I searched him online with no avail. Really really loved it. I stumbled across it while searching audible for books about editing. I had not know Paul's name but his body of work is world famous. I know him now personally it feels. Can't thank him enough.

A wealth of information on the film industry throughout the years from the editor’s angle

Paul Hirsch dives directly into his work as a film editor over the years, featuring stories from when editing early Brian De Palma projects with Robert De Nero during the New Hollywood Renaissance of independent filmmaking back in early 70’s New York, to stories about working on Star Wars ranging from the Lucas Ranch in Marin County California, to working on set in London to breaking onto working on Hollywood sets as well. Hirsch fairly looks at the ups and downs which his success has given him. He remembers the flops just as much as his successful projects. He also explains the importance of a good director/editor relationship. This is an ever-changing industry, and Paul Hirsch does a real good job at putting a continuity to life as an editor which jumps form working on Steinbeck editing tables to Avid computer software. He has a great respect for the editing craft. I highly recommend this book for folks interested in filmmaking or film history.

Editing war stories

I realized near the end that, as a struggling editor, I've been listening to this book as though Paul Hirsch is a Ken Burnsian civil war soldier writing his letters and memoirs from the front lines trenches, faded sepia lettering of editing notes cross faded with Hirsch working at his moviola, only missing a lone violin to warble and close out each chapter.
The narration feels akin to voice acting- descriptive, flowing and evocative.
personally found the BTS narratives riveting and enlightening.
loved it, will definitely repeat.

Captivating

A thoughtful and insightful view from inside the collaboration of making great stories and movies.

A part of movies that gets overlooked.

I must admit that I never gave much thought to how an editor can make, or break, a film. Paul seems to have been part of a lot of great movies.

Like you were there! A great book of so many hits

From giving you the sense that you were there, to the education that you would have received with such an in-person experience, the book does a fantastic job of taking you everywhere the author went, enjoying the successes and failures as if they were partly your own. A great listen!!

Excellent, coherent and transparent.....

Unlike many Hollywood bios, this one, by arguably the finest editor of the '80s, is transparent and humble and resonates truthfulness that is refreshing and informative. Hirsch's love and respect of and fascination with his particular field is apparent through the telling of his own interesting narrative while the grudges and bitterness that is usually present in many of these types of bios is noticeably absent. Well worth the time.