This work sets out to classify film editor Walter Murch as auteur, a title that is normally given to film directors. In order to identify the features of auteur, the development of the concept of auteur is analysed and overviewed. Moreover, this book addresses film editing and the idea of personal editing style. In order to trace editing style of Walter Murch, two films - "Apocalypse Now" and "Jarhead" are analysed with the help of Barry Salts method of Statistical Style Analysis. "Apocalypse Now" was released in the end of the 1970s, and "Jarhead" in the mid of the 2000s. Both films deal...
This work sets out to classify film editor Walter Murch as auteur, a title that is normally given to film directors. In order to identify the features...