On editing, Don Larsson mentioned,
 
Depending on how far back you want to go, you should consider
Eisenstein's FILM FORM and THE FILM SENSE.
 
Was I asleep at the switch, or did SCREEN-L miss commemorating the
centenary of  S. M. Eisenstein's birth, on the 23rd of January?
 
Blaine.
 
 
Blaine Allan                   [log in to unmask]
Film Studies
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada  K7L 3N6
 
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