Filmcraft by Michael Goodridge

Author:Michael Goodridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: 2011-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

HOGAN’S HEROES

Kahn’s first editing job was on the TV sitcom Hogan’s Heroes, which he worked on for six years, during which he learned the importance of not using a cold cut (a cut to a shot with nothing happening) and of not cutting too quickly from a joke to a reaction. It proved to be an excellent training ground for editing features, not least because George C. Scott, a Hogan’s Heroes fan, wound up asking Kahn to cut his film Rage.

A brief history of the Moviola

Tool of the trade: The Moviola was originally conceived in 1917 by inventor Iwan Serrurier as a home-movie projector, though its hefty price tag—due in part to the wooden cabinet it came in—made it an impractical purchase for most of the general public. In 1924, Serrurier retooled the device as an editing machine, the first of which was sold to Douglas Fairbanks Studios for $125 (about $4,500 today).

One frame at a time: The device’s chief innovation was that it allowed editors to view their film, frame by individual film, as they were editing. This did not become a crucial selling point until the advent of sound in 1928, which made precision cutting of paramount importance. The Moviola was quickly adopted by studios and remained the industry standard until the rise of electronic editing systems in the 1970s.

News on the march: Moviola sales spiked during World War II, as newsreels, military and propaganda films boosted demand for portable moviemaking equipment in the trenches. Before and after this period, Serrurier continued to add enhancements to his product, such as sound heads, rewinders, synchronizers and viewers for different shooting formats.

Pro and Kahn: Though he recently began using the Avid, Kahn has been perhaps the Moviola’s greatest champion among editors, sticking with the device long after his colleagues moved on to digital platforms. As George Lucas told Time’s Richard Corliss in a 2006 interview, “Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid.”

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