Dialogue Editing

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“industry” terms, a few of which are cited at the beginning of the glossary.
I won’t try to top those. However, some words that apply specifi cally to dialogue
editing are written in boldface when they fi rst appear in the text. These
words are defi ned or discussed in the glossary at the end of the book.
This book’s objective is to tell you about those things you can’t fi gure out on
your own. Dialogue editing may be misunderstood, but it’s not magic. If you
don’t lose sight of the needs of the fi lm and stick to a few rules, you can create
brilliant, interesting dialogue. This is a practical guide for getting the most
from dialogue tracks, telling a story with production recordings, and making
a huge invisible contribution to the narrative success of any fi lm.