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Most Of Us Are Searching-consciously Or Unconsciously- For A Degree Of Internal Balance And Harmony Between Ourselves And The Outside World, And If We Happen To Become Aware-like Stravinsky- Of A Volcano Within Us, We Will Compensate By Urging Restraint. By That Same Token, Someone Who Bore A Glacier Within Them Might Urge Passionate Abandon. The Danger Is, As Bergman Points Out, That A Glacial Personality In Need Of Passionate Abandon May Read Stravinsky And Apply Restraint Instead.

Looking At A First Assembly Is Kind Of Like Looking At An Overgrown Garden. You Can't Just Wade In With A Weed Whacker; You Don't Yet Know Where The Stems Of The Flowers Are.

The Notion Of Directing A Film Is The Invention Of Critics - The Whole Eloquence Of Cinema Is Achieved In The Editing Room.

By Manipulating What You Hear And How You Hear It - And What Other Things You Don't Hear - You Can Not Only Help Tell The Story, You Can Help The Audience Get Into The Mind Of The Character.

Film Editing Is Now Something Almost Everyone Can Do At A Simple Level And Enjoy It, But To Take It To A Higher Level Requires The Same Dedication And Persistence That Any Art Form Does.