Her Name Was Moviola
Synopsis
Invented in 1922, the Moviola remained for a long time the dominant machine for editing film in English-language cinema. Mastering it allowed an editor, in tandem with the director and producer, to create a language and rhythm within a film. Her Name Was Moviola sees Academy Award® -winning sound and film editor Walter Murch working with a team to rebuild a Moviola editing suite to take us through the process of how a film was pieced together. Using two scenes from Mike Leigh’s 2014 drama Mr. Turner – reverse-engineered from digital to 35mm prints – Murch and his collaborators take us through the way the Moviola was employed to bring a multitude on individual shots together into one cohesive narrative. It’s a riveting deep-dive into a process that is key to every form of filmmaking.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2024 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 70 min
- Format
- Digital, 4K
- Director
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Howard Berry 1st Feature
- Producer
- Howard Berry
- Co-Producer
- Richard Craske
- Editor
- Howard Berry
- Screenwriter
- Walter Murch
- Director of Photography
- George Nicholls
- Sound
- Mike Wyeld
- Principal cast
- Walter Murch, Dan Farrell, Howard Berry, Mike Leigh
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The Curators! Ltd.
2 Beecroft LaneWalkern
Herts
SG2 7PE
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