Interviewing a Legendary Film Editor, Walter Murch

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I met Walter Murch. A legendary film editor and sound designer. This is an exclusive interview with some amazing insights from the three-times Oscar-winning artist.
Recorded during the 30th EnergaCamerimage Film Festival.
We talked about music editing in Godfather, his approach to editing a scene, standing desks, the future of film editors, and more.
Hosted by your truly, Piotr Toczyński.
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0:00 - Intro & Context
0:33 - Why Editors Should Stand
5:23 - Editing During Film Production
7:52 - System of Editing a Scene
10:55 - Music Editing
14:27 - The Future of Editing
16:06 - On Editing Directors
17:57 - Common Misconception about Editing
22:24 - Writing a New Book
22:44 - His Directing Experience
24:09 - Improving Your Editing Sense
26:00 - How to Comfort Directors Depressed About the Assembly Edit
28:04 - Outro
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Made Possible by:
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of the Art of Cinematography,
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- and my wife, Ania!
Special Thanks: Joey Alderson, Łukasz Rafiński, Łukasz Marcinkowski, Dariusz Kuźma, and Justyna Czarna.
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Пікірлер: 77

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing with your colleagues and upvoting the video! :)

@annatoczynska2943 Жыл бұрын

Great interview 🔥👏 I am so proud of you my dear husband! ❤️ I know how important this interview was to you and how much it meant. Mr. Murch is a wonderfully inspiring person.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thank you, wife :D You made it possible ❤

@VashiNedomansky Жыл бұрын

Congrats to both of you for making this a reality. Walter was so engaging and open with his responses and his compliment to you at the end must be extremely rewarding! A wonderful interview indeed! Kudos!

@schwarzemilch Жыл бұрын

Aww. You both are so sweet. Thank you both for making this happen!

@ReubenSingham Жыл бұрын

I was sitting when I was watching this. Now I'm standing up. 😂 Thanks Piotr for this great interview!

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Haha :D good one, Reuben :) I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@BooneLovesVideo Жыл бұрын

Whoooooaaaaaaa!! Congrats man.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jason! It's Mr. Murch we should be thanking :D

@ErwannKerroch84 Жыл бұрын

NO FREAKING WAY MAN !!!! Congrats !!

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Trust me - that was my reaction as well ;)

@nithinsuku Жыл бұрын

Great questions. Thank you for this interview.

@KwasnikPictures Жыл бұрын

Wow amazing interview!🎥🔥👌

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Piotr! 😊

@gaurankmishra6502 4 ай бұрын

What a wonderful interview..

@cttp 4 ай бұрын

I have a second interview with Mr. Murch you might like. And most recently I published an interview with Eddie Hamilton. It's a great one as well

@gaurankmishra6502 4 ай бұрын

@@cttp surely will watch both... I am also a budding editor these insights are very helpful from the masters

@Taba Жыл бұрын

Few years ago Piotr inspired me to buy a standing desk. Man this was a great health improvement 💪😎👍 I am glad you talked with Walter about this topic - we need to think about our bodies more often!

@cttp Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could have a positive impact on you :D My journey with a standing desk started with Walter Murch so this question was important to ask :)

@Taba Жыл бұрын

@@cttp good to know it is spreading around 👍👍👍

@stratospheric-tv Жыл бұрын

Lovely interview. Thank you bringing these amazing guests to us! 🙏

@cttp Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@schwarzemilch Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this was so inspiring for my own editing work. I could have listened way longer to you. A wonderful interview. Great questions and precious insights from a true editing genius.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

And I could have talked to him for much longer. Unfortunately I was under a time limit :)

@sanjayjayaprakash9550 Жыл бұрын

Whoa! Perfect answers are the gift for perfect questions! Appreciate the effort for this priceless interaction..

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

@robertroot9863 4 ай бұрын

Superb program and excellent interview with one of America's finest film editors and sound designers. Thank you so much for sharing this. You deserve exponentially more subscribers and I hope you continue to grow. Wishing you and your family the very best.

@cttp 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Robert! Btw, I have another interview with Mr. Murch as well. About his upcoming book. You might like it as well :)

@raywatts5702 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting interview, thank you.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@joerivandenberghe7193 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! ❤

@cttp Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@AlanBerry Жыл бұрын

Legendary! Thanks for this.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

It's been my pleasure all the way through.

@mrdolo94 Жыл бұрын

Lovely. I personally think this is an eye opener for all film editors now and for the future

@cttp Жыл бұрын

100% :)

@mrjonnymac Жыл бұрын

Finally catching up - Loved the discussion about music, as a John Williams fan I love how music guides me, but the contrast example of the Godfather was great to help the visuals and acting of the scene guide your emotional reaction. The music validates the emotions created from the acting. Great way to think about the films.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

I loved that comparison as well :)

@tapaschakraborty9792 3 ай бұрын

Hi.... from India. Wonderful interview...❤

@Woodydelray Жыл бұрын

Hey Piotr, thanks for this, so insightful. Walter Murch is such an inspiration, in the Blink of an Eye is a book every editor working at every level should read. I'm sure you could have chatted with him for hours 🙂

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Indeed! Unfortunately, I had time limit but I could go on for hours, as you said yourself :)

@nicolasfieldsoundservices 5 ай бұрын

Wow this is awesome! Thanks so much.

@cttp 5 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@user-mr9iu1vc9u 10 күн бұрын

This was great

@mysterymobberly9627 Жыл бұрын

Whoa! You snagged the biggest editor interview possible it seems like! I remember reading "In the Blink of an Eye" in film school. Beautiful book. I love your videos too. Your passion for the craft is infectious. I currently work as a news editor--have you ever worked in news? On the one hand, I love having fresh new content to edit every day (or just anything at all haha), on the other hand, it just makes me want to embark on more creative endeavors. Just got to find a friend who has the time to shoot a feature film haha.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I have not worked in news. But I'm looking for that friend as well :D If I won't find it next year, I'll have to do it myself ;)

@DerekLieu Жыл бұрын

Great interview! What an honor 😮

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Yes, It was a huge honor!

@jean-yveschantoiseau3110 Жыл бұрын

Great questions. You did a good job. Thanks a lot

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

Жыл бұрын

Great and very interesting interview 🔥

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@yuddhveersingh710 Жыл бұрын

Godly🔥 and i love classic cinema so much man. i think Ai will never be a problem because machines don't have that sense of emotion . we as humans know which moment connects us. Thank you for this interview

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@TheFPSChannel Жыл бұрын

JEALOUS!

@bijomaTV Жыл бұрын

"So, Walter, tell me something about editing." "Yeah, sure. Blood is important on a second-by-second basis. The lymphatic system cleans in a matter of days, so the body did not dedicate a pump for the lymphatic system."

@cttp Жыл бұрын

:D that's why we love him, right?

@voltairengaCF Жыл бұрын

So underrated interview! Bet 80% of editors doesn’t know this guy.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid you might be right. But those who are serious about the craft, probably are. It's a great man!

@tokeburns Жыл бұрын

What a dream interview for any editor. Is Walter Murch in Europe now?

@cttp Жыл бұрын

He was in Poland for a couple of days in Nov 2022. I met him at a film festival - i could not believe my lack either :)

@ShadowCutFilms Жыл бұрын

I named my film production company Shadow Cut Films in honour of Walter Murch and his incredible book 'In The Blink Of An Eye'. Can't wait to dig into this interview!

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Let me know how you like it! :)

@tommyvasilev5012 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, mate

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

@TrollMeister_ Жыл бұрын

Great interview. I wish I could ask him what he thought of the editing in the film Amadeus. Especially the cuts between Salieri, the priest and the flashback scenes. It's a shame the film didn't win an Oscar for editing.

@cttp Жыл бұрын

I agree!. That would be an excellent question :)

@pgardecki Жыл бұрын

Keep up! Good work, pozdrawiam :)

@cttp Жыл бұрын

THX, Piotr! :)

@MMPHOTOANDVIDEO Жыл бұрын

ખુબ ખુબ આભાર તમારી ચેનલ ના માધ્યમ થી આ અમૂલ્ય વાર્તાલાપ સાંભળવા મળ્યો

@cttp Жыл бұрын

You're welcome :) Thanks for watching

@idm125 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Israel... great interview,,, you aproached him as an film editor, but its too bad you did not elaborate on his main expertize which is sound design and editing... look up his name in IMDB, he is listed there in some films as Sound Montage....

@cttp Жыл бұрын

Hi! I know he is. He did sound for Godfather 2, after all. Trust me, I'd live to have another 5 hours to ask him everything I'd love to know :) but my time was limited. I had 25 minutes with him and I actually ended up stretching it by a few minutes. Hopefully I get to interview Mr. Murch again! :)