The Hurt Locker: Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
Here is your winner. This is a movie that takes you right inside the action with the bomb techs. This film has a very tight, tense feel that makes it feel very personal. There are character moments that drill in on our main characters that work very well, but it is the action sequences where the editing shines. The editors had hundreds of hours of footage from digital and Super 16mm sources to work with, which had to be a chore and a half to work with. They use a great mix of first person perspective, wide shots, and tight close-ups to draw you in and keep your attention. This is a very strong, well paced film. This focus and tight, personal editing is what will push this to the top.
Article comments
1 - Bryan
Better yet, isn't good editing that which you do not see?
That's a very old school Hollywood approach to film editing. Good editing can (and should!) be as much an artistic decision as cinematography, music, acting, etc.
However, judging the editing is a technical exercise as opposed to an emotional one…
Well, no, that's not really true either. Sure, there's a technical component to editing, but there's also a poetic one. The juxtaposition of images appeals as much from an emotional/visceral perspective as it does from the intellectual.
2 - doug m
Much like your cinematography piece, your opening fumbles along, with almost the same words, and makes clear you don't understand your subject matter, as Bryan clearly demonstrates. Many, particularly members of the French New Wave, who made a virtue out of the jump cut, would also disgaree with your assessment that editing shouldn't be seen or has no emotional context.
You should put in some effort to learn about the subjects you are writing about if you expect anyone to take you seriously.