Quotes: Walter Murch

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. Walter Murch 

This is a quote made by Walter Murch which i find particularly interesting as in my eyes it relates to the fact of technology as well as the art of editing. The technology that we now have in regard to editing software has made it so that anyone is able to install a piece of editing software and can easily use it. For example,  the simple software that automatically comes with any PC that is movie maker sees editing at it's simplist form. You can easily import footage and make a short film in the matter of minutes. This software is used as a universal editing tool that is available to anyone who would want it. It can be seen as a simple task that anyone could perform and it is sometimes questioned on whether editing can be seen as an art form due to this. However, it is how this editing tool is used that defines editing between a hobby or an enjoyable task and the difference of seeing it as an art form. Anyone can make an edit, but it is the dedication and persistence that is put forward to an edit to make it as near to perfection as possible that defines an amateur from a artist.