The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · 99 min · Director: Wendy Apple
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Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Curiosity 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Awe30%
- Curiosity25%
- Excitement20%
- Inspiration15%
- Nostalgia10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Curiosity, Excitement. Genres: History, Documentary. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Curiosity and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 7.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Curiosity
- Inspiration
- Awe
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Inspiration
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Curiosity | Inspiration | Awe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 56 % | 40 % | 34 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 55 % | 34 % | 28 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 52 % | 26 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 52 % | 52 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 56 % | 24 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 55 % | 23 % | 22 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 58 % | 51 % | 22 % | 20 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 53 % | 27 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 52 % | 54 % | 27 % | 17 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 51 % | 23 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 51 % | 22 % | 13 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 53 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 55 % | 23 % | 18 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 54 % | 28 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 50 % | 27 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 51 % | 28 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 52 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 55 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 50 % | 44 % | 27 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Inspiration | 55 % | 39 % | 48 % | 22 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Wendy Apple
- Written by
- Mark Jonathan Harris
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States, Japan, United Kingdom
- Genres
- History, Documentary
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Awe
- Data updated
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