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| | Steve Hunter talks film criticism |
 | | After recounting his career at The Baltimore Sun, where Hunter was, "the whole operation," Hunter gave a synopsis of his technique of critiqueing a film. |
 | | The third focal point was Editing, which Hunter described as the "secret rhythm of the film," and illustrated by Sam Pekinpah's "The Wild Bunch," in which various camera speeds aided in the emotional impact of the scenes, a technique copied from the Japanese director Ikura Kurosawa, and consequently studied by all film directors. |
 | | Closing linked to editing was the fourth critical element, Writing, which Hunter equated to the "construction of the film" and illustrated by a scene from Mel Brooks's "Young Frankenstein," in which the script flowed seamlessly from the serious to hilarious. |
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