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George Tomasini (born April 20, 1909, died November 22, 1964) was an American film editor, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, who worked very closely with film director Alfred Hitchcock in the decade 1954-1964. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 Tomasini edited Hitchcock's most well-known works, such as Marnie (1964), the horror film classics The Birds (1963) and Psycho (1960), North by Northwest (1959), Hitchcock's masterpieces Vertigo (1958)and Rear Window (1954), as well as other memorable films such as the original Cape Fear (1962). Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph North by Northwest ( 1959) is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and Vertigo ( is a Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak and featuring Barbara Rear Window is a Suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on Cornell Woolrich 's Short story It Had to Be Murder Cape Fear is a 1962 film about an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal whom he helped to send to jail

George Tomasini was known for his innovative film editing which, together with Hitchcock's stunning techniques, redefined cinematic language. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an Tomasini's cutting was always stylish and experimental, all the while pursuing the focus of the story and the characters. His dialogue overlapping and use of jump cuts for exclamation points was dynamic and innovative (such as in the scene in The Birds where the car blows up at the gas station and Tippi Hedren's character watches from a window; as well as the infamous "shower scene" in Psycho). A jump cut is a cut in Film editing where the middle section of a continuous shot is removed and the beginning and end of the shot are then joined together The Birds ( 1963) is a Horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the Short story of the same name by Nathalie Kay 'Tippi' Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress with a career spanning six decades Psycho is a suspense / Horror film directed by auteur Alfred Hitchcock, from the Screenplay by Joseph George Tomasini's techniques would be groundbreaking and would influence many film editors and filmmakers many years into the future, although few have matched his excellence. Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

Like Alfred Hitchcock, George Tomasini never was awarded an Academy Award. Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for North by Northwest, but Ben-Hur's editors won the award that year. The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 North by Northwest ( 1959) is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and Ben-Hur (or Benhur is a 1959 Movie directed by William Wyler, and is the third film version of Lew Wallace 's novel Ben-Hur

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