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The promise of makeability: digital video editing and the cinematic life

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The promise of makeability: digital video editing and the cinematic life. / Mackenzie, Adrian; Furstenau, Marc.
In: Visual Communication, Vol. 8, No. 1, 02.2009, p. 5-22.

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Mackenzie A, Furstenau M. The promise of makeability: digital video editing and the cinematic life. Visual Communication. 2009 Feb;8(1):5-22. doi: 10.1177/1470357208096207

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Mackenzie, Adrian ; Furstenau, Marc. / The promise of makeability: digital video editing and the cinematic life. In: Visual Communication. 2009 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 5-22.

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