become an editor

[Erik Pontius]

Some books I’d recommend if you’re wanting to wrap your head around editing history and theory…this is not a complete list by any means, just what I’ve run across and found informative…read all you can.

In the Blink of an Eye, by Walter Murch

Behind the Seen: How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple’s Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema, by Charles Koppelman

On Film Editing, by EDWARD DMYTRYK

The Eye Is Quicker: Film Editing: Making a Good Film Better, by Richard D Pepperman

The Technique of Film and Video Editing, by Ken Dancyger

Another is not about edit per say, but is related in concept and theory, many of the rules are just as important to editing:
The Five C’s of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques, by Joseph V. Mascelli

Erik