Cut When You Blink

Hollywood film editor Walter Murch teaches that the best way to create a good cut is by your blink.  Murch edited Apocalypse Now, Ghost, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, and many others.  Although he may be a little better known as a sound editor, he certainly has editing credentials.

Cut when you want to blink.

So far I've found this technique for film editing to be very helpful and insightful.  While some scenes and projects may require much more time than one blink, it can still be helpful to produce a naturally flowing scene.