Editing NFL Films (section)

==Style==
Much has been made of the Films style. ''[[Salon.com]]'' television critic, Matt Zoller Seitz, has called NFL Films "the greatest in-house [[Public relations|P.R.]] machine in pro sports history...an outfit that could make even a tedious stalemate seem as momentous as the [[Battle of the Alamo|battle for the Alamo]]."<ref>Seitz, Matt Zoller (2011-02-07) [http://www.salon.com/life/super_bowl/index.html?story=/ent/tv/feature/2011/02/07/super_bowl The Super Bowl's bloated, chaotic spectacle], ''[[Salon.com]]''</ref>

NFL Films productions follow certain patterns.  Film is mostly used. One camera is dedicated entirely to slow motion shots and [[microphones]] are present on the sidelines and near the field to pick up both the sounds of the game as well as the talk on the sidelines. The narrators have deep, powerful, baritone voices.  Narrators have usually been from the [[Philadelphia]] metropolitan area, with well-known announcers such as [[John Facenda]], [[Harry Kalas]], [[Jefferson Kaye]], [[Andy Musser]], [[Jack Whitaker]], [[William Woodson]], and current announcer [[Scott Graham]] all having narrated NFL Films presentations. [[J.K. Simmons]] was tapped to narrate the company's one-hour recap of the [[2007 New England Patriots season|16–0 regular season of the 2007 New England Patriots]], while actor [[Burt Lancaster]] was tabbed for narrations in 1969. [[Burl Ives]] was also called upon to narrate the [[1971 Washington Redskins season|1971 Washington Redskins]] highlight film.

Team-specific films such as "year-in-review films" have occasionally been narrated by broadcasters or personalities involved with the team in question.  Examples include the [[1985 Los Angeles Raiders season|1985]], [[2000 Oakland Raiders season|2000]], and [[2001 Oakland Raiders season|2001 Oakland Raiders]] season reviews being narrated by actor and former Raiders player [[Carl Weathers]].  Former Giant [[Frank Gifford]] periodically narrated [[New York Giants]] season reviews (notably the company's [[throwback style|throwback]]-themed [[2013 New York Giants season|2013 season recap]]) until he died in 2015, and ex-Giants teammate [[Pat Summerall]] narrated highlight films for many teams until he died in 2013. 

[[New England Patriots]] [[play-by-play]] announcer [[Gil Santos]] narrated the year-in-review films of the [[1974 New England Patriots season|1974]], [[1976 New England Patriots season|1976]], and [[1978 New England Patriots season|1978]] seasons, and [[New Orleans Saints]] films from their inception in 1967 through 1979 were narrated by [[Don Criqui]], who called Saints games for the ''[[NFL on CBS]]'' in the team's early years, along with radio announcers Al Wester and Wayne Mack. Longtime [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA radio]] & [[KDKA-TV]] personality [[Larry Richert]] often narrated films of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] prior to becoming the team's [[PA announcer]] at [[Acrisure Stadium]] and continues to do so today. (Richert is also the brother-in-law to [[Miami Dolphins]] legend [[Dan Marino]].) Other programming such as "NFL Films Presents" and its Super Bowl Recap hosted by Carissa Thompson has been narrated by veteran actor and voice actor Leonard Dozier.

The style of film has been called ''tight on the spiral'', a reference to the frequently-used [[slow-motion]] shot of the spinning football as it travels from the quarterback's hand to the receiver. This shot usually consists of showing the quarterback throwing the football, then the camera zooming in to focus on the spinning ball, as the ball starts to descend, the camera zooms out, showing the result of the ball landing into the receiver's hands. NFL Films also dubs [[sound bites]] of local radio broadcasts over key plays, because radio announcers are typically more enthusiastic about their home teams than are the network television broadcasters. 

In addition, NFL Films often uses multiple camera angles (with an emphasis on close-up shots that often exaggerate the speed of the players in real-time).  The company's films also employ muscular orchestral scores from a wide variety of musicians, notably [[Sam Spence]], [[Johnny Pearson]] (whose "[[Heavy Action]]" became the theme for ''[[Monday Night Football]]'') Frank Rothman, Ralph Dollimore, Udi Harpaz, [[Malcolm Lockyer]], [[Jan Stoeckart]] (under his varied stage names such as Jack Trombey), [[Cliff Twemlow|Peter Reno]], Paul Lewis, Prameela Tomashek, [[Dave Robidoux]] and [[Tom Hedden]].  

The company's use of [[KPM Music|KPM Musichouse]] (Now KPM Music) tracks also notably included [[Syd Dale]]; tracks include "Maelstrom" for the company's [[1968 Minnesota Vikings season]] highlight reel and also the psychedelic-flavored jazz track "Artful Dodger" on the film recap of [[Super Bowl V]], specifically during the montage which shows [[Johnny Unitas]]'s 75-yard touchdown pass to [[John Mackey (American football)|John Mackey]] which was tipped in flight by [[Eddie Hinton (American football)|Eddie Hinton]] and [[Mel Renfro]] before landing in the hands of Mackey.

The company also makes prolific use of footage of players and coaches in the locker room after the game. With these techniques, NFL Films turns football games into events that mimic [[ballet]], [[opera]], and [[Epic poetry|epic]] battles.  Among the company's most famous creation is the poem and accompanying music cue "[[The Autumn Wind]]", which have become official themes for the [[Las Vegas Raiders]].