Creative Digital Media Production Unit 1: Lesson 1

Can you define editing?

Editing is cutting and placing scenes in order and adding sound &
special effects

Tutor definition...

Film editing is the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into
a coherent sequence

Developments in Editing Technology

What was the first editing machine?
What was the first video recorder?
Moviola
Switch between Multiple screens to cut the film

Ampex
What is linear editing?
What is non-linear editing?
List the pioneers of editing and what their contribution was...

Pick, cut and choose to place scenes wherever you want

Pioneer(s)

Contribution

Lumiere Brothers

Inventing film cameras

George Melies

One of the first cinemagicians, experimenting in,

special effects and focus on building narrative by
cutting
Cross cutting

Edwin S Porter

DW Griffith

Variety of different angles

Used more shots and cuts

Lev Kuleshov

Discovered that the audience derive more

meaning through sequence of images by applying
emotional connections rather than through actual
performance
Created powerful montages to manipulate
audiences emotion and views

Sergei Eisenstein
La Nouvelle Vogue

Created new styles and techniques such as the

Jump cut and breaking the 180 degree rule

What are the purposes of editing?

Purpose
Time

Space
Rhythm

Explanation
Speed up, slow down, compress time, flashbacks,
flash-forwards, to fit a specified running time, to
control time within the narrative.
Creating a logical and believable space between
characters or objects not sharing the same shot
The duration of shots controls the flow and beat of
moving image production which allows the
audience to understand the message or story