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Script
Editing. Taking footage and
assembling it in a sequence
in order to tell a story.
Visuals
Word on screen – “EDITING” (Word shows through to b-roll of
someone editing)
Intro song –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w84oDKIoZKs&list=PL06diOotXAJK7zaz09djhZwAUjVDUwSsf&index=6

Editing has gone through Footage:

many stages in its life; from
lining up pictures, to
cutting film, to the digital
editing we see today.
Sallie Gardner at a Gallop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-
ZJxDHDK9c
Hugo: Movie making (5:01) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWS5KlqgpR8
What it takes to edit big TV shows (1:23) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojMQlP1cR8

The zoopraxiscope. Image of the zoopraxiscope (add motion)

Invented by Eadweard Sallie Gardner at a Gallop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-
Muybridge in the 1870s, it ZJxDHDK9c
went on to create the first Zoopraxiscope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG5erS2GNG0
film – Sallie Gardner at a
Gallop. The zoopraxiscope
was a device that could
project images from a glass
disc. The photographs had
to be painted onto the disc
in order for it to be played
as the photos themselves
couldn’t be projected.
Shortly after, the Hugo: Movie making (1:34) -
Lumière brothers built the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWS5KlqgpR8
cinématographe. This was
huge for editing as you had
physical film to cut and
project. It could also
develop film, making
filmmaking much easier.
The cinématographe was Execution of Mary Queen of Scots -
used to make the first ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDG_wc19aU
special effect – The Game of Thrones (Rickard Karstark is beheaded by Robb Stark –
Execution of Mary, Queen 4:47) -
of Scots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvUGkw8Syj4
(Show film) [Sarcastically]
Exhilarating Text on screen – “Exhilarating” (word shows through to the clip of
Even though this is the execution of Mary)
unpolished and obvious,
we use this technique
today – just look at Game
of Thrones. It just goes to
show that some of the
older techniques are still
the best.
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The guy that really made a Show image of Georges Méliès.

difference to editing was Wow (11 seconds) -
Georges Méliès, a French https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlLMlJ2tDkg
filmmaker in the late 1800s
and early 1900s.
Can we take a second to
just appreciate that
moustache? *Owen Wilson
wow*
Georges Méliès’ most A Trip to the Moon -
famous film was A Trip to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FrdVdKlxUk
the Moon, made in 1902. It Avatar (Final fight) -
was the first ever Sci-Fi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lmrmx3cpWU
film, in which scientists
adventure to the moon and
battle aliens before
returning home. He was
well known for his
inventive use of editing to Avatar Mountains (1:14)
create special effects; it’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj-eeLVVq3g
cool to see how far we’ve
come since then. We no
longer rely on just editing
to create the effects; we
can create whole worlds
with just our computers.
Not long after Méliès, we Buster (1:39) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TyfOhn5Zcs
saw Buster Keaton enter
the movie business in the Text on screen “when NOT to cut”
1910s. Buster was very
important for editing as he Taken – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCKhktcbfQM
demonstrated a very
important editing Kingsman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onHfVUCKNGc
technique: knowing when
not to cut. This was Music - George Olsen & His Music - Big City Blues
important as it allowed the
viewer to focus on what
was happening within the
frame. Over-editing leads
to a choppy piece; by
knowing when not to cut,
you are able to better pace
a scene.
V1: Here is a horrible
example (Play clip from
taken) and here is a great
one (Play clip from
Kingsman)

V2: Ok, so let me run

through why this is so bad.
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You just don’t need this

many cuts. They add
nothing to the scene. This
can be done in 1 or 2 shots,
as they prove in Kingsman.
He also had excellent 1:35-1:48
pacing in his films (show https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=_J8XM1_rOTg
clip)
Originally, he was
supposed to make the
jump, but he thought it
would be interesting to
work it in.
During Buster’s time as a Editing on the moviola (1:44) -
filmmaker, the moviola was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZSLrLm2i8
invented. This was a big
development for editing as (Could show article with the moviola)
it was now possible to
watch what you were Charlie Chaplin (7 :34 cut to door shutting)-
editing as you went. The https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZrsuEWw9m8
original model was
invented in 1924, and in
1929, a model was
released that included
audio editing. This marked
the beginning of the end
for silent film
The moviola was used to Citizen Kane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4mQqVqRB7I
edit some of the biggest Psycho shower scene -
films of all time: Citizen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WtDmbr9xyY
Kane and Psycho being two
massive ones.
Psycho was directed by the Interview with Alfred (1:03-1:15, 4:25-4:36, 5:48-6:09) -
master of suspense, Alfred https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQE7Kv-9JU
Hitchcock. His view of Psycho second murder -
editing was so creative: just https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bieIiX5KLQ
look at how he understood
montage.

He basically invented a
new type of montage. He
made the impossible
possible through the power
of suggestion.

He goes on to describe
editing as the orchestration
(blend “the orchestration
into the interview). In the
film, we see the
orchestration through his
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cutting between shots. He

starts on a mid-shot, then
goes to a birds eye view,
and then to a shocking
close up as the man is
slashed across the face.
(Cut to Alfred talking about
size of image to create
shock)
There is also a technique Interview with Alfred (6:38) -
called the Kuleshov effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJQE7Kv-9JU
which Hitchcock goes on to
discuss. Show image of Lev Kuleshov
This technique was
developed by Lev Kuleshov, Kuleshov effect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gGl3LJ7vHc
a Russian filmmaker in the
1920s. It demonstrates the
power of storytelling that
an editor has when they
assemble a film. The order
of images changes the
meaning of a scene as it is
all down to what we imply
when given information.
And so, with just a few
simple cuts, the editor can
totally change how a scene
is perceived.
The next technological Steenbeck - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUxbfiZ_-9Y
advancement was the Editing on the moviola (1:44) -
Steenbeck flatbed 16mm 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZSLrLm2i8
plate ST200 editor.
This made editing much
easier and it was much
quieter than the previous
moviola – take a listen
(play both clips for
reference). Editing on the
moviola was the best way
to edit from its release in
1953, up to the 80s. But
before we get to the next
thing, there was something
very important edited on
the Steenbeck.
(Start by playing the song – Bohemian Rhapsody (3:26 and 3:45) -
begin voice over at 29s – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ
cut to instrumental or That’s What I Like -
make music quite) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMivT7MJ41M
Bohemian Rhapsody was Feels Like Summer -
released by Queen, and if https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1B9Fk_SgI0
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you didn’t know that then No tears left to cry -

just stop. Leave. Ok? Great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxKSjUwKdU
In 1975 this changed what
people thought was
possible for music videos,
with its exciting visual
effects: making the band a
kaleidoscope and having
them fade off in exciting
colours.
While these are simple
when compared with
modern music videos, at
the time this would’ve
likely been mesmerising.
Since then, visual effects
have become more
prominent in music videos,
but are now done by an
effects artist, rather than
by an editor.
I know what you’re Avid 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac1J1bLMucw
thinking. What was that?! AVID 1 (Text on screen, showing through to the promo video)
What is this dull logo Show the editing software logos.
sliding onto screen?
Where’s Ariana gone? I Face palm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZJUuDLqjzU
know it’s not that
impressive, but what if I
told you that what you just
watched is the beginning of
modern day editing? Avid
1. The first digital editing
system, was released in
1989. So what made Avid
so special? (Play his
description). This totally
changed how people
edited. We now had a
timeline which showed a
non-linear view of what
was being edited. This gave
editors the ability to go
back and change mistakes
they made, rather than just
being left with a big
problem and saying oh f-
(play face palm)

Avid led to the likes of:

Premiere Pro, DaVinci
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Resolve, Sony Vegas and

Final Cut.
Some editors took a long Tintin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NWtW699XME
time to switch to the Michael Kahn –
modern side of things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRQ7-rklQ5w
Michael Kahn, who edits
most of Steven Spielberg’s
films used the moviola to
edit until 2011. His most
famous work would be his
Oscar winning editing for
Raiders of the Lost Ark in
1981. He used digital
editing for the first time for
The Adventures of Tintin.
Another significant editor Joker (1:37) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo22d0vWqe0
in modern cinema is Lee Dunkirk (55s) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0BTHkvbto
Smith, who edits most of Interstellar (55s) –
Christopher Nolan’s films. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTpbZ_Psbeo
Interview (4:30) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6Jbf0LmtIs
His editing has a great flow
and he creates a great pace Saving Private Ryan (1:44) -
to the films he edits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSKerypwUDM
Dunkirk: The Mole (47s) -
He also does a great job of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9kop5uKk4
creating suspense, look at Dunkirk: The Sea (12s) -
the opening scene: we https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYpgYmDcZfQ
never see the shooters, just Dunkirk: The Air (9s) -
the soldiers running. This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52vVsMdBkc
draws focus to the struggle
of the soldiers, rather than
relying on big effects to tell
the story… like some films
do (Show Saving Private
Ryan)
Sherlock. One of the best Pool scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOGXSFK3Xsw
edited shows ever, let’s Sherlock opening sequence -
take a look into one of my https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApNy2RWzLXA
favourite scenes. Pub scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aZOOcTt0E4

In this emotionally charged Facing the hound - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EKa-

scene, we see Sherlock XFoAxY
becoming increasingly
distressed due to the
hound (insert him saying
gigantic hound) he saw out
in the woods on a case. As
he deduces over the
mother and son, the
editing remains somewhat
slow, allowing the audience
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to keep track of what’s

happening; creating a
beautiful parallel between
Sherlock and the mother
and son, rather than just
being cut, cut, cut, cut ,cut,
like some things do (play
clip from taken again). It
also draws focus to the
acting of Benedict
Cumberbatch and lets us
witness his emotional
performance.
The show also makes use Deducing the plane -
of some great visual effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYXhA8VG8Lw
to go with the editing in I am SHERlocked (2:50) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
order to give us a look into bBHT158E0s
what Sherlock is thinking.
These are just a few
examples of how great
editing can really make a
show memorable. (Fade
out the SHERlocked scene)
Music videos also improved Girls Like You (37s) -
with digital editing. Girls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJOTlE1K90k
Like You makes use of a You Are The Reason -
great combination of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShZ978fBl6Y
camera work and editing to
create this seamless effect.
They get very bold with it,
but I had to speed it up as
it’s kinda slow.
The parallel editing in You
Are The Reason is another
great example of modern
editing. We cut from one
scene to the next
throughout the whole
video, as if we were just
peering into peoples’ lives
through a window.
Visually, we can see a huge
development from the old
days of a kaleidoscopic
Queen. The effects are
more technical and, in my
opinion, more impressive
and used to greater effect.
To finish this all up, let’s Baby Driver (17s) -
look at my favourite piece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM
of editing. Baby Driver.
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Paul Machliss was the Paul Machliss (10:18) -

mastermind for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPIJIRS9vUU
spectacle of editing. Let’s Tequila Shootout -
have a listen (play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFXOR2yoWCg
interview at 10:18).
Each shot is perfectly
edited to the beat. Every
action in perfect
synchronisation with the
song to create a brilliant Baby Driver (1:53) -
piece of cinema. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM
This was brilliant to watch
as while any idiot can cut
to a beat, this was total
synchronisation. Every shot
represented part of the
drum solo. The guns
became instruments.
We see this throughout the Fade to black - credits
film, just look at the
opening scene with the
shotgun: (Play shotgun at
start)
This is another piece to go
down in the history books,
I wonder what we’ll be
looking back at in another
hundred years’ time….
End v2:
So this is editing; an ever
evolving art, key to the
production of film. I
wonder what’s next for
editing.