History of editing

Lumiere brothers (1895):

Auguste and Louis lumiere, more famously known as the lumiere
brothers, held the first private screening of projected motion
pictures in 1895.their first public screening of films when people
were charged was on 28 December, 1895.this was a history making
presentation, as it featured ten short films. The moving images had
an immediate influence on the culture of films the editing of films.
Edison company (1889):
Edison studios was an American film production organization, owned
by Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in
1877, which was used for recording and reproduction of sound.
DW Griffith:
Created parallel editing, in other words known as cross cutting. This
technique is when you alternate between two or more scenes. This
made films more interesting as you had two things going on that
you have to follow.
Edwin S Porter:
Whilst at Vitascope, Porter was central in the organisation of the first
projected movie show in New York on the 23rd April 1896. He
continued to use his engineering skills in the laboratory at Edisons
Manufacturing Company but left to become a freelance projectionist
at the Eden Musee Theatre in 1898
Lev kuleshov (1910):
Lev Kuleshov, a Soviet filmmaker, was among the first to dissect the
effects of juxtaposition. Through his experiments and research,
Kuleshov discovered that depending on how shots are assembled
the audience will attach a specific meaning or emotion to it
George Melies (1889):
George Melies discovered fade in fade out editing technique and the
overlapping dissolving technique. He found this technique because
he was filming a bus driving down the road and half way through his
camera cut out. After he got the camera back on and started filming
the bus was gone and a horse and carriage was there. While editing
the film he saw that it appeared the bus changed into a horse and
carriage which changed the way people edited forever.

Clapperboard (1931):
A clapperboard is a device used in film making to assist the
synchronization of picture and sound. Also used to mark different
scenes and takes recorded. By using a clapperboard two tracks can
be precisely synchronized by matching sound and movement.
Steenbeck-(1931):
The word Steenbeck is a brand name for a type of flatbed film
editing.
The name Steenbeck is now widely known in the film editing
industry. There are more than 25,000 machines in operation around
the world. However nowadays most editing is done digitally. Devices
like the Light works non-linear film editing controller still use the
Steenbeck physical layout for controlling the process.
VHS-(1970):
The VHS or Video Home System is a use of analog recording. The
1970s started the magnetic tape video recording became a major
part of the television industry, via the first commercial video tape
recorders. At that time, the devices were used only in expensive
professional environments such as television studios and medical
imaging.
Foley:
Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added
to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio
quality. This nowadays is known as non-diegetic sound when there is
added sound.