Creative Digital Media Production Unit 1: Lesson 1

Can you define editing?

Cutting clips and putting them together to create meaning or a story

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
You can only edit film one way, forward

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

You are not restricted by one way editing and you can cut any part of
the film you wish whenerv you want.

Pioneer(s)

Lumiere brothers

George Melies

Edwin S Porter

D W Griffith

LEN Kuleshov

Eisentein

La nouvelle vogue

Contribution

They were some of the first film mkers and created

the first films, putting film making out there my
dude
Was one of the first Cinemagicians who
experimented with special effects, building
narratives and kept film making going
Edwin introduced cross cutting to American cinema

Started using a lot different camera angles and

shots. Was much more effective at cross cutting
than Porter
He experimented and discovered that the
audience derive more meaning through the
sequence of images by applying emotional
connections rather than through actual
performance
Used the work of Griffith and kuleshov to creat
powerful montages to manipulate the audiences
emotions and views
Took all the rules that had been clearly established
and enforced through classical Hollywood and
broke them all to create a new fresh editing style
involving jumps cuts and breaking the 180 degree
rule

What are the purposes of editing?

Purpose
Time
Space
Rhythm

Explanation
Speed up, slow down, compress, stretch,
flashbacks, flash forwards
Creating a logical and believable space between
characters and objects
Duration of shots control the flow and beat of the
moving image production, which allows the
audience to understand the message of the story