Task 3- Editing History

What have been the most significant developments in editing history?

 Throughout the existence of movies, the development of editing has improved enormously. The first man ever to invent the motion picture was Eadweard Muybridge; in 1878 Muybridge photographed a horse named "Sallie Gardner" in fast motion. Here is the clip that shows the invention of the fast motion that Muybridge created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMqIwZhEVqQ

In this print screen it shows how Eadweard Muybridge put the whole motion picture, by taking different shots of the horse moving at that steady speed creates the ongoing motion of the horse moving and the camera following the movement of the shot. This layout of each shot shows clearly how Muybridge created the motion picture also shows how Muybridge edited each of the shots together by carefully placing them together to create a moving effect. I believe this motion picture was effective to everyone as it encouraged people to start creating films as Muybridge made it very clear how he created the film which would benefit other film creators. After Eadweard Muybridge creation people started inventing different ways in editing such as analogue editing.

I believe that analogue editing is a significant development throughout time as it has developed into digital editing which is used and still improving now days.
Analogue editing is a type of editing that was done before the existence of computers; analogue editing would have been done by hand which meant cutting and pasting different piece of films together which was then put through a machine such as a moviola. The reason why I believe this is a significant development is as it was the first ever form of editing a film which meant cutting different parts of the film and placing them in certain areas of the film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rbCK05H1yo
Here is a short clip of how analogue editing is used to edit a film. As everything was manual in analogue editing more time was taken into creating a film which also meant you had to be very careful as well as precise with certain shots because there is no going back and re doing your mistake.

Digital editing is a technique which allows you to cut and paste each shot, have access to any sort of frame, include different transitions such as fades. All these types of techniques cannot be created with linear editing this is the reason why digital editing is used to edit movies now days. I believe that digital editing is a very significant development from analogue as it is a more efficient way of editing a film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgRuz2xsEM 
In this clip it shows how to include different editing techniques whilst editing the shots using digital editing.
I find that this video shows how easy it is to actually create the film and include different types of editing techniques just by using the clips that where shot for the film. The advantages of using digital editing is how fast it is to create the film also the storage to save the film on is cheap which means anyone can make a film and edit it using the storage they have and not having to worry about the amount of storage they are going to need. However the disadvantages in digital editing is the amount of money you need to invest in order to make a good film as you would want the sounding to be good as well as the editing.


On the top is a type of machine they would use whilst analogue editing, and on the bottom is the new technology that is used to edit films digitally. Looking at both pictures you can see how editing has changed dramatically and how analogue editing developed into digital editing over the years. In the pictures you can see how both types of technology has developed. Digital editing gives you access to use more editing techniques whilst editing the film where as analogue editing you would be very limited with the types of editing techniques you can use, this is why editors would find there job as editing the film so much more efficient as well as enjoyable.









.People would believe that digital editing is given the freedom to manipulate different shots and clips as well as photos.
Here is an example of manipulating a picture using digital editing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKeFcmkIylo

In this clip it shows how digital editing software such as photo shop is used to manipulate the picture of the celebrity. This just shows how much the editing industry has improved significantly by first developing and editing a film just by doing everything manually to computers that do all the work.

Edwin S Porter was one of the first to ever invent the idea of editing in the film industry. What Porter did was create a range of shots and placed them together to create the story line of a film to make it interesting for the viewers and engage there attention more. In order to create the story line in the film, Porter used analogue editing which he did manually by hand cutting the film and editing different shot to create his story he wanted for the film, most of Porters films where analogue edited together.