the history of editing and an introduction to the terminology

editing lesson two

The layout of premiere

Kolb (1984)

Introduced to Premiere

The edit you created

You presented it to groupand fed back onThe decisions made

How would you improve?

Edit lesson two

Edit?Google search for “edit” and look what you get

History of editingThomas Edison

(1847 – 1931)

Kinetoscope (1894) Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894 = first copyrighted film.

James Williamson of Hove(1855 – 1933)

First edited filmsFire! (1901)

The Big Swallow (1901)

Life of an American Fireman (1903) Edwin Stanton Porter (1870 – 1941)

• Worked for Edison• Copied idea off Williamson

• Added a new shot the Close up• Hollywood continuity editing

Editing in filmmaking is bornSoviet Montage

Lev Kuleshov (1889 -1970) Hitchcock explains

Sergei Eisenstein(1898 – 1948)

Developed the theory

A film editor must creatively work with the layers of images, story, dialogue, music, pacing,

as well as the actors' performances to effectively "re-imagine" and even rewrite the film to craft a cohesive whole. Editors usually play a dynamic role in the making of a film

Editing definition

Engage in imaginative and creative activity in

their own media production coursework and develop an appreciation of the imagination

and creativity of others (what you are evidencing next!) in the creation of media

texts.

OCR coursework definition

“Editing• Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems. • Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.

• Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects. Editing:• Pacing of show, sound levels, use of silence, continuity, post-production effects, transitions.”

OCR Media Specs definition

Research the Word you have been given e.g. Transition

group research task (mixed!)

Find a description that you think fits

Find examples from films. Note down links use screenshots

Come back as a group and share ideas with other group members, note anything down you have missed.

Research the Word you have been given e.g. Transition

group research task (mixed!)

Find a description that you think fits

Find examples from films. Note down links use screenshots

Come back as a group and share ideas with other group members, note anything down you have missed.

Now that you are back in your production groups tell your other group members what

you have learnt.

Whilst you are listening take notes.

Repeat until you all have a note of all the techniques you have researched.

Back to your original groups

Create a blog post called

Editing (within the category of post production)

Discuss the History and also the techniques you have learnt

BONUS POINTS! – Discuss in your blog how you could use these in your title sequence!

Blog write up