Early editing was a lot harder than today as modern technology has improved the process. Before early editing, there weren't any cuts in the video. The first video was of a train passing a station without any narrative or cuts. Once the potential of moving image was seen The Lumiere brothers created the first-ever theatrical projection to an audience on the 22nd of March 1895 in Paris. Looking back with today's standards the motion picture is very primitive.
Once audiences saw the moving images they were horrified as they believed that the train was coming towards them. This was the first time real life was captured in video and the audience didn't know how to react. When directors decided to start the explore the potential of moving image and would cut the film and splice the two films together practically. The film would be taped together to create the cut between shots. The majority of the time editing would be linear, this means the film would be edited linear to the film timeline. The style of editing would have been linear and would have followed a story in chronological order. This means that the film was edited in time to the events happening in the film. Non - linear editing is the opposite where you show the story, not in chronological order. For example, Christopher Nolan is famous for his films being edited in a Non-Linear style. His film Memento is a clear example of this as the entire film is played from back to front.
The Moviola:
The Moviola is an editing machine that would allow you to watch a playback of the film whilst in the editing process. The device was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924. This device originally was designed for families to project film and view it with others. The concept worked but the price of manufacturing the device cost around $600 in the 1920s which today would be $7,500. It wasn't affordable for the everyday family so little sold. They were mainly used by directors and editors rather than the general public due to its price. The device took the film industry by storm and all of the main companies at the time were buying this product as it made the editing and viewing process a lot easier. Companies like Universal Studios, Warner Brothers and Charles Chaplin Brothers all had their own and used it in all of their productions from then on.
Offline and online editing:
Offline editing is a way of editing that is made much simpler than traditional editing. The footage used for offline editing is the footage used is what is known as 'proxy footage'. This footage is presented in an at a very low resolution, smaller file size and uses fewer data. This is why offline editing can be helpful, its quicker, more efficient and doesn't waste unnecessary data. To create this footage you create a copy of the footage you want to edit then compress it into a lower resolution to create the offline editing footage. Once the editing is complete you replace the compressed footage with the normal footage and add any effects on the new footage. Online footage was
References:
Advanced Video Editing, Cuvideoedit.com
LLC Revolvy, "Moviola", Revolvy.com
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