General Notes On Past Editing

Computer editing came about during the mid 1900's period.

Each frame is about a 1/24th of a second long.

D.W Grififth was the first proper editor of that age and also the first person to use the close up.

The "invisible cut" was the art of blending shots to make it flow and make it look less seamless. These shots usually cut on movement for better flow and to match the shot.

The first editors were considered "hands for hire"

The editors and director work with each other more than anyone else.

The Russians used film to communicate with the illiterate.

Eisenstein Montages

Edward Porter created the first edited film about firemen in America.

The first editing machine was originally called a Moviola but also became known as the sowing machine because a lot of women were editors.

200 hours of footage are shot on average per production.

It took up to a year to film everything