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Essay On Video Editing

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The immense improvement in motion picture development and complexity used in motion pictures have been driven by continuous technological growth and evolution, which is manipulated and ignited by great human inventiveness and initiatives. For this reason, most filmmakers have experienced the opportunity to practice and use several complicated video editing machines and crafts to develop films that give more complexed stories. According to Bordwell, Thompson, and Ashton (1997), film and video editing has achieved societal proximity and attitude that is driven by the evolution of rapid technology changes. This has resulted in the development of films and videos that are distinct in style, methods, and movements, that were not possible to achieve three decades ago; this achievement would be impossible without the introduction of advanced editing apparatus. Ray (2007) affirms that technological progression in areas such as the introduction of sound and video cutting (the continuity in video editing) has been linear.

THE SILENT PERIOD

Between 1895 and 1929, filmmakers were producing films that had no words, during this period. Additionally, during the era, the films that were produced were mainly “a working class” pastime films that appealed to the illiterate …show more content…

Moviola was first introduced in the editing industry in 1917. Moviola is believed to be the first technology to be introduced in the film cutting industry and was made by Engineer Iwan Serrurier. The idea behind this technology was to develop a machine that allowed people to watch motion pictures in the comfort of their homes. Moviola was one of the most innovative ideas but the machine was very expensive and very few people managed to buy. Consequently, Moviola was the first editing tool that was adapted and modified in 1924 by Iwan. However, the disadvantage is that it was costly to buy the Moviola

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