An Introduction to Editing

Worksheet 1: An Introduction to Editing

What is editing?
A style of assembling audio and visual materials. 

When did editing begin? 
The Great Train Robbery (1903) ™Edwin S. Porter

What did DW Griffith contribute to editing?

Influenced the art of editing worldwide

What did Sergei Eisenstein contribute to editing? 

Transformed the principles of classical editing into something more consciously intellectualised he called montage. 

What is a montage sequence? 
The idea of putting together shots to forward theme as well as action

Glossary

Shot - A camera shot is the amount of space that is seen in a frame.

Sequence - A particular order in which related things follow each other.

Montage - The idea of putting together shots to forward theme as well as action