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Lee Smith was born in Australia in the 1960`s. He has worked in the film industry since the 80`s. He first started as a sound editor before he went into film editing. Lee was best known for his work when he worked with peter weir who is an Australian film director and Christopher Nolan whoContinue reading “Lee Smith”

Analogue editing was what editors had to do before the technology that is available today. What they had to do was take the positive copy of the film negative and feed it through a machine, they would also have to cut the film by hand. Digital is when editing in the 80`s editing was combinedContinue reading “Analogue and digital”

Following the Action and Multiple Point of View is when the camera follows what is happening on screen. It is used when a film has a lot of action or movement that is happening in a scene. This technique is so that the audience can follow the action and helps the shot stay focused onContinue reading “Following the Action and Multiple Point of View”

Camera editing is the technique when you shoot scene in order of when it is to be in the film, instead of editing it after shooting. Then leaving the edit already complete and no editing software needed as all editing is done on the camera. You can do this by filming in single camera, soContinue reading “Camera Editing”

D.W. Griffith was an American film director. He was born in 1875 in n LaGrange, Kentucky.  He grew up hearing his father’s love war stories, which shaped his movies in the future. At first, he wanted to be the one in front of the camera and writing the stories. But as he set out toContinue reading “D.W. Griffith”

Shot variation is using a variety of different sequences off shots using movement in a film. They include the long shots mid shots, close ups and extreme closeup. The different shots have a purpose in the film and affect the viewer. They can also keep scene more interesting as they focus on all angles insteadContinue reading “Shot Variation”

Sergei Eisenstein was Russian film director, he directed the films. Potemkin which was realised in 1925 Alexander Nevsky realised in 1939 Ivan the terrible which was realised in two parts, 1944 and the second part in 1958. Sergei was most known for the use of montages. But when he moved to do other projects, theyContinue reading “Sergei Eisenstein”

Manipulation of diegetic time and space is the editing technique when time is portrayed un-usually it can be used in films and music. It can be flashbacks, flashforward and the speed either making it slow down or speed up the film that it features in. For example. They could film hours of getting ready forContinue reading “Manipulation of Diegetic Time and Space”

The Lumière Brothers where French inventors, son of Antoine Lumière who had a photographic business. The brothers where pioneer manufactures of photography equipment.  They invented the Cinématographe an early motion – picture camera and a projector. With their new equipment the brothers created the film la sortie des ouvriers de l`usine Lumiere. But when translatedContinue reading “The Lumière Brothers”

Editing began when the first motion-cameras that were invented in the 1890`s. one of the first was the Cinématographe, invented by the Lumiere Brothers. Editing was limited when it first began, as it didn’t have the technology that is available to editors today. Productions where mostly one continues line of film, with no cuts andContinue reading “The Beginning of Editing”