https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression An analysis of early cinema productions and how processes and the quality of films has progressed in so many ways since then. en-us 2016-04-27 11:49:30 UTC 2016-05-11 10:48:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://nitratediva.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/head.jpg Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/107991598 Early on in the start of cinema, there was no such thing as editing. Films were simply made of just a single shot. No cuts, no effects, no transitions, no real lighting. Just a scene and a camera.]]> 2016-04-27 11:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/107991598 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/107993770 Melies, 1902

A Trip to the Moon - created by George Melies _ was one of, if not the first, films to feature editing and effects. It was a massive step forward in the history of cinema.]]> 2016-04-27 12:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/107993770 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108009019 Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, Lumiere Bros, 1895

Simply a train pulling into a station.]]> 2016-04-27 13:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108009019 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108009575 Edison, 1903

A slightly more sophisticated film arrived after the train film, but they still had their blips.]]> 2016-04-27 13:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108009575 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108011801 A 'moving image' was technically published before Arrival of a Train but it was very limited. With a very low frame rate and simple composition, it was more like a flick-book.]]> 2016-04-27 13:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108011801 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108013000 2016-04-27 13:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108013000 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108017038 George Melies was a hero of his time and persevered in the production of A Trip to the Moon despite the issues he faced.

Thomas Edison brought an American theme Train Robbery to life with similar techniques to Melies, showing much promise 8 years after that old train slid into station.

Melies was the original pioneer of editing, discovering through serendipity that shots could be stopped and started during filming, creating a cut. He used this to his advantage by applying it to the use of special effects. He discovered this effect when his camera jammed.

Edison used it even better to show a story, using heavy cross-cutting. Often, footage would overlap, and the same thing may appear to happen twice. That problem would be fixed later. ]]> 2016-04-27 13:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108017038 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108028450 D.W.Griffith pioneered in many of the editing techniques used today - particularly heavy cross-cutting and close-ups.]]> 2016-04-27 14:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108028450 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108028857 2016-04-27 14:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/108028857 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109183136
Continuity editing is the most prevalent form of editing around today. It forms a feeling of continuous time and space within the film. Cuts should be as inconspicuous as possible.

Montage editing is a more outdated method which is rarely employed today. It uses a kind of cross-cutting but within one scene. Cutting between faces and events is intended to create meaning by association.]]> 2016-05-04 11:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109183136 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109184442 2016-05-04 11:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109184442 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109184814 2016-05-04 11:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109184814 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109185133 2016-05-04 11:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109185133 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109185969 Linear editing is the old method of editing. Usually if not always using actual pieces of film. You can only make cuts in the film to change time between shots. Film cannot be taken out and moved to a different place in the film easily. Time can only be taken out of the film. It can't be rearranged.

Non-linear editing is the editing we know today and allows all sorts of cuts to be made. Separate pieces of digital film can be cut together and all sorts of intricate visual effects can be added.]]> 2016-05-04 11:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109185969 Gr3yH4m3 https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109188069
The porpoise of all this work is to tell a story. However it may be that you want to go about doing that, whether it be with seamless cuts or with a montage style, it's all in aid of telling a story. Without editing, you'd only have raw footage. Raw footage could never truly tell a good story, if at all. Especially after all the developments discussed here.]]> 2016-05-04 12:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Gr3yH4m3/EarlyCinemaProgression/wish/109188069