AS1: Task 4: From Analogue to digital editing

From Analogue To Digital Editing

Before it all changed to digital editing, analogue editing was around. Analogue editing was all done by hand, nothing was done by using a software because computers wasn't invented yet. You had a copy of the positive film where all the footage went onto when it was filmed. they then took the film and cut it in different parts using a splicer and pasted it onto different pieces of film to create the cutaways. The films then had to be fed through a projector at a constant speed of 24 frames a second which makes the picture appear to be moving. Moviola was the first editing machine designed to edit movies, it allowed the film editor to view film while editing. Moviola was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924. 

Video editing
Before digital technologies became available magnetic tapes were used to store information, these are known as video tapes. Video editing is the process of editing segments of these tapes using a device that mechanically puts places of video tape together. the film has to be edited in the correct order. this is called linear editing.
Digital editing
Digital media is a form electronic media where data are stored in digital (as opposed to analogue) form. Digital editing is the use of computers to order and manipulate this digital data. there are many different editing programs such as: Adobe premiere, avid, final cut pro.
Digital film making uses bits and bytes strings to record, transmit and reply images, instead of chemicals of film. The whole process is electronic so there is no printing or "splicing" involved.  Digital editing soon overtook video editing as its much quicker and cheaper. the biggest pro is that you can edit digitally in any order.

Non-Linear Editing
Editing in any order is called non-linear editing. you can edit a sequence from the end of the film before you have started editing the first scene, the process uses electronic files so it makes it as easy as cutting and pasting text in a word document.

 Pros
The pros of Analogue editing are that it is quicker and more precise as the people responsible for filming and writing it would tend to take their time as they'd only get one shot, another pro is that it is safer as the film isn't stored on a computer which means that the likelihood of it being damaged was low. On the other hand there were some cons to Analogue editing. This includes the fact that if you did make a mistake, you would not be able to go back and edit it, and therefore the film you've created will not be at the highest standard. Also, because there were no CD's or VHS' to carry the film around in, it meant that it was a lot to carry and could possibly be expensive and heavy. Also, communication with the person behind the camera was scarce as you couldn't edit out someone saying action for example.

Cons
Cons of Analogue editing is that some people may find that it is too complex for them to understand and may therefore struggle when it comes to editing their film. Additionally, because you have the ability to edit it as many times as needed, not as much effort may be put into it and it may not then be to the best of their ability. Finally, because Digital Editing relies mostly on technology, you can't always be sure that the technology you are using won't break. There is always a chance that what you edit and film may be lost if something happens to the technology.