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1. Unit 9 Digital Moving Image Editing Techniques Worksheet
A1 Pioneers and A2 Styles
L1.P1 Outline the developmentofediting in Early Cinema, fill in the boxes with relevantinformation
Pioneer
Director
Film Year What was significant to editing?
Lumieres
Melies
Porter
L1.P1 Developments: Outline and define the following terms
Pre-editing
(Lumieres)
In Camera Editing
(Melies)
Splicing
(Porter)
L1.P2 Outline the different Styles of editing in early Cinema, and categorise the films
Continuity Alternative/Surreal
P2 Describe how Continuity editing is used in a modern film sequence
Avengers Age ofUltron The sequence uses cuts
Action and direction are maintained across shots
P1 Early Cinema Pioneer 1: Lumieres

2. Describe the editing techniques used by Lumieres in ‘Arrival of a Train at the Station’ and why it was
significant
M1: Explain what film editing looked like atthis stage and how it was edited (Pre-edit)
Early Cinema Pioneer 2: Georges Melies
P2 Describe the ‘Surreal’ or ‘Alternative’ style ofediting used in a ‘Trip to the Moon’ and why it was
significant to editing?
M2 Explain what the film looked like in relation to editing techniques, and how itwas edited (In
Camera)
P2 Pioneer 3: Edwin Porter
Describe the ‘early continuity’ style ofediting used in a ‘Great Train Robbery’ and why it was
significant to editing
M1 Explain what the editing in the film looked like and how itwas edited (Splicing)

3. M2 Explain how the film used early continuity editing?

4. Unit 9 A3: TechnologicalDevelopments
L1.P3 Define and describe terms
Linear Editing
Non Linear Editing
Analogue Editing
Digital Editing
L1.P3 Outline and identify the developments in editing technology
P3 Describe how it worked/how the editor used itto cut/copy film, video or digital video
Year Analogue (Film,
TV, Video) or
Digital?
What was it and how did itwork?
In Camera editing
Splicer
Moviola
Kinescope
Steenberg/Flatbed
editor
Avid
Final Cut Pro
M2: Explain the benefits and drawbacks – give examples ofhow itwas a replacementfor what was
used previously
Benefit Drawback
In Camera editing
Splicer
Moviola
Kinescope
Steenberg/Flatbed
editor
Avid

5. Final Cut Pro

6. Unit 9 A4: Purpose ofediting
L1.P3 Outline and define the purpose ofediting, and (P3) describe how editing effects Time, Space
and Rhythm in a sequence
M3: Explain with close reference to each of the clips how the sequence uses editing to manipulate
Time, Space and Rhythm
Time: Karate Kid Training Montage
This sequence shows...
It has been edited to appear that...
Space: Avengers Age of Ultron Fight Scene
This sequence shows...
It has been edited to place the characters...
Rhythm: Music Video - Faithless We Come One
This sequence shows...
It has been edited to create rhythm by...
D2: Compare the Purpose ofContinuity editing in Porter’s ‘Great Train Robbery’ with ‘Avengers Age of
Ultron’, what are the similarities and differences?
Great Train Robbery Avengers
Time
Space
Rhythm
Time
Space
Rhythm