The document discusses the evolution of film editing from early pioneers to modern directors. It describes how the Lumiere Brothers created the first public film screening in 1895 using their cinématographe camera. D.W. Griffith brought narrative and intertitles to films. Sergei Eisenstein developed montage techniques. David Fincher is known for his distinctive modern editing styles, as shown in a clip from Fight Club. The document concludes that editing styles have dramatically changed from early single-clip films due to advances in technology and software.