Film editing has evolved significantly since early films. Early films used long continuous shots due to technology limitations, but editing techniques later developed like montage to progress the story without irrelevant footage. Editing establishes relationships between shots through time, space, picture, and rhythm. The 'Hollywood method' of continuity editing became prevalent as it helped audiences follow the story through consistent angles. Parallel editing and shot-reverse-shot are effective techniques that show simultaneous or related events. Editing techniques like fades and ellipses imply jumps in time without explicitly showing them. Modern editing has become more rapid through 'intensified continuity.'