The history and developments of Post-production

Chapter 1

The first films made were not edited.

In the beginning of the films industry, films did not have cuts or editing and instead they would be one long shot which carried on until the camera man got bored of the shot or the film ran out.

The first edited film was created by 'Edward Borter'.

The first edited film was 'The life of a fireman' which was created by Edward Borter.

Notes From The Cutting Edge

The first films made were not edited.

The first edited film was created by 'Edward Borter'.

The first editing device was called the movieola.

The average time of film for a feature movie is 200 hours.

D. W. Griffith was the first editor to use smooth cuts in his video editing.