Linear to Nonlinear Editing

What three technologies needed to be invented to change the editing industry from linear editing to non linear editing? Why do you feel that each of these technologies were important?
Note: Please be specific.

Videotapes:
This was the first non linear editing program. Although it was extremely difficult to operate and forced editing to be a more technical process than a creative process, it helped the lead the way to more efficient ways methods of editing. The introduction of videotapes allowed a great reduction of the cutting and gluing process. 

Computerized VTR: 

The computerized VTR allowed the editor to include in and out points. Previously, cutting a film was a physical job, in which one had to cut the beginning and the end of the shots. this reduced the amount of expensive mistakes.

SMPTE timecode: 

This system allowed single frames to be located in a scene. Prior to this invention, editors only had a general idea of where the cut should be placed, yet through this invention, it became a step closer to nonlinear editing, cutting frame by frame.

Montage Editing Techniques

Summarize one of Pudovkin's techniques outlined in this video essay that interests you. How does it contribute to the storytelling in the modern movie clip that the narrator talks about? Why do you find this interesting?
Parallelism contributes to the storytelling in the modern movie clip by placing an obvious symbolism or allowing time to flow naturally for the audience. This technique can create a sense of correlation between the shots in a more elegant way. I find this very interesting because these shots successfully achieve similar shots in different time periods in different locations yet they still flow nicely together due to the visual similarity or audio similarity. Parallelism is also interesting because the two different shots can contain a suggestion for future events in a plot.

Continuity Editing

What are three perks of continuity editing that this article mentions? Why are they important? What are three rules mentioned later in the article that help you achieve good continuity? Why are they important?

Clarity: This helps the audience understand the story better by allowing them to see which parts are important to the plot, in the order in which they make sense. The clarity of continuity editing in crucial for storytelling in order of plot.

Hides Editing: Good continuity allows editing to be hid, which allows the audience to be more immersed into the story rather than the cuts. If a continuity editing is done poorly, the audience would not only be confused, they would also be more focused on the editing.

Rhythm: The rhythm continuity editing creates can build suspense or expose the mood of the scenario. This way, the views would understand the kind of mood a character is feeling or how dangerous a situation is.

Keep the same style: Switching from a style to another style is a totally different deal compared to switching from a different rhythm. Switching styles in a certain edit can confuse the audience because it changes the flow of the edit.

Have an establishing shot: Including an establishing shot before a scene helps the audience have an idea of the setting. For example, if the establishing shot shows a farm with little technology, we know that the story is going to take place on either a poor farm or a farm back when technology was less developed.

Cut on action: Cutting on action helps hide the editing. If the editor decides to cut when the action is settled, the scene can feel cut off, which causes the audience to feel confused or alerted. Cutting when there is no action should only be one purposefully.

The Early History of Editing

What do you notice about early filmmakers in regards to editing? What similarities did you notice between early filmmakers and the mobile films that your classmates have made?

Early filmmakers had one scene that never moved. These often consisted of a medium shot which did not pan even if the subject went out of frame. After some innovation to the editing process, scenes were put together to form a story, but each scenes were very long compared to modern day movies. The early filmmakers' films and my classmates' films are similar in the sense that they both had very shaky footage. For the old filmmakers, this was due to the quality of the camera, but for us, it was because we refused to put the phone down for our mobile video to be steady.

Beginning your editing journey

How does it feel taking your first baby steps? What are three things that surprise you? What are you finding difficult?

It feels amazing to finally be able to use Premiere Pro. Learning how to edit quicker and more efficiently is very exciting, because it leads to improvement in the film overall. I was surprised that every single shot has to logged by the description of the shot. Although the process takes a long time, I learned that it helps especially when there are numerous amounts of clips. I found it surprising how useful the zoom in and zoom out features are. Not only are they easy to locate because they are identified with plus and minus, but they make editing in detail so much easier. Keyboard shortcuts were familiar to me before, but finding new useful shortcuts were some of the most exciting parts of editing. Using the "`" key to select a certain area into a full screen, and using "ctrl A" to select all are some of my favorite features. I find it difficult that the normal keyboard shortcuts I use are different on Premiere. Although these default keyboard shortcuts can be changed, I lack the knowledge to know which position is ideal for editing.

Organizing your edit

Why is organizing your footage so important to editing? What are two things you found really helpful that you learned in this video?

Organizing footage and accurately logging footage will speed up the editing process. By putting files into folders or marking the clips, it can help the editor find the shot faster. If the files are not logged or put into folders, editors would have to watch every scene based on the thumbnail, which will be time consuming and inefficient. Smart Bins can be used to put together files that similar in names or style of file. For example, the audio format can be put together in one folder by selecting the type of file. These can potentially decrease the time collecting similar shots. Slates can have additional information added to the clip. Information such as crew names, scene numbers and the type of lenses used for the shot can be added manually. This can also be added in the description box found when it is scrolled towards the right. These descriptions can also include the question if it is an interview shot.

Raiders Boulder Scene

What did you notice about the way that the boulder scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark was edited? In your opinion, how did the editing play a key role in the opening of the film?

The scenes with the most actions had the most cuts in it. The most important angles of the story was used in the cuts to help tell the story. For example, the scene where the guy is holding onto the rope had a closeup of the rope in order to emphasize the importance of the rope for his survival. Most of the shots that were hard to recognize as a cut has similar movements in both shots, which helped the flow of the edit. When a character is running from left to right, the next scene would also have a continuation of that left to right motion.The cuts usually showed where the most audio is coming from, whether that is a footstep or a conversation. Also, regards to the audio editing, some of the audio was made to go from the right to the left in order to follow the visual.