DEVELOPMENT ON EDITING STYLES

THE LUMIERE BROTHERS.(1895) The Lumiere brothers are an iconic figure in the world of media today.

They were the first people to have produced a story telling sequence in one take of moving a image. People today can enjoy and appreciate the different types of genres such as;

Entertainment, Documentaries and animation because of them.

The Lumiere brothers films are most known for their significance and memorable scenes. Any film director around today that uses long moving image shots/ dull lighting/ chirpy music/ black and white visuals have originated and been recycled from the Lumiere brothers as they were the first people ever to do so, therefore, any film with similarities to The Lumiere brothers films will always be classed and associated with them.

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This is a screenshot I captured from youtube of the Lumiere brothers films. In this picture we can see that everything had been stage for the audiences entertainment and benefit. Throughout the video each of these scenes last around 1 – 3 minutes long! In comparison to films around today I have noticed that shots are much more shorter keeping the audience intrigued and to keep the suspense going, whereas, in this particular film the shots are extremely long and boring.

THE LUMIERE BROTHERS.

Location/scenery

Shot type: Long shot

Character analysis

Long lasting shots

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This screen shot is a shot that really caught my eye when watching a clip on YouTube. The film ‘the artist’ is a year one year old and I personally believe is heavily influenced by the Lumiere brother films.

This is one of hundreds of possible screenshots I could have used but this particular one stood out most for me.

In comparison to the screen shot of the Lumiere brother film clip I can see tons of similarities between the two, this could be…

Lighting – to create and tell the audience what time is it (day/night)?

Audio – There is no audio so the audience is required full attention to understand what’s going on.

Mise en scene- generally everything that’s in the shot makes it almost like one of the Lumiere brother films.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius

D.W. GRIFFITH

David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director.

Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques.

The film has been extremely controversial and criticised closely for its negative depiction of African Americans, white Unionists and Reconstruction and its positive portrayal of slaveryand the Ku Klux Klan.

D.W. Griffith is so important as his films have taught everyone a lot of lessons about real life situation. And how it’s important not to portray people in the wrong way.

D. W. GRIFFITH From D. W.Griffiths films particularly ‘the birth of a nation’ the persuasive content of the film manipulates the audience into believing what we see is good and right, almost as if he’s trying to change the audiences opinion on the matter.

Some films still do exist like his today but nowadays many films show different sides of the story.

One film that I personally feel that uses persuasive language is ‘Crash’. The film completely changes your opinion on the characters after watching them for 90 minutes and you almost feel like you can understand the characters a lot more and have respect for them.

SERGEI EISENSTEINSergie Eizenshtein, was a pioneering Soviet Russian film director and film theorist, often considered to be the "Father of Montage".

From D.W. Griffith, Sergie Eienstein moved forward and developed a whole new meaning to the filming industry by creating new camera movements and shots and incorporating them into a film sequence.

He established the ‘ montage’ and is known for the ‘father of montage’ purely because he was the first person to come up with this creation.

His unique famous selling point ‘montage’ is used in almost every film today and is extremely entertaining to watch and is eye catching.

SERGEI EISENSTEIN

Sergei had created history by making the ultimate filming technique of a montage.

Montages are tremendously effect and help tell a story through various camera shots which entertain the audience.

Sergei Eisenstein will forever be known as the creator and inventor of the iconic filming technique of the montage.

DAVID FINCHER

David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director who is known for his dark and stylish thrillers.

He captures the suspenseful story of any sequence including extended fight scenes and frenetic chases.

His most popular films have all won several awards based on his editing techniques.

DAVID FINCHER

The girl with the dragon tattoo

The social network

The panic room

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D. W. GRIFFITH

SERGEI EISENTIEN

DAVID FINCHER

Editing styles and techniques have progressed over the years greatly and have developed in many ways. Although they have all originated from the following above.

The four directors all share something in common but have also created their own editing techniques which most directors nowadays use everything of.

HOW EDITING STYLES HAVE DEVELOPED OVER TIME

Editing styles and techniques have changed over time and length, how they have is by the inspiration from the four directors.

Pace of editing has transformed over the years as well as imagery, context etc.

Editing techniques will always be changing but will never lose the iconic features created by the original founders.