Editing

This is a Moviol it was the first machine for motion picture editing when it was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924.The Moviola allowed editors to study individual shots in their cutting rooms, thus to determine more precisely where the best cut-point might be. The vertically-oriented Moviolas were the standard for film editing in the United States until the 1970s when horizontal flatbed editor systems became more common. The name was derived from the name “Victrola” since Serrurier thought his invention would do for home movie viewing what the Victrola did for home music listening (The Moviola even came in a beautiful wooden cabinet similar to the Victrola's). But since the machine cost $ 600 in 1920 (equivalent to $ 20,000 today), very few sold.


Nevertheless, a few very high-profile filmmakers continue to prefer the Moviola. Not least on this list is editor Michael Kahn famous for his work with Steven Spielberg. In fact, given the motion picture industry's accelerating trend toward digitization, Mr. Kahn may have given this classic piece of equipment its last hurrah in 2005 when Spielberg's Munich received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing.

Now at the present day we have digitally advanced film editing. Today most films will be edited on systems such as Imovie or more advanced programmes such as final cut pro. These new decives that are used to edit films are simple and fun to use. As like the Moviola using final cut pro it not a cutting and sticking proccess used by hands, its is all done on a computer which makes it easy to do. Today with the advance in technology, we can use programmes to edit such as,
-Imovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Elements, Final Cut Express, Movavi, Xpress Pro, Cyberlink Power Director, Sony Vegas Movie Studio, Sony Vegas Pro, Avid Technology, AVS Video Editor and many more, the are a wide range of programmes that can be used to edit, all a range from simple programmes to more advanced for regualr users.