In the early days of film, when editing was introduced, it was known as analogue editing, this involved the cutting together or "splicing" of celluloid film, they are spliced together to form a reel of film, it is edited together using a special type of glue, or tape, this often would take a long time to do. The reel of film is played at a constant rate of 24 frames per second through a projector, which displays the film.
Moviola
In 1924, Iwan Serrurier invented a device known as the Moviola, which is a device that can be used to view by a film editor to view a piece of film as he/she was editing it, it allowed editors to study individual shots in their cutting rooms, to determine more precisely where the best cut point might be. Unfortunately, being put through the moviola could cause the film to become scratched, torn, or unglued, so the editors had to be selective with their editing.
Linear & non-linear editing
Linear editing is where the film has to be edited in order, meaning that the film is edited from beginning to end, piece by piece, this is the way that all film was edited for a long time, until an advancement in technology allowed for films to be edited in any order.
Video editing
Before digital technological advancements, information could be stored on magnetic tapes, they were known as VHS tapes, and could be played using a VCR. These tapes either had to be hand-rewound, or could be rewound using the VCR itself, these were much more convenient as not only did they take up much less space than a film reel, but it also meant that films could be viewed from the comfort of one's own home.
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