There are many different types of editing that can be used to create a film or clip. Over the years, however, these have changed and we now only really use one type of editing, Digital.
Analogue editing is the cutting together of pieces of celluloid film and then putting them in the order that is needed. Traditionally films were made up of a collection of pictures printed on to acetate negatives, and these images were then spliced together to create a reel of film. These reels of film are then fed through a projecter at a constant speed of 24 frames per second, which in turn makes the pictures look like they are moving and living. The traditional ways of editing these films was by the use of The Moviola, which was invented in 1924 by Iwan Serrurier.. The Moviola was the first device that allowed a film editor to view the film and edit it simultaneously. This was the first machine used for feature length motion picture editing.
Another form of editing is Video Editing. This type of editing was around before technology became available, when magnetic tapes were used to store information, most people knew these as Video Tapes (VHS). Video Editing is the process by which segments of these tapes were edited using a device that mechanically puts pieces of video tape together. This method requires the editing to be done in the correct order first time round to avoid mistakes. This is also known as Linear Editing.
Digital Editing is the most common form of editing nowadays and it is a form of electronic media where the data is stored in digital form, as opposed to the previous methods of analogue editing. Digital Editing is the use of computers to order and manipulate this digital data. This can be done through the use of many different programs such as Adobe Premier, Avid and Final Cut Pro. The way Digital film editing is done is by using bits and bytes (strings of 1's and 0's) to record, transmit and replay images, instead of the old method of chemicals on a film. Because the whole process is electronic there is no splicing involved which meant that it soon took over Video Editing as it proved to be much quicker and cheaper. The biggest pro to Digital Editing is that you can edit in any order. This is known as Non-Linear editing. This is when you can edit a sequence from the end of the film before you have started editing the first scene. This was made possible by the use of electronic files so that it made it as easy as cutting and pasting text into a word document.
However, there are many pros and cons to Analogue and Digital Editing. The pros of Analogue editing are that it is quicker and more precise as the people responsible for filming and writing it would tend to take their time as they'd only get one shot. Another pro is that it is safer as the film isn't stored on a computer which means that the likelihood of it being damaged was low. On the other hand there were some cons to Analogue editing. This includes the fact that if you did make a mistake, you would not be able to go back and edit it, and therefore the film you've created will not be at the highest standard. Also, because there were no CD's or VHS' to carry the film around in, it meant that it was a lot to carry and could possibly be expensive and heavy. Also, communication with the person behind the camera was scarce as you couldn't edit out someone saying action for example.
There are also pros and cons to Digital Editing. A pro is that because it is edited digitally it means you can put the clips together in whatever order you wanted and it means that you don't necessarily have to film it in the order that you want it to be shown. This means that you also get more than one chance to edit it, meaning that you can make it as good as possible. Although there are some cons to Digital Editing. For example some people may find that it is too complex for them to understand and may therefore struggle when it comes to editing their film. Additionally, because you have the ability to edit it as many times as needed, not as much effort may be put into it and it may not then be to the best of their ability. Finally, because Digital Editing relies mostly on technology, you can't always be sure that the technology you are using won't break. There is always a chance that what you edit and film may be lost if something happens to the technology.
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