From the course: The History of Film and Video Editing

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Film language is born: Continuity editing and montage theory

Film language is born: Continuity editing and montage theory

From the course: The History of Film and Video Editing

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Film language is born: Continuity editing and montage theory

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- In the previous movie, we talked about a very important period of time, from about 1898 to about 1903. So we're only talking about five years here, but it was a major time in the birth of film and film editing that signified the beginning of so many techniques, like combining scenes, usually in tableau as we discussed, as well as continuity editing where an action starts in one shot and finishes in the next. And certainly while the vast majority of filmmakers continue to portray film scenes like a play, with one wide shot, that tableau, some were also beginning to use different shots intercut to build a scene, including the use of reverse shots, and even different shot compositions, a few who were even experimenting with closeups. And of course with John Milius leading the way, there was a lot of experimentation with different types of camera tricks and post-production coloring and effects. And all of this was just the beginning, it continued from there in full force. So a few years…

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