Film Editing.

This is an original machine that was used to edit films. 30 years ago editing of films would have been done by physically cutting and pasting pieces of the film together. It would then have been threaded onto one of these machines in the picture, called a 'Moviola'. The shots were then put into rolls to create and print the final outcome of the film.

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.
With the advance in technology today, the film does not need to be physically cut and sliced to be placed together, the negatives of the film does not even need to be touched, because now all film technology used is digital.

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.

Technological Convergence - Instead of now having to cut and stick the negatives together ourselves, we can now to edit connect a camera to a computer and not only be able to load up the video but able to cut certain pieces we want and put things together all with the click of a button. These editing programmes also allow us to add things into the film such as titles, sound and sound effects, building up this raw material all through the use of a computer. This is also alowwing us to stream our videos through a computer to a projecter instead of being on a DVD disc and put in a DVD player.
Through this it is easier for audiences to view it on computers. It can also impact on the audience jsut by making it more pleasurable to watch as this type of editing makes the film flow easier and has these advanced use of titles and sound etc, overall the quality has been improved so much, and the audience can see this is the improvement of the quality of picture in the film and the upgrade of editing in 3D for movies such as Avatar, and the choice of using surround sound, giving the audience an expirence where we feel as if we are in the film.

This is an example of improved media technology, Avid. There are mutiple controls and ways to edit and cut and add new elements to your film, much easier than cutting and sticking the film together yourself!