Technical developments in editing

Edwin Porter

1903

Edwin Porter was an early pioneer of editing in order to tell a simple story. In 1903 he made the film "The life of an American fireman"

Moviola

1924

A Moviola is a device that allows a film editor to view a film while editing. It was the first machine for motion picture editing when it was invented by Iwan Serrurier in 1924.