Inglorious Basterds Editing Techniques Analysis
History of Editing 1895 sparked the turning point of cinema through the creation of the "Cinematographe" by the Lumiere Brothers. This piece of equipment shaped film forever as it served as a motion picture film camera, a film projector and a printer. Although the original idea for this was created by French inventor Leon Bouly, due to lack of funding he sold the rights to the Lumiere Brothers. The problem with the Cinematographe is that the entire film had to be shot within one take. Early film-makers were afraid to edit shots together as they assumed the result would confuse audiences as they would be taken from one location or storyline to another. Eventually (and thankfully) film-makers overcame their initial fear of audience confusion and soon discovered that jump cuts added to the reality and the element of story telling. For example, in a book, a character could have a flashback or the story could have two parallel running story lines, therefore the power of the