~ Splicing ~

Lets get onto Splicing. 

     Splicing was a specific technique used in the early stages of film, when cameras used film reels. Once the film maker had captured all the scenes they wanted on their film, you would then use a splicer to cut up the film in different places, usually where a scene ends, then another one where a scene starts. After you would splice the film in different sections, you would put the film together by hand in the sequence the film maker wanted. Making a cutaway effect once the film reel was all back together. At the time, it was something different to the usual editing sequence used when filming on a film reel. Which usually included no editing, unless you was using this technique where you would use a splicer to cut all the scenes apart and put them in a  sequence you wanted, or just putting them back in the same sequence again. To give the film a cut effect to each scene to another. Once the film reel was put together, it would be fed through a projector so the cutaways would look more effective and give the film a more different look to it in a movie theatre, compared to watching a full film all through in a sequence with no cuts.

     The purpose of using this technique splicing, is to combine shots into a sequence. Its to help the film be placed into an effective sequence while having a cutaway effect on the film. Splicing helps give a cut effect from one shot to another in a sequence. Making the audience feel engaged while watching the film seeing that cuts are used in the film, and not just a film with no effects all the way through. To keep the audience entertained on the editing of the film, and not just the narrative.

      This technique soon became expired when film reels became less popular to use. When digital cameras and software editing came into the world, this technique was no longer used. Being this splicing technique was very time consuming to cut each pieces of film reel and put them together. Compared to just editing footage or scenes for a film on a computer software which would take less time than this technique.

     Here is a short clip of a film maker using a  splicer in action. Using the technique to cut the film reel he has before putting it all together in the sequence or order the films narrative is, before putting it through a projector to piece it all together.