It is a well-known axiom that editing is the only cinematic discipline that did nit precede the cinema it self. For centuries, writers, directors, actors, dancers, composers and production designers had a natural outlet for their talents in the theater, while still photography existed long before the key innovation of movement that gave rise to cinema. Even then, the act of filming required merely a camera and an object of the camera’s attention. But the act of filmmaking suddenly required an editor, a creative technician who could step in after the performance had been captured and complete the illusion by arranging it into a form worthy of projection.