With the advent of video, the medium of cinema has truly reached the masses. Filmmaking was initially the monopoly of big film companies and skilled professionals. But the prices of equipment have dropped phenomenally, and unlike film, video tapes are reusable. As a result, any small institution, which perhaps earlier couldn't afford even a film projector, can now make video films of its own. As happened with photography, amateurs are making their way into filmmaking as well. The result is a jump in the number of films produced every year. Unfortunately, the lack of professional skills shows easily in some of these films.

Among the amateurs, there are a large number of teachers who have turned filmmakers. They are interested in documenting lectures by experts on the topics of their interest. The phenomenon of using the powerful medium of cinema for education is not very new. What is new is the filmmaker.

Editing is the most unnoticed department in filmmaking, unless it is bad editing. In fact, a well-edited film is one in which the cuts are least visible. So it becomes difficult for an amateur film maker to observe good cuts without assistance.

The aim of this project is to identify certain basic editing techniques that are specifically applicable to educational films and document them on video for easy identification.