The 1899 film The Kiss in the Tunnel first used editing to imply chronological narrative
The 1899 film 'The Kiss in the Tunnel' introduced the concept of narrative continuity by using editing to link three separate shots into a single chronological sequence.
Before 1899, most films consisted of a single, continuous shot from a fixed perspective. George Albert Smith’s 'The Kiss in the Tunnel' broke this mold by using editing to imply a causal relationship between three distinct scenes. The film begins with a shot of a train entering a tunnel, cuts to a couple kissing in a separate studio set, and ends with the train exiting the tunnel.
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