D.w.Griffith

Edwin Stanton Porter was the first to discover that cutting separate scenes together could create a story, he realised that by doing this will help to create an emotional and psychological impact on the audience.

films 

the great train robbery

terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King

Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)

life of an american fireman, this is a silent film that was made in 1903. I n this film edwin only used 9 shots some of them being interior of the Engine House,Leaving the Engine House and a shot of the fire. the film is known to be the earliest film that uses cross-cutting. After making this film on his following film he tried out techniques such as different types of lights, close ups and changing shots within a scene. 

Edwin is still known as 

Quentin Tarantino is an american screenwriter, director, producer and actor. He is well known for directing kill bill and inglourios bastards. 

On final cut a scratch disk is where you can save all your rendered files. A scratch disk makes it easier to transfer your files on to another computer.