Editing In-camera effect

{{Short description|Type of film special effect}}
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[[File:Keaton Playhouse 1921.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Cinematographer [[Elgin Lessley]] photographed [[Buster Keaton]] as nine members of a minstrel show in the opening of ''[[The Playhouse (film)|The Playhouse]]'' (1921)]]

An '''in-camera effect''' is any [[visual effect]] in a film or video that is created solely by using techniques in and on the [[camera]] and/or its parts. The in-camera effect is defined by the fact that the effect exists on the original camera negative or video recording before it is sent to a lab or modified. Effects that modify the original negative at the lab, such as [[skip bleach]] or [[Flashing (cinematography)|flashing]], are not included. Some examples of in-camera effects include the following: 

* [[Matte painting]]
* [[Schüfftan process]]
* [[Forced perspective]]
* [[Dolly zoom]]
* [[Lens flare]]s
* [[Lighting effects]]
* [[Photographic filter|Filtration]] such as using a fog filter to simulate fog, or a grad filter to simulate sunset.
* [[shutter (photography)|Shutter]] effects.
* [[Time-lapse]], [[slow motion]], [[fast motion]], and [[speed ramping]].
* [[Bipack]]s
* [[Slit-scan photography|Slit-scan]]
* [[Infrared photography]]
* [[Reverse motion]]
* [[Front projection]]
* [[Rear projection]]
* [[Phonotrope]] a live animation technique that uses the [[Frame rate|frame-rate]] of a camera

There are many ways one could use the in-camera effect. The in-camera effect is something that often goes unnoticed but can play a critical part in a scene or plot. A popular example of this type of effect is seen in ''[[Star Trek]]'', in which the camera is shaken to give the impression of motion happening on the scene. Another simple example could be using a wine glass to give the effect that "ghosting, flares, and refractions" from DIY photography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InCameraEffects|title = In-Camera Effects}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Camera Effects]] (Company)
* [[Cinematic techniques]]
* [[Optical printing]]
* [[In-camera editing]]

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