In Camera Editing
Definition: In-Camera Editing is a technique used by the earliest film directors, it involves recording what you see with the camera, up until a certain point, at which point you then stop the camera, adjust the set, and then continue to record, it was accidentally discovered by George Melies when he was shooting a film, and his camera momentarily stopped, he then used this newly discovered technique to record his short film The Vanishing Lady (1899), which released only a year after the first film was ever made.
Pros: it doesn't take any time to edit the film afterwards as it has already been edited, it could have been done by anybody, it can be done easily and quickly.
Cons: the shot could be ruined if somebody moves when they're not supposed to, the director could stop the filming at the wrong time, the camera could be moved whilst the set is being adjusted.
People moved on from in-camera editing when editing techniques improved, allowing for people to splice their footage together using glue, this allowed the directors to be able to carry on with their filming, even if they'd made a mistake, as now they could just cut it out.
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