in camera

/ ɪn ˈkæmərə /

adverb

1. in a private or secret session; not in public

2. law

   1. in the privacy of a judge's chambers

   2. Official name: in chambers. in a court not open to the public

Word History and Origins

Origin of in camera¹

Latin: in the chamber

Example Sentences

“He tries to do a lot of cutting in camera — sometimes that’s good and sometimes that gets us in trouble in the edit room.”

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And I didn’t want to rely on color corrections separating them, I really wanted it all to be in camera, with all the details of their costumes and makeup too.

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And despite their diverse visual style, the three find common ground in camera movement, layered characters and visceral imagery.

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There is an almost abstract quality to the sound that is supposedly “in camera,” but part of the point of that is to not sensationalize the use of sound when possible.

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“The thing that Greta wanted was as much in camera as possible,” Greenwood says.

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