In camera editing

In camera editing is a video editing technique that happens inside the camera. Instead of waiting until the post production stage to organised footage, you can shoot each unit of narrative sequentially, filming shots in a very precise way so that the edit develops as filming progresses. The film is therefore already complete by the end of production. No films get made this way anymore.

Planning shots so that they can be filmed in the precise order they will be presented in requires a great deal of fore-thought. Some of this time is reclaimed, since no additional editing time is needed to cut out or re-order scenes later on. When the last scene is filmed, the production is finished. If footage has been recorded digitally, the film can be played straight from the camera. 


Below is an example of in camera editing:

As you can see from the clip above, it is an example of successful in camera editing. Each clip and shot flows onto the next without pauses or questioning such as how did he get there from there?