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In-camera visual effects

Also called: ICVFX

ELI5

Visual-effects imagery photographed as part of the camera image, often using tracked LED displays.

Used in conversation

“The treatment should explain where the in-camera visual effects enters the shot and what it needs from production.”

Definition

Visual-effects imagery photographed as part of the camera image, commonly using tracked LED displays.

Here “In-camera visual effects” means: Visual-effects imagery photographed as part of the camera image, commonly using tracked LED displays. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may encounter “In-camera visual effects” in vfx, virtual production & animation conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains image creation that extends beyond straightforward live-action photography.

Connected terms

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.