- clapper board
- noun see clapboard
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
clapper board
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Clapper Board — VP A filmmaking essential used to mark the beginning or end of a film take (traditionally containing scene information). The Clapper Board also helps to sync visuals to sound … Audio and video glossary
clapper-board — see clapperboard … English dictionary
clapboard — (clapper (board) or slate) a small black or white board or slate with a hinged stick on top that displays identifying information for each shot in a movie, and is filmed at the beginning of a take. The board typically contains the working title … Glossary of cinematic terms
Assistant director — An assistant director (AD) is a person who helps the director in the making of a movie or television show. The duties of an AD include setting the shooting schedule, tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging… … Wikipedia
motion-picture technology — Introduction the means for the production and showing of motion pictures. It includes not only the motion picture camera and projector but also such technologies as those involved in recording sound, in editing both picture and sound, in… … Universalium
Cheat — VP Traditional filming term referring to moving a member of the film crew to a new position to capture a better shot. FilmM to move a prop or person to a new or stage position for a more favorable shot. Clapper board *see slate: also known as a… … Audio and video glossary
Digital cinematography — Arriflex D 21 Panavision Genesis … Wikipedia
clapboard — clapboard1 /klab euhrd, klap bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a long, thin board, thicker along one edge than the other, used in covering the outer walls of buildings, being laid horizontally, the thick edge of each board… … Universalium
Slate — F/A/V The identifier placed in front of the camera at beginning of a take. VP This is a device used to sync pictures and sound as well as mark particular scenes and takes recorded during production. FilmM this is a device used to synchronize… … Audio and video glossary
clapboard — noun Etymology: part translation of Dutch klaphout stave wood Date: circa 1520 1. archaic a size of board for making staves and wainscoting 2. a narrow board usually thicker at one edge than the other used for siding 3. a pair of hinged boards… … New Collegiate Dictionary
