clapperboard
A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is…A device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.
» A clapperboard marks the beginning of each take.
Meaning
1 sensesA device consisting of a board on which information about a film being recorded is noted, and a hinged piece which is brought down on the board with a clap at the start and end of each take of the film; it is used to synchronize picture and sound during editing.
Filmklappe
хлопу́шкаxlopúška
- photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together
Examples
1 sentencesA clapperboard marks the beginning of each take.
Translations
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Origin
From clapper + board.From clapper + board.
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