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Clapperboard

A clapperboard, also known as a dumb slate, clapboard, film clapper, film slate, movie slate, or production slate, is a device used in filmmaking, television production and video production to assist in synchronizing of picture and sound, and to designate and mark the various scenes and takes as they are filmed and audio-recorded. It is operated by the…

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Clapperboard

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples46
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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Clapperboard

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related to Purpose · 13
Clapperboard → Amazing Grace, Because, During, Failure, Finding, First, For, However, Methods, Second, Since, Super, With
related to history · 10
Clapperboard → Alan Mill, Australia, Efftee Studios, Frank Thring, Harry Whiting, In, Leon, Melbourne, The, Thring
related to Alternatives · 8
Clapperboard → An, Denecke, LED, Russian-language, SMPTE Timecode, Sometimes, Tail, This
related to Construction · 6
Clapperboard → However, In, SMPTE, The, This, When SMPTE
related to Description · 4
Clapperboard → Chalk, One, Since, The
related to Operator · 3
Clapperboard → AC, The, While

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slate film take sticks sound clapper audio recording camera used scene together system single-system production also filmmaking two however visual

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the sceneinstance ofalong with details0.80text
theinstance ofalong with details0.80text
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesSometimes0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesThis0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesTail0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesDenecke0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesLED0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesSMPTE Timecode0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesRussian-language0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to AlternativesAn0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to ConstructionThe0.60section
Clapperboardrelated to ConstructionIn0.60section

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