What is the name of equipment that is used in films, like when saying “scene one, take two”?

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What is the name of equipment that is used in films, like when saying "scene one, take two"? The equipment is usually black and white in color.

RegDwighт · Answer 1 · 2011-03-07 18:51:34Z

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Other names for the clapperboard include clapper, clapboard, slate, slate board, sync slate, time slate, sticks, board, and marker.

answered Mar 7 '11 at 18:51

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Bonus points for the picture of a clapperboard used in a black and white movie. – kiamlaluno Mar 7 '11 at 19:03

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@kiamlaluno: voilà! – RegDwighт♦ Mar 7 '11 at 19:21

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