The way to use a clapperboard..

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Afwasborstel
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The way to use a clapperboard..

Post by Afwasborstel »

Got myselve a clapperboard...buth I'm a little confused now..
The are Roll, Scene and Take marks on it...Where do u usually mark the shot that u are shooting? A scene is composed of severall shots....Or do u use Scene for your shots?? What is the right way to do this?

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Taelon
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Post by Taelon »

The roll is what's in your camera... i.e. you could substitute "cartridge" for it.
A scene is just that... shoot something with your camera for a few seconds, and you have a scene. Shoot the same thing again, and you have a second take of that same scene. Go shoot something else, and you have the first take of a new scene. Are you getting it...? ;) You decide what a scene is... and then shoot one take of it, or multiple takes, whatever you desire.
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Post by mattias »

usually if you're using scene numbers from the script you add a second number or letter to specify which shot/setup it is, i.e. "14B" or "14:2". the other common way is to put the shooting order in the scene box, i.e. "1" for the first setup you're shooting, and if you need it put the scene in the camera report or script supervisor's notes.

/matt
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