Talk:Clapperboard

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If anyone could add when they first came into use, that'd be ...useful :) --- Mike 19:23, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

a picture would be nice too

See Clapboard. -- Arwel (talk) 17:27, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

I know that "clapperboard" is the usual UK term, but I suggest redirecting this to Clapboard, which is basically a better article that contains all the information that's here and more. We should also move the TV series info to Clapperboard (TV series). -- Arwel (talk) 17:34, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

I've moved the TV series information to Clapperboard (TV series) I'm not sure how the merge should be done though. -Typhin 17:16, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] European Slate number

Does anyone know how the european slate number works?

Is it incremented for each new take, or only for each new scene? How do they make sure each camera has a separate slate number?

129.215.62.144 11:03, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

It's incremented for each new setup - anytime the camera changes position or lens, basically. If you're doing multiple cameras, then the slate number should be consistent across the cameras - the take number will be appended with a letter corresponding to each camera. Other units working separate from the main unit will usually have a separate slate numbering convention, usually either starting with a very high number, like 1000, or beginning with a letter (X is very popular). Girolamo Savonarola 19:53, 12 December 2006 (UTC)