clapperboard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The BBC shared an image of a clapperboard from the first day on set, with the caption: "The final episode of Gavin & Stacey started filming today. Truth be told, we’re a little bit excited."
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
A classic example is the view of the "cue card", or "clapperboard", that Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders used in his onboard "home movies".
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022
But he neglected to use a clapperboard to sync up the visual footage with the audio, making it next to impossible to match the sound with screen imagery.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022
As they circle each other in a damp mating dance, the actor Kyle Beltran sits upstage, marking each scene change with a clack on a clapperboard.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2018
At Midway stop for "sides and soups", burgers and pies in the clapperboard railway station, the Wallace Station Deli & Bakery.
From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2010
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