clapperboard
Britishnoun
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Memorabilia includes a clapperboard used for The Man Who Fell To Earth, and his first instrument, a Grafton Alto saxophone bought for him by his father in 1961.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The two-minute teaser video opens with a shot of a clapperboard before showing a montage of well-known locations from the show such as Hawkins High School.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
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
While the clapperboard oversight may have scotched the original release, Elliott feels it created a secondary gain.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2019
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
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