clapperboard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Then a clapperboard claps, and the actor steps up to the mic.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 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
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
JJ Abrams' first pic from the Star Wars set meanwhile, pulling the veil from a franchise full of fantastical imagery, was of a clapperboard.
From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2014
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