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clapperboard

British  
/ ˈklæpəˌbɔːd /

noun

  1. a pair of boards clapped together during film shooting in order to aid sound synchronization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then a clapperboard claps, and the actor steps up to the mic.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

My cameraman Peter has written Arnold Schwarzenegger on his clapperboard and turns to him, worriedly asking: "Please tell me I spelt your name correctly?"

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

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

For a series that makes its much anticipated return to Netflix on Thursday, the overall effect was distinctly low-key – even the production name on the director's chairs and clapperboard was a discreet alias.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 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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