clapperboard

A noun referring to a piece of photographic equipment used in filmmaking to synchronize sound and picture, consisting of two boards that are clapped together in front of the camera.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un appareil utilisé dans la production cinématographique pour synchroniser le son et l'image, composé de deux planches qui se claquent l'une contre l'autre devant la caméra, souvent avec un ardoise portant des informations de scène.

1. Film production tool B2 formal

   A device used in filmmaking to synchronize sound and picture, consisting of a hinged board that is clapped together in front of the camera.

   • The director called 'action' after the clapperboard was snapped shut.
   • The clapperboard helps editors match the audio with the video footage.
   • Each scene begins with a shot of the clapperboard displaying the take number.

   🇫🇷clap de cinéma

   Synonymes: clapboardclapperslate

• clapperboards plural form
• clapperboards' possessive plural form
• clapperboard's possessive singular form