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.

• 🇵🇹Dispositivo usado na produção cinematográfica, composto por duas tábuas articuladas que produzem um estalo diante da câmera, servindo para sincronizar imagem e som e identificar cada tomada.

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.

   🇵🇹Claquete

   Sinônimos: clapboardclapperslate

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