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Paul Mailath
March 4th, 2025, 10:44 PM
I've got a film in the works and was daydreaming about the clapper board - just like I don't see the need to say 'speed' for audio when there is no speed (I'd rather hear 'recording') and seeing the clapper board irritates me - if I'm never shooting on film why do I need to see Roll

so I'm creating my own
Director
Dop
scene - shot - take
Camera
camera op
FPS
day/night
int/ext
mos/sync
date
lens
filter

I figure I can print that out and laminate it to fit on a clapper board frame and I'm good to go - have I missed anything?

Andrew Smith
March 4th, 2025, 11:57 PM
Some decals of the side view of two hands would be hilarious to add. A bit of a fun poke at those who simply use a manual hands clap to synch audio and video (and multiple cameras) at the beginning of filming.

But hey, that's just me. :-)

Andrew

PS. Attached is a mock-up. Not the best, but quick enough. Have fun while it's still legal!

Paul Mailath
March 5th, 2025, 03:51 AM
actually that's a bloody scream! - i'm doing it! - where do you get the hands image?

Andrew Smith
March 5th, 2025, 09:57 AM
I just googled around for some hand icons and futzed it with Photoshop.

Don't forget to share a photo of the finished product. Just saying. :-)

Andrew

Paul Mailath
March 5th, 2025, 09:58 PM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fiowRKfxJaL5PZcuWa81v5iwi65pjl2w/view?usp=sharing

needs resizing a bit but it'll do