A friend gave my wife a souvenir from the set of a popular TV show (he’s a member of the crew).
It’s one of those boards with the clapper on top. The board has info about what’s being filmed – e.g. Scene 5, Take 2 – and they stick it in front of the camera before each take.
In the dark recesses of my memory I recall being told the purpose of the clapper portion was to allow the editor to synchronize the sound and image. I think I learned this from Uncle Cecil (and I’m sure he would not have omitted the name of the frickin’ thing!) but I can’t find it by searching.
So. Anyone who works in this field, or is a fan, or just knows a lot of useless things, could you help me out?
What is it called?
“When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?”
“What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?”
“I say, I wonder what’s going to happen exciting today?” said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
“It’s the same thing,” he said.