This blog contains a short understanding of what Clapperboard is and how we use it in our music video project. This blog was created by Tisha
Clapperboard
In class, my teacher has given a suggestion on buying a clapperboard in order to help with editing much more easier. As before I had to look through each video to find the right video and it took a lot of time. At first, I thought it was an item that is just for visuals only but it turns out it was useful.
I decided, to research myself about what a clapperboard is, how it is use, and what is the purpose of having a clapperboard in creating a video project. I decided to research by watching a youtube video.
The video explains a brief explanation of what clapperboard is and how films use them.
To show my understanding of the video, I created a summary below about clapperboards.
What is a clapperboard?
Clapperboard is a flat board that contains information about a scene which includes scene number, roll, take, shot, and date. At the top it includes a hinged that when it is close it makes a clap sound.
How to use a clapperboard?
In order to use a clapperboard, the clapperboard needs to fill in the full frame being needed to hold in front of the camera. The details on the clapperboard is mainly important which includes details about the:
Production title
Scene number
Shot number
Take number
Even with the details already on the clapperboard, the scene number and take number will be called out by the person who is holding the clapperboard while closing the board shut to make the clap sound. Then the clapperboard is removed from the camera in order for the shoot to start / continue.
What is the purpose of a clapperboard?
The purpose of a clapperboard in general is to help organize footage that makes it helpful during editing. As the clapperboard is shown in front of the camera and filling the whole frame, when the footage are placed in storage application such as Google Drive, the thumbnail of the raw footage will have the clapperboard. With this, it makes it easier to identify what footage it is.
Another purpose of having a clapperboard is the hinged top. The hinged top creates a clap sound, because of this sound it will create a spike waveform. With this spike it will be much more easier for editor to match the sound if it was recorded on a separate device such as a boom mics.
Applying my knowledge in using clapperboards
With my understanding about clapperboard through my research, I wanted to apply them into my project. Below will be a presentation that I created about my process in using a clapperboard.
Reflection: Even though I didn't create this blog post, it helped me understand how important organisation is when managing footage, especially during editing. I realised that using tools like a clapperboard can make the process faster and more efficient by labelling each take. This reduces the need to go through every clip, which can be very time-consuming. Overall, this helped me see how good organisation can improve the workflow and make the whole production process more efficient.
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