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PianoCharged OP t1_iu4g2t2 wrote

Reply to comment by snow_michael in TIL, in film, a clapperboard’s purpose is ensuring proper synchronization of audio and video in post-production. It provides a distinct “clap” along with a visual event for the editor to reference at the start of a scene. by PianoCharged

But were they? Maybe it was just the board with the scene and take written on it? (i.e., without the clapper part)

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snow_michael t1_iu4i0mn wrote

No, clapper was a verbal cue for the cameraman, later used as the synch cue for talkies

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