yes thats the one do you know the name?

is it called clapper bord?

Yes.

If you are shooting video or film it is one of the most useful tools you can have.

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It's called a slate.

Clapper or slate will usually get you one, One with Velcro Numbers, etc is a nice feature. Otherwise the cheaper the better.

Hint: When doing Multi-Cam DV shoots, I take along my digital still camera. Once everyone is rolling I fire off the "flash".

The advantage is no-one needs to run out infront of all the cameras.
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Next time you're on vacation and go to Universal Studios, or a similar "studio" theme park, look in the gift shops for a full-size clapper board. Very cheap compared to the real one. It will say "Universal" at the top but you can cover that with masking tape. Don't laugh--that's the one I'm using now for a LOW-budget feature...

While we are on the subject -- I've never seen, up close, one of the fancy ones that have a big digital clock built in.

Does the clock run continuously with the current time, or does it start on a clap, or both, or something else?

Grandma is lying in bed. She's too tired to get up and turn off the light. She claps. The lights go out. All is well in the world.

"Clap on. Clap off. Clap on, clap off - the Clapper"

Sorry - couldn't resist :-)

Isnt the clapper what porn stars get in Hollywood?

"Does the clock run continuously with the current time, or does it start on a clap, or both, or something else?"

It runs in synch with the digital camera and tells frame time.

Okay, along the same lines, what is the little lens that ya use to set up a shot called ? Sometimes worn around the neck on a string. Looks kinda like a mini telescope ? Actualy, here's a pic of what I'm talking about :

http://www.badhamcompany.com/Press/images/johnbad2.jpg

- Mutt

"Okay, along the same lines, what is the little lens that ya use to set up a shot called ?"
I believe it's called a Loop. -mjr

It's called a Director's Viewfinder. Obviously, much easier to tote around than a camera and lenses.... They're not cheap though -- have a look:

http://www.alangordon.com/mark.html

Nah. All sorts of people get it everywhere.

PhilipnCT, one problem with the camera flash method is that you don't get an audio cue. The idea with the clapper is that you get an audio and a video event that can be used for syncing. If you have just the flash then you are counting on the audio and video already being in sync. True, this is probably a good assumption for each DV cam. But, it doesn't help if you're trying to sync up an audio only recording (such as from the stage mixer) with the DV material.

Where the flash method is useful is where there is no way to get the clapper in shot from all the cameras, say a multi camera shoot at a sporting event.

ANother good trick is to get the date and time in sync on all your cameras.

The date and time in sync? That can't be frame accurate.

JBJones

Definately not, but it's better than having nothing to start with. You should be able to get it within a second or two and then sync it up from there, if its a multicamera shoot it can save a lot of time trying to work out what's what.

I've also found keeping World Time set correctly a big help when traveling a lot on holidays. Just knowing what the local time was for the shot and matching that up with my diary entries helped to remember what the shot(s) were of.

Wonder what the clapper bord will be in 2020 ;-)) a hollogram?