What is the name of the board that was first used in film and television shooting?

A small wooden board with the number of times, scenes, director, film title, film company and other information written on it. Write it in chalk. The upper edge is also attached with a clapper with black and white stripes painted on it. One end can be opened and closed to make a clear sound, so that the sound and the picture can be synchronized when editing.

This rectangular striped board is called "Slatter" and sla te in English. The number of times, the number of shots, the director, the title of the film, the film company and other information are written in chalk, and a clapper is attached to the upper edge. One end of the clapper can be opened and closed to make a crisp sound. The main function of slate is as a marker for shooting each film, which is easy to identify when editing later.

As we know, movies are made up of many shots, and each movie usually has hundreds or even thousands of shots. The scene and content in the film are very complicated. When shooting a movie, it is impossible to follow the sequence of the plots, but to shoot according to the scenes, such as shooting the location first, then shooting the scene on the set, or shooting the scene in summer first, then shooting the scene in winter, even if it is the same winter scene, some plots happen in front of the story and some plots happen in the back. In order to ensure the quality, some shots have to be shot several times. After months of hard work, I brought back a lot of film. How can we piece it together into a complete movie? If there is no obvious mark on the film, it will bring great trouble to the later editing work.

In the long-term practice, filmmakers have found a good way. They used a small board with black and white stripes, which simply wrote the relevant contents of the film to be filmed. Before each shot, take this "board" as the mark of this shot. This step is called "clapping your hands" or "filming" in the jargon of the film industry. In this way, there is a slate shot at the beginning of each film. In post-production, as long as the staff see this mark, they will know which film, scene and shot this film is, which is easy to identify. In addition, clothing, make-up, props and other staff can also use this to avoid flaws in the details of shots taken at different times, thus avoiding mistakes.

Since the scoreboard is used to score points, why "bomb" it? This is because movies not only have images, but also sound. If the characters in a movie speak carelessly, they will feel uncomfortable when watching the movie. When making a movie, the notes will "snap" the wooden strips on the clapper while lifting the note board, making a crisp sound. The photographer will shoot the tapping sound and the note shot at the same time, and this sound will become the synchronization mark of post-recording, so that the editor can determine the accurate audio-visual positioning.

Because of the close relationship between the scoreboard and film works, it has long been regarded as a symbol and symbol of the film industry. The National Film Museum of China, built to commemorate the centenary of China films, is like a giant billboard. 1996, France issued the 50th anniversary stamp of Cannes International Film Festival (with photos), and this slate was on the stamp.