🎬️ Clapper board emoji

A clapper board or slate, an essential filmmaking tool used to synchronize audio and video recordings while marking scene and take information. Features the distinctive hinged design with black and white stripes for visual sync reference.

Clapper boards create a sharp audio-visual sync point when snapped shut, allowing editors to align separate audio and video tracks in post-production. They also display crucial production information like scene numbers, take numbers, and production details.

Iconic symbol of movie production, representing the beginning of filming action, professional moviemaking, and behind-the-scenes cinema work. Often used to indicate "action," movie production, or entertainment industry discussions. Essential companion to 🎥 Movie camera equipment.

Could also be called Clapperboard, film slate, movie slate or sync board emoji.

Other meanings

Movie production, filmmaking, cinema, action, scene marking, film industry

Example Usage

Quiet on set\! 🎬 Ready for take two

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Visual description

A hinged board with black and white diagonal stripes on top and a flat slate below for writing scene information, showing the classic film production tool.

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