The second reason to use a clapperboard, is for audio and camera synchronization.
Here is a Scene/Shot Log PDF file that you can download. This will save you a lot of time while editing, as you can skip over the shots that you logged as bad shots. While roll is used to identify the film roll that is in the camera, today’s filmmakersĪnd Videographers shooting on digital media, roll is now used to identify the digital media card or digital video tape that is being used for the shot.īy identify the each shot and by using a shot log, when it comes time to edit our video or movie, by looking at the shot log, you will know which takes were This will include the information for the scene, take and roll. Written by David Knarr of Studio 1 Productions, Inc.įirst, you use the clapboard or film slate to identify the shot you are
