What is the name of the black and white thing the movie industry uses before they yell action?

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2007-01-20 08:48:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies

A marker.

2007-01-20 08:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by squirttle_bunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It can be called

a slate
a clapper
a clapboard
a clapperboard

2007-01-20 08:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by Just me near dc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

im pretty sure its marker...cause thats what the call for before the do it

2007-01-20 08:59:30 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

you mean the clapper board?
they use it to tell which take and scene they are filming for editing purposes.

2007-01-21 10:20:52 · answer #4 · answered by ray d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's a clapboard. ACTION!

2007-01-20 08:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by foxxxyjade 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋