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clapperboard

/ˈklæpəbɔːd/noun

उच्चारण क्लैपबॉर्ड

क्लैपरबोर्ड (फ़िल्म शूटिंग में प्रयुक्त ताली-पट्टी)

Core word

noun
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    a device used when making films, made of two boards joined together that are banged together at the start of a scene to help match the sound with the pictures

    क्लैपरबोर्ड (फ़िल्म शूटिंग में प्रयुक्त ताली-पट्टी)

    • The assistant snapped the clapperboard and the director shouted 'Action!'
    • The assistant held up the clapperboard and called out the scene number.
    • The crew waited for the clapperboard before the next take.
    + 2 more examples
    • A clapperboard helps editors match sound to picture.
    • Arjun, the new assistant, learnt how to hold the clapperboard in front of the camera.

    Synonyms clapper

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

clapperboard (countable noun)

It is a normal countable noun, so you can say a clapperboard or two clapperboards.

यह सामान्य countable noun है, इसलिए a clapperboard या two clapperboards कहा जा सकता है।

  • The assistant held up the clapperboard in front of the camera.
  • Each scene begins with a clapperboard.

clapperboard + verb (be used to)

Use the passive be used to + verb to explain its purpose.

इसका उद्देश्य बताने के लिए passive 'be used to + verb' आता है।

  • A clapperboard is used to match the sound with the picture.
  • The clapperboard was used to mark the start of each take.

snap / clap / hold up + clapperboard

These verbs describe how the board is used on set.

ये verbs सेट पर बोर्ड के प्रयोग का वर्णन करते हैं।

  • He snapped the clapperboard shut and shouted 'Action!'
  • She held up the clapperboard for the second take.

clapperboard (also clapper board, clapper)

Both clapperboard and clapper board are written; in everyday film talk, clapper alone is also used for the hinged stick.

Clapperboard और clapper board दोनों लिखे जाते हैं; फ़िल्म की बोलचाल में hinged छड़ी को केवल clapper भी कहते हैं।

  • The clapper loader wrote the scene number on the clapperboard.
+Collocations 4

verb + clapperboard

usesnaphold upclapwrite onmark

  • The crew member snapped the clapperboard before every take.

clapperboard + noun

operatornumbersoundsceneslate

  • The clapperboard sound helps editors sync audio and video.

on the + clapperboard

scenetakedirectordatecamera roll

  • The director's name is written on the clapperboard.

film-set noun + clapperboard

directorcameracreweditortakeset

  • The editor looked for the clapperboard in each clip.
“More examples 5
  • The assistant director clapped the clapperboard and the scene began.

सहायक निर्देशक ने क्लैपरबोर्ड बजाया और दृश्य शुरू हुआ।

  • Radhika's school drama club bought a small clapperboard for their film.

राधिका के स्कूल की नाटक मंडली ने अपनी फ़िल्म के लिए एक छोटा क्लैपरबोर्ड खरीदा।

  • The clapperboard shows the scene number, the take and the date.

क्लैपरबोर्ड पर दृश्य संख्या, टेक और तारीख़ दिखाई जाती है।

  • Without a clapperboard, matching sound with picture takes much longer.

क्लैपरबोर्ड के बिना आवाज़ को चित्र से मिलाने में बहुत अधिक समय लगता है।

  • A clapperboard was lying on the table after the shooting ended in Film City.

फ़िल्म सिटी में शूटिंग समाप्त होने के बाद मेज़ पर एक क्लैपरबोर्ड पड़ा था।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The clapperboard is using to mark each scene.

✓ The clapperboard is used to mark each scene.

Use the passive is used to show the purpose of a tool.

किसी औज़ार का उद्देश्य बताने के लिए passive 'is used' आता है।

✗ A clapperboard are used in films.

✓ A clapperboard is used in films.

A singular noun takes a singular verb.

Singular noun के साथ singular verb आती है।