- 1). Pick a clapboard for your film. The traditional way was through a slate composed of much the same material as chalk boards. Dry erase boards and electronic clapboards are now taking Hollywood by storm. You can choose which kind of slating you prefer.
- 2). Write the name of your film on the clapboard at the top in the designated area. This is one part of the clapboard that will not change for the entire movie.
- 3). Write the scene number. You will get this number from the screenplay itself. On a production script, each scene should be numbered in order to help the director and producer keep track of scenes.
- 4). Write the take number on the next slot directly across from the scene number. This will change--obviously--with each and every take. Keep an eraser and marker (or chalk) on hand to quickly change it between every single take. This will help the editing process later on.
- 5). Write the director's name on the following line. This should be the full name that the director goes by.
- 6). Write the date beneath. It's proper to write the day out by spelling the month, writing the day of the month followed by a comma, and writing the year.
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