I have noticed from working on other people's productions that the slate says ROLL, SCENE, and TAKE on it. However, it does not say SHOT. Roll I am guessing is referring to if you are shooting on film or not, right? As in what role of film you are using?
However, a scene has more than one shot in it, so when I am looking through takes, in editing, how do I know what shot, a take is in? How do I know if it's take 1 from a close up, as oppose to take 1 from a master shot? It could be take 1 from any shot that was used, but since there is no SHOT written on the slate, how do you know? Why do slates not have a spot to write the shot down? Shouldn't the slate say if it's a master, close up, high angle jib shot, etc?
However, a scene has more than one shot in it, so when I am looking through takes, in editing, how do I know what shot, a take is in? How do I know if it's take 1 from a close up, as oppose to take 1 from a master shot? It could be take 1 from any shot that was used, but since there is no SHOT written on the slate, how do you know? Why do slates not have a spot to write the shot down? Shouldn't the slate say if it's a master, close up, high angle jib shot, etc?
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