I slapped this together in 3 hrs using materials on hand plus some graphic arts materials. works well, is light and is size matched to my 10.9" monitor.
Obviously, it's only useful for close up shots (slate is small)
DIY Acrylic Clapperboard / Slate
I slapped this together in 3 hrs using materials on hand plus some graphic arts materials. works well, is light and is size matched to my 10.9" monitor.
Obviously, it's only useful for close up shots (slate is small)
Whoa, thats awesome! Those things are crazy overpriced. Please give details, How did you do that colors on the clapper?
Dylan
Thats purdy cool!
Good job
-PadawanGeek
HV30, Azden SGM-1X, Raynox HD6600, Irvb's focus ring, Hoodman H-300.
Kudos, looks great, the funny thing is I was trying to figure out a way to make a dry erase board into a slate, but now I know , heh heh
thanks for posting this, you just saved me bunch of time
awesome! Good job man.
I bought a "Hollywood" clapper board from a kids store ($6 I think)!! Its neat and does me well. Having said that i like your effort.
huh? you don't have to slate where the subject is, just move it closer to the camera, clap, pull focus, action.Originally Posted by zephyrnoid
/matt
But what if he's using 2 cameras?
-PadawanGeek
HV30, Azden SGM-1X, Raynox HD6600, Irvb's focus ring, Hoodman H-300.
then he walks over to the other camera and claps after slating the first one? i've done three features and dozens of shorts and we never had a bigger slate than that. :-)
/matt
man I remember when we did a helicopter shot of the new york skyline...
we had to use a clapper the size of a parking lot lit up with runway signals it was crazy
well I was going to get the materials to build this today, my day off, until I saw this on ebay, as much as I like DIY it's hard to pass up a good deal so I ordered it
if anyone is interested there are some left,
they didnt pass inspection for whatever reason (each one is different) but the price is right and FREE shipping
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150300044432
Wow, what an awesome DIY job!
It looks so much better than the crummy one I bought a while back: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...roduction.html
Clap boards are cool, and all.
I usually just have the actor hold up fingers.
Takes another person to clap -- lol!!!!
One guy holds boom mic
one guy pushing dolly
me running camera
actors acting
no body to clap LOL!!!!!!!!!!
But Zephyrnoid you did a great job!!!
True. but since the slate is about AUDIO sync , the mic has to pick up the 'clap'.
If the mic is a wireless or wired Lav or Shotgun 20' away from camera, it might not pick up the clap. That's why some boards are so BIG, you can bridge the distance between camera and subject more evenly-- while still being able to read the board
Thanks for the Kudos. The B&H version at $28.00 is a better deal. Making this with acrylic is tricky. To get the rub-on type to stick I had to mask off and spray Krylon Matte first, then the lettering, then another hit of matte spray to seal it. The colors were simply printed off my computer- Freehand is the software I use.
Crazy glue etc. and you're done. Nice 'Snap' sound too !
Good job!
I have some acrylic sheet laying around from another project, I may just see if it fits the bill.
i'd need to see a picture. lol that sounds crazy.
now THAT sounds crazy.
You just gave me an EXCELLENT idea! Oh no, not another invention this week
i know this is an older thread, but i'm wondering about a good place to source white acrylic. Any ideas?
http://www.estreetplastics.com/
Scroll down and look for their "White Plexiglass Sheet"
A 12"x12" sheet 1/4" thick is $6.69 US.
There's probably other places to get it, though. But this site has cool colors and styles.
Look in the Yellow Pages under "Acrylics" or "Plastics." Most larger cities have distributors and the small amount you'd need for a project this size should be easy to find in their "remnants" or "scraps" bin. Translucent white acrylic is especially common since it's often used in illuminated signage.
I found a plastic store. cost me $10 for one 7.5"x11" and three 1"x11" pieces. not too bad considering i didn't have to cut anything.
Call me crazy but I bought one of these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...Dry_Erase.html
Expensive? Well, I justified the price because I was thinking about buying one of those reference cards (the one with the gray scale/colors) to help with color correction in post. Those were pretty expensive in and of themselves. So I decided, why not throw in a clapper?
It looks to be pretty high quality. Just waiting for it to arrive.
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