White Willow Plaza, Elffire City.
The night arrived, and with it, the visitors enjoyed the entertainnt at the plaza.
But Arthur and the production crew were too busy with their to care for that.
"The lights are ready, Arthur." Bobby declared as he finished setting up the lighting.
"All the electrical functions are available, Arthur." Kaitlyn said as she plugged in the last piece of equipnt.
"I'm ready to start filming!" Buddy exclaid as he stood behind the cara.
"All the features and settings are configured as we planned." Nomura chid in.
Arthur nodded satisfied as he saw that all pieces of equipnt were in place.
They finally could start filming!
"Kanna! We will film so shots first of the tree and the plaza, after that we will film the flower stall!" Arthur said to his girlfriend who was still busy setting up the stall.
Niwa, as the art director, was too exigent as she wanted every visual aspect to be perfect.
Kanna, Niwa, and Arabella lifted their head from what they were doing when they heard Arthur's shout.
Kanna just nodded to express that she understood.
Arthur saw that they understood and motioned to stand behind the caras.
"We will start by filming so shots of the willow tree." Arthur announced.
"Is everyone ready?" He asked as he looked at his crew.
"Ready!" Buddy replied excited as he took hold of the cara with his skillful hands.
"Ready!" Kaitlyn and Bobby replied at the sa ti as they inspected their work with attentive eyes.
"I'm ready." Nomura replied as he checked again the settings of the cara to see if it was the right one.
"Arabella! We need you!" Arthur called the girl.
The girl imdiately stopped what she was doing, and went toward Arthur.
Arabella, as the associate producer or assistant producer, had the most eclectic job among all mbers of the crew.
Her main job was to help everyone with what they needed.
The Assistant to the Producer is an administrator who works closely with producers throughout the production process. They are involved from the pre-production stage through to post-production and marketing and distribution. They must be well organized, flexible, and have a good overview of the production process. The producer will determine their responsibilities throughout the production on a day-to-day basis. Their tasks may include writing coverage on scripts, drafting letters, making phone calls, running an office, interviewing personnel, coordinating the fundraising process, assisting with duties on and off set, liaising between the producer and the post-production team, and helping to prepare publicity materials. They may also be asked to help with copyright, arranging etings and events, and managing money. They are sotis asked to contribute to strategic thinking in relation to projects in developnt.
Although she would not do so many things in this production because Theo would not need her to do so of these things, Arabella was still essential to the crew.
Without her, it would take much more than 1 week to finish shooting all the scenes.
That's why she helped everyone as they prepared for this scene.
Sotis she helped Niwa with the art concept and production of props, sotis she helped Arthur, and sotis she helped the technical crew.
"You called , Arthur?" She asked as she arrived next to Arthur and rest.
"I need you to run the clapperboard for us." Arthur asked as handed her the clapperboard.
What is that?
A clapperboard (also known by various other nas including dumb slate) is a device used in filmmaking and video production to assist in synchronizing pictures and sound and to designate and mark the various scenes and takes as they are fild audio-recorded. It is operated by the clapper loader.
When sound and picture are out of synchronization, there is a lip flap occurring.
But this definition is too open-minded, as there are actually plenty of ways filmmakers could assist themselves in synchronizing picture and sound.
However, the literal clapperboard that we're used to seeing is a rectangular whiteboard with a hinged top piece that opens and closes. This "clapper" function is loud, sharp, and instantly recognizable at this point.
The basics to using a clapperboard are pretty, well, basic and straightforward. The person responsible for operating the clapperboard for any production is usually a "clapper loader" or a cara assistant like the 2nd AC.
But in the case of Arthur and his crew, they only had Buddy working as the cara operator.
And because they didn't have a cara assistant, Arabella had to be improvised on that position.
This clapper loader, working in conjunction with the script supervisor, will properly update the information presented between every shot and scene.
Ideally, at the beginning of every take the clapperboard will be presented, clearly in view and focus, for a second or two. Then when the clapper board operator gets clearance they will strike the sticks to create a sharp and recognizable sound.
As far as what information is included on a clapperboard, there is very little room for variations as the clapperboard has beco very systematic over the years. For the sake of continuity from shot to shot and even production to production, clapperboards usually include the following in this order:
Date
Production title
Na of the director
Na of the director of photography (DP)
Information on the scene
Scene number
Cara angle
Take number
All this information is vital to Editor Team who will piece together the scenes.
How would he/she find the scene they were looking for without having to watch all the scenes?
By looking at the information on the clapperboard at the beginning of every scene.
Arabella took the clapperboard and together with Arthur she wrote all the information about the scene.
A while later, the clapperboard was filled with all the necessary information.
It was more or less like this.
['The Scientist' Music Video]
[Director: Arthur Lionheart]
[Director of Photography: Nomura Masami]
[Date: 29/11/2020]
[2nd Scene]
[Take 01]
[Tree Cut]
Arabella looked at the finished clapperboard and nodded in satisfaction.
"It's ready, Arthur." She said as she showed the clapperboard to him.
Arthur looked and nodded also satisfied.
"Now we can start filming." He declared as looked at his crew.
Everyone looked at him when he said that.
Even the ones who were not close to him.
Kanna and Niwa turned their heads from the flower shop.
Helena and Ishii turned their heads and stopped their rehearsal for a mont.
Kate stopped her work of maintaining Helena and Ishii's makeup.
Nomura, Obara, Bobby, Kaitlyn, and Arabella who were close to him also looked over.
The ti has arrived!
All the preparations they could have done were already done.
They could not change anymore.
They had co all the way from Catadrid to Elffire City to realize their dreams.
And what they t was an opportunity that was rare to find and only lucky ones could get.
An opportunity where they all the budget necessary, high-tier equipnt, support, and many other favorable conditions.
They knew that they had to grab this chance to shine and show the world that they were talented.
They wanted to show Moonlight that they were indeed the right choice for the production of his music video.
That's why everyone looked with shining eyes when they heard from Arthur that they could finally start the shootings.
Arthur looked at his crew with a proud heart.
They had co so far!
He was happy that he called them to co on this adventure.
After a while, the others resud their work as Arthur and the crew motioned to start shooting.
They did not have much ti to act emotionally, after all, they had tons of work to do before they could celebrate.
Buddy positioned himself at the mark that Nomura told him and waited for Arthur's call to start filming.
Arabella potioned herself in front of the cara with the clapperboard in front of it and waited for Arthur's signal to clack the clapperboard.
Arthur took a deep breath and looked with shining eyes as he shouted, "Lights, Cara, Action!"
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