Check the gate

How it is used

An analog-film set expression, commonly heard before moving on from a setup.

Example sentences

1. Please check the gate before we dismantle the bedroom set.

   A defect found now could require another take before removal.

2. We stopped to check the gate after a hair appeared in the test footage.

   The recorded defect prompts inspection of the camera opening.

Common collocations

• stop to check the gate
• check the gate after a take

Related terms

• shootTo record a film, scene or shot with a camera. As a noun, a shoot is the period or the day when the filming happens.
• crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.

More terms: On Set: The Shoot

• take
• set
• location
• rehearsal
• call sheet
• continuity
• clapperboard
• wrap
• stunt
• green screen
• script supervisor
• call time