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Clean plate

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, clean plate means: A shot of the background without the main subjects or unwanted objects, recorded for effects work.

In Turkish: temiz arka plan çekimi

How it is used

Effects teams request a clean plate before the set or camera position changes.

Example sentences

  1. We filmed a clean plate of the room after the actors stepped outside.

    The empty room provides material for later image repairs.

  2. The clean plate helped remove the support wire from the final shot.

    Background pixels replace the area occupied by the wire.

Common collocations

  • shoot a clean plate
  • clean plate footage
  • editingThe work of choosing, ordering and joining shots so that they tell the story with the right rhythm, emotion and meaning.
  • post-productionAll the work done on a film after the shoot ends, including editing, visual effects, color grading, sound design, music and the final mix.

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