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Film & Television vocabulary · On Set: The Shoot

Take

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/teɪk/nounCore term

In film & television, take means: One attempt at filming a shot. If something goes wrong or the director wants a different version, the crew does another take.

In Turkish: tekrar, çekim

How it is used

Heard all day on set: take one, take two, one more take, a good take. Each take is announced on the clapperboard and noted by the script supervisor, so the editor can find the best one later.

Example sentences

  1. That was great. Let's do one more take, a little faster this time.

  2. The editor used take seven because the actor's eyes were perfect in it.

Common collocations

  • do another take
  • one more take
  • first take
  • good take
  • single take
  • shotOne continuous piece of film recorded from the moment the camera starts until it stops, or the piece of it that appears between two cuts.
  • clapperboardA small board with a hinged stick, held in front of the camera at the start of a take to show the scene and take number and to make a clap for syncing sound and picture.
  • dailiesThe raw, unedited footage from a day's shoot, prepared quickly so the director, producers and editor can check it.
  • sceneA part of a film or TV episode that happens in one place and at one time, usually made up of several shots.

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