Slate in practice
The second assistant camera writes the production title, the scene, the shot and the take number, reads them aloud, then closes the hinged sticks. The editor finds the frame where the sticks meet and lines it up with the sound of the clap. Digital slates also display timecode.
The striped sticks of the slate are the best-known symbol of film-making, and the reason CrewDesk wears yellow and black tape.
Where it lives in CrewDesk
Slate information is recorded by the camera and script departments, not in CrewDesk. The app borrows the slate's look for its labels because every person on a crew reads it instantly.