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CrewDesk/Glossary/Take

Film production glossaryTake

A take is one continuous recording of a shot, from the moment the camera rolls to the moment the director says cut.

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Take in practice

The same shot is usually recorded several times; each attempt is numbered take one, take two and so on. The script supervisor notes which takes the director prefers, called circled takes or selects, and why others were rejected.

Where it lives in CrewDesk

Takes are logged by the script supervisor. In CrewDesk the notes of a shoot day, including preferred takes if the team wants them there, can be kept in the project notes.

● Rolling

See it run.

CrewDesk is a working application, not a mock-up. Open it, move a project to the next stage, assign a task, and judge it on what it does.