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Thanks for clarifying that.

Hi Vincent, So in your environment, if I've understood you correctly, the slate number increments every time there is a new camera setup (change in camera position, lens change etc). In your standard example (scene 7 - slate 4 - take 5) then the slate number returns to 1 on every scene change, whereas with the continuous slate, (scene 12 - slate 200 - take 1) the figure of 200 means that there has been a total of 200 different camera setups during all of the recorded scenes so far. Is that correct? Hi Constantin, So in your environment, the slate is increased every time there is a new take. I presume that is then continuous over the whole production so that the total number of slates is equivalent to the total number of recorded video files and therefore each unique slate number can be matched to a unique video file name. I suppose the only important thing is that everyone involved in the production consistently uses the same protocol; does anyone know what is the accepted standard protocol used in the UK?

Thanks for the welcome. Yes, this site seems to contain a mine of information from talented people working at the top of the industry; it's inspiring. I did take the trouble to read three pieces about slate etiquette and formats from The Black and Blue Camera Assisting website which I found very informative, but wasn't able to answer my own question.

Thanks for the posting. I'm a beginner and have a basic question, so thanks for your patience! What does the "Slate" parameter refer to? Is this parameter incremented by one unit every time the clapper shuts? In a screenshot from one of the above Parts, there was a column "Slate/Take" with values 202/1, 202/2, 202/3, implying that there were three different takes with the same "Slate". Should the slate increment with every new take? Thanks