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Film Discussion => News and Theory => Topic started by: finlayr on May 06, 2003, 06:32:40 PM
Can anyone tell me what the term "Check the gate!!" means when the director shouts CUT!????????????
Quote from: finlayrCan anyone tell me what the term "Check the gate!!" means when the director shouts CUT!????????????
checking the gate is done when you are changing set ups. when someone "checks the gate", they are checking the film gate to see if there are any hairs or particles in it-- if there happens to be a hair in the gate, they want to catch it before the set - up is torn down, so they can re-shoot it with a new mag.
...thought so...