I just have some questions on slating. I have been reading Elkins camera assistant book. On the slating procedures it explains that a second will call out mark and then slate. I was always under the impression that one goes "scene 1 apple take 1 mark," "scene 1 apple take 2 mark" etc. Also when is a scene just considered scene 1 or 2 (no letter needed after number)? I know when you cut for a different angle within the scene a letter follows. Is it usually the first shot of the scene that does not have a letter that is filmed that day? the master? or does each shot that runs through the whole scene (master, close, etc) get labeled just as the scene number?
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