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Camera report

What is camera report in film production?

A camera report is the log kept by the camera department for each roll or card, recording every take with its scene and slate number, lens, filters, frame rate, and whether it was circled. It travels with the media to post.

It is the bridge between the set and the edit. Without it, post has files with timecodes and no idea which of six takes the director wanted, or why take four was shot at 48fps.

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Reviewed 2026-08-27

Related terms

Take: A take is a single recorded attempt at a shot. Takes are numbered sequentially within a setup, logged with a circled marker when the director considers them usable, and identified by scene, slate and take number so the edit can find them.
Slate: A slate is the board filmed at the head of a take carrying the production, scene, take and roll numbers. Its hinged arm is clapped to produce a sharp sound and a matching visual frame, giving post a point at which picture and separately recorded sound can be aligned.
Daily Production Report: A Daily Production Report is the record of what a shooting day actually produced, filed at the end of it. It logs call and wrap times, scenes and pages completed against those scheduled, setups, takes, film or media used, meal breaks, and any accidents or delays.
Continuity: Continuity is the consistency of everything visible and audible across shots that will be cut together — wardrobe, props, hair, position, eyeline, screen direction and the state of the action. It is tracked on set by the script supervisor and matters because scenes are shot out of order.