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Set calls, slating & takes · Specialist

Tail slate

Also called: end slate

ELI5

A slate recorded at the end of a take when it could not be made at the beginning.

Used in conversation

“The tail slate should be settled before the unit moves to the next stage.”

Pitch context

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