Meaning
clapperboard, take, action!
- A clapperboard used in filmmaking to synchronise sound and picture.
- A take in film production ('buona la prima, niente secondo ciak').
- Used as an interjection ('Ciak, si gira!') meaning 'Action!'
In a sentence
L'assistente batté il ciak prima che gli attori iniziassero a recitare.
The assistant snapped the clapperboard before the actors began performing.
Il regista gridò: «Silenzio sul set, ciak, si gira!»
The director shouted: 'Quiet on the set, action!'
Abbiamo ripetuto quella scena difficile per ben dieci ciak.
We repeated that difficult scene for ten full takes.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ciak | masculine · singular |
| ciak | masculine · plural |
| ciak | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the plural: 'i ciak'.
- Onomatopoeic origin mimicking the sound of the clapper board snapping shut.