Sentence examples for first takes are from inspiring English sources

Patton responds that while his first takes are "usually pretty fucking good", he is more than happy to take advantage of technology to clean up a messed-up rhythm or redo parts.

His reliance on instinct meant that the first takes were often the most electrifying.

The first takes were frustrating: parts of the river were shallow, and rocks kept impeding the raft's forward motion.

Every rehearsal was shot -- some of the first takes were just complete disasters, with cameramen smashing into each other.

In many of the most compelling images, second and third takes are needed to get the whole picture.

"But they also watch them". The only currency that mattered at "First Take" was attention.

Though First Take was roundly lambasted on social media, it was the highest-rated studio show on ESPN2.

The thing that keeps me coming back the most is that First Take is barely about sports.

Second takes were almost impossible.

So shows were packaged, reworked, and second and third takes were common.

This also helped in the case of technical problems, meaning that second takes were not necessary.