Script Supervising and Film Continuity, Third Edition

This definitive handbook explains how a script is transformed into a motion picture or television program. Readers will learn the methodology and craft of the script supervisor, who ensures that the continuity of a film, its logical progression, is coherent.



The book teaches all vital script supervising functions, including how to:
.prepare, or "break down" a script for shooting
.maintaining screen direction and progression
.matching scenes and shots for editing
.cuing actors
.recording good takes and prints
preparing time and log sheets for editing

This revision of an industry classic has been updated to reflect changes in the film industry in recent years, including the use of electronic media in the script supervisor's tasks. While it is written for the novice script writer, it can serve as a valuable resource for directors, film editors, scriptwriters and cinematographers.

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• The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques
• The Complete Film Production Handbook, Fourth Edition (American Film Market Presents)
• In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
• Indie Film Producing: The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking
• The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Edition
• Directing, Fifth Edition: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
• The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
• Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting