Synopsis
Covers all of the aspects of this vital function, including liaison with the director, editor, lab, producer and actors.
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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; cueing 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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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
.maintain screen direction and progression
.match scenes and shots for editing
.cue actors
.record good takes and prints
.time and log sheets for editing
This revision of an industry classic will be 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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Focal Press. 1990. 2nd ed. 1st print. Large wraps., 1990
ISBN 10: 0240800184
ISBN 13: 9780240800189
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