PN1995.9.P7C93

Includes bibliographical references and index

PART 1 INTRODUCTION What's So Great About Being a Script Supervisor? What Does a Script Supervisor Do? PART 2 GETTING STARTED How to Get a Job Meeting the Director Making your Deal PART 3 PREPRODUCTION You Have the Job. Now What? Prep Time The Production Office Breakdowns: What, How, and Why Rehearsals Rewrites The Read Through Tech Scouts PART 4 PRODUCTION Getting Ready for the Shoot A Virtual Day on Set Blocking Keeping the Notes Rolling Film What to Remember Using Your Breakdowns The Grammar of Filmmaking Working Well with Others Wrap Safety PART 5 THE BIG PICTURE How to Learn About Acting Being a Department Head of One The Girl Thing

"A guide to the craft of script supervising, Beyond Continuity features practical instruction through real-world examples demonstrating and explaining the skills needed by a professional script supervisor. Mary Cybulski, one of Hollywood's premier script supervisors, imparts her sage wisdom as she walks you through the process of training and working as a professional script supervisor,, covering the basic skills of breaking down a script, taking notes on set, matching, cheating, determining screen direction, and knowing what the director, actors, and editor expect from a script supervisor. She also details many of the more subtle, but just as important skills-- how to get a job, how to think like an editor, how to tell what is important in a script and on set, how to get along with the cast and crew, and how not to get overwhelmed when there is too much information to process"