About the Book:

While Script Supervising and Film Continuity is written for the novice script supervisor, it can serve as a valuable resource for directors, film editors, scriptwriters and cinematographers.

The definitive handbook, Script Supervising and Film Continuity explains how a script is transformed into a motion picture or television program. You will learn the methodology and craft of the script supervisor, who ensures that the continuity of a film, its logical progression, is coherent. Script Supervising and Film Continuity teaches you 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.

What people say:

"Script Supervising and Film Continuity is a must for those would-be directors, writers, and editors who are long on ambition and short on experience. By divulging the techniques and tools of creating continuity this book is a valuable resource for the continuity conscious." — Videomaker

About the Author:

Pat P. Miller has been a script supervisor for more than thirty years, both in feature films and in television, and has worked with the industry's eminent directors.