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Script Supervising and Film Continuity
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Script Supervising and Film Continuity
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Pat P. Miller
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Film scripts and screenplays |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780240802947
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Classifications | Dewey:791.430233 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Edition |
3rd Revised edition
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Illustrations |
1, black & white illustrations
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Imprint |
Focal Press
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Publication Date |
29 January 1999 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Reviews'Full of useful illustrations, forms and diagrams...' - Videomaker "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, April 2000
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