script supervisor
Script supervisors are responsible for the continuity of the movie or television program. They watch every shot to make sure that it's according to the script. Script supervisors ensure that during editing the story makes visual and verbal sense and does not contain any continuity errors.
Also called: script coordinator, pre-production script supervisor, digital script supervisor, continuity supervisor, commercials script supervisor, continuity script supervisor, film script supervisor, continuity coordinator
- 13
- essential skills
- 13
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- video and motion picture director7 skills in common
- director of photography6 skills in common
- animation layout artist4 skills in common
- camera operator4 skills in common
- post-production supervisor4 skills in common
- stand-in3 skills in common
- video and motion picture producer3 skills in common
- voice-over artist3 skills in common
Essential skills
13- analyse a script
- check continuity requirements
- consult with production director
- edit scripts
- ensure visual quality of the set
- film production process
- observe shots
- prepare film continuity reports
- study relationships between characters
- work with an artistic team
- work with motion picture editing team
- work with pre-production team
- work with the director of photography
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