Beyond Continuity

Chapter 5

Production Overview

Keeping the Notes

A feature film is built from thousands of bits of picture and sound. A big part of the script supervisor’s job is to organize and catalog these bits, so that the editors know what was shot and can find the media they need efficiently.

 

INTRODUCTION, THREE KINDS OF NOTES

Every Day, Every Movie

Here are the notes that script supervisors use everyday on every movie:

• The lined script

• The facing page

• The editors’ log

• The script supervisor’s daily report.

Some Days, Some Movies

Here are the notes we use on some days or on some movies:

• A wildtrack tally

• A wild picture tally

• An owed list tally

• A set of lined storyboards

• Visual effects tally with slates.

On-set Matching Notes

We keep ...