Preface
The new title to this fourth edition of my book is one over which I have thought long and hard. Originally titled Script Continuity and the Production Secretary in Film and TV when it was published in 1977 – a bit of a mouthful to ask for in a bookshop – the second edition was more simply titled Continuity in Film and Video, and the third edition was even more concise: The Continuity Handbook. So why the change?
Although the job is well-established in feature films and television drama, there is a feeling among some directors to dismiss any need for continuity. Styles of shooting and editing change, and there is a trend towards roughness, fly-on-the-wall techniques and edits that hit the viewer in the face. One drama director stated recently ...
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