Beyond Continuity

A guide to the craft of script supervising, the updated second edition features practical instruction through real-world examples that demonstrate and explain the skills needed by a professional script supervisor.

Autorentext

Mary Cybulski is a script supervisor with more than thirty years' experience. She has learned and invented techniques that have made her one of the most skilled and valued script supervisors in the US. She is the first call for many of our most inventive directors: John Sayles, David Mamet, Jane Campion, M. Night Shyamalan, Ang Lee, Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Tony Gilroy. She has worked on numerous A-list films such as Life of Pi, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Michael Clayton, and Syriana. During these years she has developed her craft by both learning and creating professional techniques.

Inhalt

1. INTRODUCTION 2. GETTING STARTED 3. A NOTE ABOUT DIGITAL WORKFLOW 4. PREPRODUCTION: BREAKING DOWN THE SCRIPT 5. PREPRODUCTION: NON-BREAKDOWN PREPRODUCTION 6. PRODUCTION OVERVIEW: KEEPING THE NOTES 7. PRODUCTION OVERVIEW: MAINTAINING CONTINUITY 8. THE LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR OF FILMMAKING 9. A DAY ON SET 10. THE BIG PICTURE