8 The job of Script Supervisor and multi-camera paperwork
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Roger Singleton-Turner
Abstract
Job titles and duties change over the years. All paperwork needs to be identified and page numbered. In the professional world, a vital member of the team is the Script Supervisor who (sometimes with a Production Secretary) is responsible for generating most of the practical paperwork and converting the sloppy scrawls of the Director into a clear and efficient means of communication that is relevant to each member of the studio team. As the Vision Mixer cuts to each new camera-scripted shot, the Script Supervisor calls out the new shot number, as showing on the programme or TX monitor, and identifies which camera is next to be used. An experienced Script Supervisor will also note stop or end timecodes. Traditionally, notes were hand-written directly onto a hard copy of the script. In a tapeless environment, the software on the server notes the duration and start and finish timecodes automatically.
Abstract
Job titles and duties change over the years. All paperwork needs to be identified and page numbered. In the professional world, a vital member of the team is the Script Supervisor who (sometimes with a Production Secretary) is responsible for generating most of the practical paperwork and converting the sloppy scrawls of the Director into a clear and efficient means of communication that is relevant to each member of the studio team. As the Vision Mixer cuts to each new camera-scripted shot, the Script Supervisor calls out the new shot number, as showing on the programme or TX monitor, and identifies which camera is next to be used. An experienced Script Supervisor will also note stop or end timecodes. Traditionally, notes were hand-written directly onto a hard copy of the script. In a tapeless environment, the software on the server notes the duration and start and finish timecodes automatically.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of illustrations xi
- List of tables xvii
- Preface xix
- Acknowledgements xxi
- List of abbreviations xxiii
- 1 Introduction xxvii
- Part I: Safety and Good Practice 1
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PART II: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDIO
- 2 Basics 19
- 3 Working with cameras 29
- 4 Lenses and shooting conventions 49
- 5 The studio production team 62
- 6 Technical jobs in the studio 81
- 7 Design and sets 103
- 8 The job of Script Supervisor and multi-camera paperwork 120
- 9 Camera scripts, camera cards etc. and creating them in MS Word (with a note on Autocue) 134
- 10 In the studio 160
- 11 Lighting for video cameras 172
- 12 Microphones and sound 199
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PART III: CONTENT
- 13 Interviews, discussion and chat 217
- 14 Demonstrations and movement 251
- 15 Having ideas 265
- Part IV: Applying the Principles 287
- 16 Getting it all together 293
- 17 Drama 325
- 18 Music 367
- 19 Shooting action 387
- 20 Afterword 398
- Appendix I 400
- Appendix II 408
- Select videography 412
- Bibliography and references 428
- Suggested further reading 433
- Index 434
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front matter i
- Contents v
- List of illustrations xi
- List of tables xvii
- Preface xix
- Acknowledgements xxi
- List of abbreviations xxiii
- 1 Introduction xxvii
- Part I: Safety and Good Practice 1
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PART II: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDIO
- 2 Basics 19
- 3 Working with cameras 29
- 4 Lenses and shooting conventions 49
- 5 The studio production team 62
- 6 Technical jobs in the studio 81
- 7 Design and sets 103
- 8 The job of Script Supervisor and multi-camera paperwork 120
- 9 Camera scripts, camera cards etc. and creating them in MS Word (with a note on Autocue) 134
- 10 In the studio 160
- 11 Lighting for video cameras 172
- 12 Microphones and sound 199
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PART III: CONTENT
- 13 Interviews, discussion and chat 217
- 14 Demonstrations and movement 251
- 15 Having ideas 265
- Part IV: Applying the Principles 287
- 16 Getting it all together 293
- 17 Drama 325
- 18 Music 367
- 19 Shooting action 387
- 20 Afterword 398
- Appendix I 400
- Appendix II 408
- Select videography 412
- Bibliography and references 428
- Suggested further reading 433
- Index 434
