All About Script Supervising | Professional Script Supervisor

What is a Script Supervisor?

A script supervisor is a member of a film production team who works with the director and other department heads to ensure that the final project is a seamless viewing experience, an uninterrupted presentation of reality that appears to play out in real time. This art is called Continuity. During the shooting process, scenes are shot out of the order they are ultimately viewed in, and each moment may be shot several times, with slight (or drastic) variations occurring each time. The task of coordinating all the intended and unintended variations so that they can cut together in a seamless edit lies with the script supervisor.

Are There Different Kinds of Script Supervisors?

Yes.

There are several different positions in the entertainment industry that carry all the job title Script Supervisor. While there is some similarity in responsibilities of the job between script supervisors working in film and different kind of narrative television shows, confusingly, there are also script supervisors in live television and events whose job responsibilities bear almost no similarity to script supervisors working on narrative sets.

Here is a rundown on the various types.

What are the Different Genres Script Supervisors Can Specialize In?

Apart from the different kinds of script supervisors described here, within film and television script supervising, there are three primary genres people tend to work in.

Broadly speaking, those categories are: film, television, and commercials. Some script supervisors make their entire career in one genre, while others move between a few or all genres over the course of their career.

Let’s take a closer look at each one of them.

What are the Job Responsibilities of a Script Supervisor?

Script Supervisors for film and television (including commercials) are responsible for assuring continuity and

What is it Like to Work as a Script Supervisor? What are the working conditions?

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