Lined script

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pjay79

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Hi

I am wondering whether there is any value in having a lined script if you already have a spec script, shooting script, shot list, storyboard, and 2d diagrams?

If you are the writer / director on a film, do you create a lined script for the script supervisor (if you have one)...??

Regards,

PJ.
 
A lined script is what the script supervisor makes during the shoot. The editor uses it to find shots, look at what coverage was done what takes are good/bad PU's etc.
A good lined script becomes the editors `bible' with it they can quickly find where shots are located in the hours of footage shot, what options there are in the coverage, what the on set comments of the director/cinematographer are etc.
 
The script super creates the lined script. Which is exactly that. Lines on the script page representing coverage. It's really for the editor. And also to help determine coverage.
 
Thanks for the replies...Just wondering from those of you who are the director and the editor for a film, do you refer to the lined script much?
 
besides just the coverage lines, which is a good visual of what the coverage is, the lines are also specific, a swiggly line means the action of that shot is off camera a straight line means its on camera.
Also, on the opposite page, the back of the previous, are the coverage notes eg:
sc 1a take 1, good at top, nice laugh, off book at end (sometimes even more specific)
sc 1a take 2, good for acting bad for camera
sc 1a take 3, best of all
sc 1a take 4PU end of scene
there are also markings indicating where sc 1a is like cam roll 15 time code 16:52 - 18:09, time code marks will also be next to take notes

when editing I keep the lined script right beside me, for a short or music video not really, but the features I've edited its essential.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Zr...X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPA123,M1
heres a link that shows what a lined script looks like
 
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