Shooting Script - technical questions
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NinjaVsPenguin
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yeah, someone should get on that and post a whole bunch of links to free resources around the web
alex whitmer
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Lots of good info here ...
http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/script/index.html
About half way down they explain some camera directions, etc.
And this, the shooting script for SUPERMAN ...
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/superman_I_shoot.txt
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http://www.vimeo.com/2031823
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/album.php?albumid=14
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http://www.exposure.co.uk/eejit/script/index.html
About half way down they explain some camera directions, etc.
And this, the shooting script for SUPERMAN ...
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/superman_I_shoot.txt
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http://www.vimeo.com/2031823
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/album.php?albumid=14
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alex whitmer
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And this from NationMAster.com
A shooting script is a version of a script from which a movie is actually shot; it includes scene numbers, camera angles and certain directors' notes -- and it is generally fiercely marked up by the script supervisor and other production workers, while the writer's draft is simply the skeleton around which the production is built.
Sometimes, it is far more practical and economical to shoot some scenes consecutively on the same day, even though the scenes appear in the original script far apart from each other. For example, consider two scenes from Jurassic Park: the first near the beginning in which a helicopter is used to bring the scientists to Jurassic Park and the second at the end of the movie when the scientists escape from Jurassic Park aboard the same helicopter. Even though the first and the second scenes appear far apart from each other in the original movie, in the shooting script for Jurassic Park, they probably appear consecutively with one another, with one benefit being the cost savings related to renting the helicopter for only a single day rather than two different days. At other times, the benefit may be that the location for the shoot is only available for a limited time in which all the scenes must be shot, even though they are not consecutive in the original script. Thus, once again, the scenes will be rearranged in the shooting script so that they may be shot consecutively on the same day. This is a main benefit of shooting scripts: they allow the best possible utilization of all available resources.
Once a script is approved for production, and pre-production begins, it is scene-numbered and page-locked. Scenes are numbered for easy reference, and page-locking allows everyone to keep the same copy of the script even if the script changes. Changes are supplied as colored pages which people involved in production insert in their script, replacing or adding to the pages already there. Since writing often goes on even during production itself, most real shooting scripts are a rainbow of gold, pink, blue, green and other colors.
The order in which colored pages (often referred to as 'pink pages' whatever color they are) are introduced into the script is rigidly fixed for a particular production.
Once a script has been approved for production, camera directions and notes may be inserted by the Director, and each scene is assigned a number to provide a convenient way for the various production departments to reference individual scenes. When a scene is omitted, its number is retained labeled with "OMITTED", so that it won't be assigned to any newly added scenes. A shooting script is a version of a script from which a movie is actually shot; it includes scene numbers, camera angles and certain directors notes -- and it is generally fiercely marked up by the script supervisor and other production workers, while the writers draft is simply the skeleton...
When the shooting script is distributed, its pages are locked, meaning that any subsequent revisions will apply to the first set of revision pages. When revisions are distributed, the pages are swapped into the outstanding drafts, and the script is once again locked. The process is repeated for each new round of revisions.
Each round of revisions is distributed on different colored paper. The progression of colors varies from one production to the next. Since rewrites often continue throughout principal photography, most shooting scripts evolve into a rainbow of gold, pink, blue, green and cherry pages.
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It's a script but with camera angles as you said. Also there's other director's notes such as emotions, or actor cues, etc. The scene headings are numbered. The dialogue is included in a shooting script. The shooting scripts I have seen are available in bookstores if you wanted to preview one.
A shooting script is a version of a script from which a movie is actually shot; it includes scene numbers, camera angles and certain directors' notes -- and it is generally fiercely marked up by the script supervisor and other production workers, while the writer's draft is simply the skeleton around which the production is built.
Sometimes, it is far more practical and economical to shoot some scenes consecutively on the same day, even though the scenes appear in the original script far apart from each other. For example, consider two scenes from Jurassic Park: the first near the beginning in which a helicopter is used to bring the scientists to Jurassic Park and the second at the end of the movie when the scientists escape from Jurassic Park aboard the same helicopter. Even though the first and the second scenes appear far apart from each other in the original movie, in the shooting script for Jurassic Park, they probably appear consecutively with one another, with one benefit being the cost savings related to renting the helicopter for only a single day rather than two different days. At other times, the benefit may be that the location for the shoot is only available for a limited time in which all the scenes must be shot, even though they are not consecutive in the original script. Thus, once again, the scenes will be rearranged in the shooting script so that they may be shot consecutively on the same day. This is a main benefit of shooting scripts: they allow the best possible utilization of all available resources.
Once a script is approved for production, and pre-production begins, it is scene-numbered and page-locked. Scenes are numbered for easy reference, and page-locking allows everyone to keep the same copy of the script even if the script changes. Changes are supplied as colored pages which people involved in production insert in their script, replacing or adding to the pages already there. Since writing often goes on even during production itself, most real shooting scripts are a rainbow of gold, pink, blue, green and other colors.
The order in which colored pages (often referred to as 'pink pages' whatever color they are) are introduced into the script is rigidly fixed for a particular production.
Once a script has been approved for production, camera directions and notes may be inserted by the Director, and each scene is assigned a number to provide a convenient way for the various production departments to reference individual scenes. When a scene is omitted, its number is retained labeled with "OMITTED", so that it won't be assigned to any newly added scenes. A shooting script is a version of a script from which a movie is actually shot; it includes scene numbers, camera angles and certain directors notes -- and it is generally fiercely marked up by the script supervisor and other production workers, while the writers draft is simply the skeleton...
When the shooting script is distributed, its pages are locked, meaning that any subsequent revisions will apply to the first set of revision pages. When revisions are distributed, the pages are swapped into the outstanding drafts, and the script is once again locked. The process is repeated for each new round of revisions.
Each round of revisions is distributed on different colored paper. The progression of colors varies from one production to the next. Since rewrites often continue throughout principal photography, most shooting scripts evolve into a rainbow of gold, pink, blue, green and cherry pages.
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It's a script but with camera angles as you said. Also there's other director's notes such as emotions, or actor cues, etc. The scene headings are numbered. The dialogue is included in a shooting script. The shooting scripts I have seen are available in bookstores if you wanted to preview one.
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alex whitmer
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Tons of technical info here ....
http://www.unc.edu/~mrobin/view_04/Pitch_script.htm
And this is helpful ...
http://chs.smuhsd.org/bigue/art_of_video/index/2col_script.html
Good stuff here ...
http://www.films.com.br/direct.htm
I think I will add a Shooting script chapter to my upcoming book!!!
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http://www.unc.edu/~mrobin/view_04/Pitch_script.htm
And this is helpful ...
http://chs.smuhsd.org/bigue/art_of_video/index/2col_script.html
Good stuff here ...
http://www.films.com.br/direct.htm
I think I will add a Shooting script chapter to my upcoming book!!!
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Jeff Koenig
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Alex rocks. Imho this should get stickied and added to, shooting scripts are often times an overlooked process (until you suddenly have to come up with one, that is!).
It should probably be stressed though for new writers that find this: shooting scripts are special technical beasts created just before production. If you're writing a normal screenplay you generally should not include camera directions, director's notes, scene numbers, or colored pages!
-Jeff
It should probably be stressed though for new writers that find this: shooting scripts are special technical beasts created just before production. If you're writing a normal screenplay you generally should not include camera directions, director's notes, scene numbers, or colored pages!
-Jeff
alex whitmer
Veteran
Soon as I get a second of time I'll try and put all this into one information-packed How To.
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alex whitmer
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I have two SCRIPT STICKYS up in Scriptfest, and under Tutorials. I will make one for 'shooting scripts' and will add to it as I find info and tidbits.
