Guild of British Camera Technicians

Script Supervisors

 

AT WHAT POINT DOES A SCRIPT SUPERVISOR BECOME INVOLVED WITH A PRODUCTION?

This tends to be the choice of the production office. If a timing or breakdown is required during the early days of pre-production, a script supervisor might be required to provide this - possibly involving him/her in (say) a week's work well before shooting starts. This is not always the script supervisor who goes on to actually do the film (which is not without it's problems). With that week completed, the script supervisor might start on the production a week or two before shooting commences in order to complete paperwork on pre-production requirements (see previous) and to attend rehearsals.

Alternatively a script supervisor might be required to start on a production 2 - 3 weeks directly before shooting to achieve the above.