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{{Short description|The memberMember of a film crew that oversees the continuity of scenes during filmmaking}}

A '''script supervisor''' (also called '''continuity supervisor''' or '''script''') is a member of a [[film crew]] who oversees the continuity of the motion picture including dialogue and action during a scene. The script supervisor may also be called upon to ensure wardrobe, props, set dressing, hair, makeup are consistent from scene to scene. The script supervisiorsupervisor keeps detailed notes on each [[take]] of the scene being filmed. The notes recorded by the script supervisor during the shooting of a scene are used to help the editor cut the scenes together in the order specified in the shooting script. They are also responsible for keeping track of the film production unit's daily progress.

The script supervisor credit is typically in the [[closing credits]] of a motion picture. The script supervisor is a department head and playplays a crucial role in the shooting of a film. It is the script supervisor's job to monitor the camera shots, ensuring the dialogue and action match the corresponding pages of the shooting script. This oversight seeks to maintain coherence between the scenes.<ref name="Miller_Page_7">{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Pat P. |title=Script Supervising and Film Continuity |date=1999 |publisher=Focal Press |___location=Burlington, Massachusetts |isbn=9780240802947 |pages=7–9 |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2QKYAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://getinmedia.com/careers/script-supervisor|title = Career Information|website=getinmedia.com}}</ref>

The script supervisor is the editor's and writer's representative on set, as well as being the right-hand aide to the director and the [[director of photography]]. It is the script supervisor's job to make sure that the film can be cut together after shooting has concluded. In that sense, they back up every department, monitor the script during shooting, and make sure that errors in continuity do not occur that would prevent the film from being able to be compiled smoothly in the editing room.

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* Miller, Pat P. ''Script Supervising and Film Continuity''. 3rd Ed. Focal Press, 1998.

* Ulmer, Shirley and C. R. Sevilla. ''The Role of Script Supervision in Film and Television: A Career Guide''. Communication Arts Books 1987.

* Williams, M. 'The Continuity Girl: Ice in the Middle of Fire'. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 2013. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/jbctv.2013.0160

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