Script supervisor

Also searched as: Supervisor de guiones

Code 3435.21

What does a Script supervisor do?

Script supervisors are responsible for the continuity of the movie or television program. They watch every shot to make sure that it's according to the script. Script supervisors ensure that during editing the story makes visual and verbal sense and does not contain any continuity errors.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • film production process

Skills and competences

  • work with motion picture editing team
  • consult with production director
  • prepare film continuity reports
  • study relationships between characters
  • edit scripts
  • check continuity requirements

Transversal competences

  • analyse a script
  • work with the director of photography
  • work with pre-production team
  • work with an artistic team
  • observe shots
  • ensure visual quality of the set

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences