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Script supervisor

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In film & television, script supervisor means: A crew member who tracks continuity, script details, timing, and changes during filming so scenes match across takes and edits.

In Turkish: devamlılık sorumlusu

How it is used

Used in film and TV production for the person who notes line changes, props, actor positions, and timing, and communicates continuity issues to the director and editor.

Example sentences

  1. The script supervisor noticed that the coffee cup switched hands between takes, so the director reset the scene before filming again.

    Here the term refers to the person checking visual consistency between takes, catching a small mismatch that would be obvious in the final edit.

  2. During the courtroom sequence, the script supervisor timed each speech and marked every rewritten line for the editor's report.

    In this example, the role includes recording timing and script changes so post-production can understand exactly what was filmed.

Common collocations

  • script supervisor's notes
  • continuity report
  • on-set continuity
  • timing the scene
  • continuityKeeping details consistent from shot to shot, such as costumes, props, hair, positions and actions, so that the edited scene looks like one continuous moment.
  • scriptThe written text of a film, TV show or play, with the dialogue, the action and the scene descriptions that the cast and crew follow.

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