Script Supervision and Continuity for Film & Television
with Beth Multer

New dates to be confirmed.
Please register your interest by email: workshops@lfs.org.uk.

“Once I was back on the job I found I had a detailed understanding of exactly what the role entailed and how my work was key to the consistency and editing of the production. As the shoot progressed I was able to adapt Beth’s methods to meet my own needs.” Lucy Ward, participant June 2009

Introduction

Working closely with the Director, DoP, Sound, Camera, Make-Up/Hair, Wardrobe, and Art departments, as well as the actors, the Script Supervisor/Continuity Person is in a unique position to observe and participate in the creation of a movie.

The Script Supervisor is the technical safety net for the crew, responsible for ensuring that the footage delivered to the producers is in keeping with the approved script and contains the elements needed for a successful edit. An on-set position, this job combines two main areas of work: note-taking and tracking of the filmmaking process for production and post-production departments, and tracking and supervising the continuity of the film from script level through to the end of principal photography.

The course is suitable for a variety of on-set professionals, including script supervisors, line producers and assistant directors. Participants should have some on-set experience and have a good understanding of film vocabulary. Applicants are therefore asked to submit a brief personal statement outlining their on-set experience to date.

Course Outline

Topics covered include:

  • Prepping a feature film
  • 180-degree Rule/"The Line"
  • Eyelines
  • Coverage
  • Screen Direction
  • Forms/Paperwork
  • Script Supervisor's Breakdowns
  • Lined Script
  • Working with multiple cameras
  • Set Etiquette
  • Slating
  • Responsibilities to production/post-production
  • Liaising with Key Department Heads
  • Tracking Continuity
  • Adapting to new technology and environments
  • Kit
  • Working with Visual Effects
  • Overview of digital script supervising methods
  • Overview of script supervision for commercials, reality, live, doc and other non-narrative formats

Times: 10am - 6pm

Fee: £220

 

Beth Multer - Tutor Profile

Beth Multer is a Script Supervisor specialising in American Independent Films. She has worked on over 20 features including Wristcutters, The Tenants, Tortilla Heaven, May since 1999. In addition to films, she has worked on commercials, television and other projects for companies such as Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Spike TV, Showtime, MTV/Paramount, Dangerous Films, Carsey-Werner, ABC, First Tuesday Media and more. She holds a BFA in Film from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and a Certificate in Directing from the American Film Institute’s Center for Advanced Film and Television Studies. She was trained as a Script Supervisor by Barbara Tuss (Grosse Pointe Blank, Mi Vida Loca, Pleasantville).

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How to apply

Please submit the following items (email applications preferred):

Email us:
Carolyn Atherton:
workshops@lfs.org.uk

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Workshops Admissions,
The London Film School,
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