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The continuity supervisor / Avril Rowlands ; illustrated by Colin Cant.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.P7 R67 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rowlands, Avril.
- Series:
- Media manuals
- Media manual
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Production and direction.
- Motion pictures.
- Video recordings--Production and direction.
- Video recordings.
- Continuity (Motion pictures, television, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- The Continuity Supervisor is a practical guide to the basics of continuity, designed to be of use both to the newcomer and those more experienced. Formerly titled 'The Continuity Handbook: a guide for single-camera shooting, this new edition covers the latest technological changes which affect the Continuity Supervisor.
- Avril Rowlands worked at the BBC for any years as a PA. She has been involved in specialised training for the television industry and major film and television colleges. Her highly acclaimed residential courses attract students from major television companies worldwide. She is also a writer and independent television producer. Benefit from the inside knowledge and expertise of an highly acclaimed teacher and independent producer Up date yourself on the latest developments in post-production Discover the various way to lay out a film script
- Contents:
- Out of Sequence Shooting: 1 4
- Story
- Scenes in story order
- Out of Sequence Shooting: 2 6
- Shooting in story order
- Shooting plan
- Number of days
- Position of locations
- Location availability
- Actor's availability
- Shots in Scenes Out of Order 8
- To save time
- The Work of Continuity 10
- Back to the original story
- Setting up: General 12
- Scripted or unscripted
- The Production Team: 1 14
- Involved in setting up
- The Production Team: 2 16
- Involved on set
- The Crew 18
- Camera crew
- Sound crew
- Design
- Costume and make-up
- The Script: 1 20
- Numbering
- Colour-coding
- Scenes
- Time
- New scene, new page
- The Script: 2 22
- Body of script
- Size of script
- Scene Breakdown 24
- Timing the Script 26
- Time chart
- Read-through
- Booking Facilities 28
- Artists and How to Book them 30
- Artists
- Agents
- Auditions
- Scripts and schedules
- Hours of work
- Supporting Artists 32
- Definition of a supporting artist
- Definition of a walk-on
- Where to obtain supporting artists and walk-ons
- Don't get carried away!
- Children and Animals: 1 34
- Where to find children
- Licences
- Children and Animals: 2 36
- Regulations
- Chaperones and tutors
- Animals
- Locations: 1 38
- How to find your location
- Locations: 2 40
- Accommodation 42
- Finding what is available
- Finding the hotels
- Making the booking
- Your own booking
- Travel 44
- Overseas shooting
- Travel in this country
- Car parking
- Food (or to Location Cater or Not ...) 46
- Other types of catering
- Other meal breaks
- If you are far from civilisation
- Insurance 48
- Costume and Make-up 50
- Costume
- Make-up
- Props and Design 52
- Action props
- Shooting Schedule: 1 54
- Cover page
- Cast list
- Travel
- Accommodation
- Location and contacts
- Shooting Schedule: 2 56
- A day to a page
- A week to a page
- Rendezvous
- Shooting order
- Rescheduling
- Shooting Schedule: 3 58
- Artists' information pack
- Travel information
- Daily call sheets
- Documentary-Type Productions 60
- Research
- Learning about new things
- 'Find Out All You can About ...' 62
- The subject
- Other bodies for research
- What to Take on Location 64
- Scripts, schedules, call sheets, artists' information packs etc.
- Anything to do with the production
- Stationery and forms
- Specifically for continuity
- ... and Don't Forget the Boots ... 66
- Warm or tropical countries
- Cold countries
- Specialised Observation 68
- Accurate observation
- Training in observation
- Continuity: a Team Effort? 70
- Your Role Within the Unit 72
- Avoid being sidetracked
- Continuity is your responsibility
- Making Mistakes 74
- What to do over a mistake
- Be positive
- Knowledge of the Script 76
- Marking up script
- A-Z
- Keep up to date
- Script interleaved with notes
- Coverage Planned 78
- Important junctions
- Circulated shot lists
- Shooting script
- Storyboard
- How to Keep Informed 80
- Look at the shot itself
- Stick by the director
- Master shot then cutaways
- Position of the zoom handle
- Keep close behind the camera
- Look through the viewfinder
- Always ask
- How to Describe Shots 82
- Other Terms Used 84
- Camera movements
- Abbreviations relating to action
- Abbreviations relating to sound
- Other Terms in General Use 86
- C/A (Cutaway)
- Under or over-cranking
- Process shots
- Know What to Observe: 1 88
- Close shots
- Mid shots
- Wide shots
- Very long shots
- Know What to Observe: 2 90
- Intimate situations
- A lot happening in a shot
- Priorities 92
- Largest moving object
- The main characters
- The person speaking
- Bright colours
- Shots travel in and up
- Props 94
- Dressing props
- Resetting props
- Costume 96
- Advance planning
- Take a Polaroid
- Write it down
- Checking
- Continuity of Action 98
- Continuity of Action and Dialogue 100
- Drama Situations 102
- Crossing the Line 104
- Single shots
- Shots that cut directly onto each other
- Exceptions
- Screen Direction 106
- Changing direction
- Drawings and Diagrams 108
- Polaroid cameras
- Rehearsals and Actors 110
- Problems with actors
- The difficult actor
- The Complete Scene 112
- Fred and Mabel: Coverage Planned 114
- Wide Angle: Fred and Mabel: Scene 1 116
- Wide Angle: Fred and Mabel: Scene 2 118
- Remaining Coverage: Fred and Mabel: Scene 1 120
- Remaining Coverage: Fred and Mabel: Scene 2 122
- Fred and Mabel: Edited Sequence 124
- Direct and Indirect Continuity 126
- Direct continuity
- Indirect continuity
- Matching Continuity 128
- If an actor gets it wrong
- If the director won't listen
- Which 'take' do you match for continuity?
- Shooting on Videotape 130
- Scripted
- Timecode
- Unscripted
- Working on Documentary-Type Productions: 1 132
- You will always know something
- Continuity
- Shot description
- Locations
- Working on Documentary-Type Productions: 2 134
- Basic continuity
- Interviews
- Public relations
- Writing it Down 136
- Scripted and unscripted
- How to organise the paperwork
- The system I use
- When You Make Notes 138
- Write what you can when you can
- Pens or pencils?
- Continuity Report Sheet: General 140
- Production details
- Episode/scene
- Slate/ident
- Continuity Report Sheet: Logging the Shots 142
- Consecutive number slating
- Scene number slating
- Slating according to director's shooting script
- The take
- The pick-up shot
- Continuity Report Sheet: Technical 144
- Roll numbers
- Interior or exterior
- Sound details
- Shooting on film
- Shooting on videotape
- Continuity Report Sheet: Camera Information 146
- Continuity Report Sheet: Continuity 148
- Location
- Continuity notes
- Continuity Report Sheet: Details of Shooting 150
- E/B or T/Code
- Takes
- False starts
- Duration
- Writing on the Script 152
- Dialogue changes
- Other Paperwork 154
- Daily continuity log
- Daily progress report
- Timing on Location 156
- Timing a rehearsal
- Adding together the duration of the shots
- Information for the Editor 158
- Typed-up continuity report sheets
- Continuity cards
- Coverage/Tramline Scripts 160
- Shot Listing 162
- Slate number or 'in' and, if possible, 'out' point of timecode
- Sound
- The Realities of it All 164
- Post Production 166
- Editing
- Principles of editing
- Editing the Picture: 1 168
- The film cutting room
- Videotape editing
- Non-linear editing
- Editing the Picture: 2 170
- Off-line editing
- PAs take note!
- On-line editing
- Editing the Picture: 3 172
- Non-linear on-line editing
- Linear on-line editing
- Editing the Sound 174
- What does a PA do?
- Working in Widescreen 176
- Copyright: 1 178
- Protection
- Simple copyright
- Multiple copyright
- Copyright: 2 180
- Photographs
- Artistic works
- Music
- Literary works
- Take care
- Post Production Script 182
- Use of the script
- What the script contains
- Library film
- Film and Videotape Formats: 1 184
- Film
- Videotape
- Analogue formats
- Film and Videotape Formats: 2 186
- Digital formats
- Analogue and digital
- Component and composite
- Film Running Times 188.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: The continuity handbook. 3rd ed. 1994.
- ISBN:
- 0240516133
- OCLC:
- 43632487
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