All language subtitles for Using a script supervisor

let's talk a bit more about

the position of script supervisor

and how to perform that role

because script supervisor is kind of a mouthful

and because filmmakers love their jargon

script supervisor is almost always called

scripty on set

the script supervisor usually has several components

to make sure that the script is read

accurately by the actors

hence the name

script supervisor

to make sure the entire scene actually gets shot

and to document important things about each take

on smaller productions

script supervisors often take pictures of the set

wardrobe hair

everything to make sure that there is a reference

in case things need to be shot over several days

or after breaks

or maybe reshot later

as mentioned

the world famous Amy Hanser was our scripty

unfortunately

I don't have her notes to show you

because she insisted on taking them home

after the production

and typing them up

to remove some of the more um

adult language that she used in her notes

and of course

the notes got lost in the shuffle

so we don't have that

but thankfully

Elijah Teague

one of our behind the scenes producers

captured this great shot of her notes

which show how helpful scripty can be

you can see where she noted a safety for scene 8 B2

take 4 she also know that scene 8 a

take 2 is what we called a circle take

in other words

a take the director light

but she also noted

that the first half was great

so the editor would know the best parts to use

for the edit

scene 8 d take 3

had two takes

and both had bad sound

but still had some usable stuff

losing the scripting notes wasn't the

worst thing in this case

because I was going to edit this myself anyway

but it would have been a much bigger problem

if we were hanging this off to an editor

that was walking into this situation blindly

Amy did even more than scripty on the assurance

as we'll see later on in this training series

because of her role as script supervisor

she was just really dialed in

and focused on what was happening

even when I missed that stuff

and that's the kind of attention to detail

you want in your script supervisor

let's look at the script supervisor notes

from another production

this is from my short film

empathy for the Devil

our script supervisor was Dylan Pasky

who actually became friends with on the assurance

because he was such a dedicated and talented extra

this form is from a free template Dylan found online

it includes information about the scene and the take

if the clip had sound or was MOS

how long the take was

the lens we used

notes about the action

the scene because Dylan is amazing

he also included information

about which memory card was being used

so be easier to locate these clips in the edit

the camera details might seem kind of superfluous

but it can actually be really helpful

if a shot in that scene needs to be reshot in

the lens needs to match

they can also come in handy if

the shot needs visual effects

so script supervisor notes will often have a place to

put cinematography information

such as aperture and shutter speed

you'll notice in these notes that Dylan also noted

if there were multiple versions in the same take

and the quality of each version

at one point

we realized that we might have had a bad audio battery

in the middle of the take

so after the take

Dylan noted that as well

script supervisor is such an important role on set

it's actually one of the only film roles

I've never tried myself

just because I don't know if I could do it well

it takes a lot of focus and a sharp eye

and you have to be aware of the script

while you're monitoring each take

I'm very grateful for amazing crew

like Amy and Dylan

that can do this job so well