Script Supervising and Film Continuity, 3rd Edition

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Second Unit Filming

At times, your assignment may be with the second unit of a company.^* The second unit shoots script scenes that have been excluded from the first unit's schedule: scenes of large crowds that may or may not include principal actors, outdoor activities, chases, horse or automobile ride-bys, special stunts with doubles, or particular panoramic scenery. Sometimes the second unit comprises a full crew, but usually it's a skeleton crew headed by a second-unit director and continuity supervisor.

PREPARATION

Your preparation and script breakdown for a second-unit shoot is minimal compared to that of the first-unit continuity supervisor. While your responsibilities are circumscribed to the second-unit sequences, it is advisable that ...