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shooting script

American

noun

a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.

shooting script British

noun

films written instructions indicating to the cameraman the order of shooting

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Etymology

Origin of shooting script

First recorded in 1925–30

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shooting script

The Chernin Group, which produced “Slumberland,” had a deal that if one of its films had a director, an actor and a completed shooting script, Disney had 30 days to decide whether to make it.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

A dialogue-driven "man-to-man" scene written by John Hughes never made it into the final shooting script.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2021

The shooting script was close to the original 135.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021

Ulmer apparently threw away much of the shooting script.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2020

She jumped in as a full participant with a line-by-line critique of the draft shooting script.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018

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