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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

Example Sentences

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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

But Morano’s original shooting script, the only one known to exist, still alluded to “Detective Dolemite,” which made Morano wonder just how scrupulously the script was being followed.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021

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

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2018

Audrey Hepburn’s personal shooting script for Breakfast at Tiffany’s has been sold for just over £630,000, seven times its pre-sale estimate, at a London auction of the actor’s private possessions.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2017

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