TV and Film Continuity

This five day course is an intensive five day residential course covering all aspects of continuity when location shooting.  Lectures are illustrated with filmed examples and there are two days of practical exercises, giving participants the opportunity of putting theory into practice on both drama and factual programmes.  

It is designed for production secretaries, production assistants, production co-ordinators, script supervisors and anyone interested in single camera shooting on film or videotape.

Whether working on unscripted documentary-style programmes or fully-scripted feature films, if the production is shot primarily single-camera on film or videotape then there is a need for someone to fulfil the role of continuity on location.

This course is designed to give the trainees both a thorough understanding of the role of shot listing and continuity on location to enable them to take part in the creative process while shooting is taking place, and to provide the necessary information in terms of continuity sheets/shots lists and tramline scripts in order to facilitate the next stage of production.  

The course will cover the following:

Background to single-camera shooting
What is continuity?
Observation
Knowing shot size
Shot descriptions
Conventions of single camera shooting
Setting up for a single-camera shoot
Layout of scripts
Script breakdowns
On location - scripted and unscripted productions
Filling in continuity report sheets
Shot listing and timecode logging
Timing
What to look for in each shot and how to write it down
The relationship between action and dialogue
Tramline or coverage notes
Information for the camera department
Information for the editor 
Film and videotape editing

All participants will receive a copy of The Continuity Supervisor.

The course commences with dinner on Sunday evening and finishes at lunch-time on Friday.

Avril Rowlands film & television training

Laxford House
Poplar Piece,
Inkberrow, Worcestershire WR7 4JD

Telephone & fax: 01386 792 051
Mobile: 07957 428 548

mailto:avriltrain@hotmail.com