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The Script

The motion picture script is a very specialized form of writing that serves multiple purposes. First and fore- most, it is designed to accurately communicate the writer’s visualization to the director. This clear commu- nication assures that the director will be able to faith- fully reproduce the written scenes in live action.

Second, the script is an approval and budgeting tool for the producer. Regardless of all other docu- ments that have been written for the project, not until the script is in his or her hands can the producer truly approve or disapprove the writer’s concepts and visualization. Only in the script are the ...

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