| a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed. |
| shooting script n. The final version of a movie or television script with the scenes arranged in sequence as they are to be filmed or taped. |
shooting script
in film making, original idea for a film translated into a visually oriented text. The scenario plan gives the mood of each image and its relationship with the other shots in the sequence. The writer of the shooting script sets up each individual camera shot according to the camera directions that are given in the scenario.
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