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Script Integration — Lining in the Digital Realm
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When the scene is recorded — for example, in a sitcom shoot — the lined script can also
include timecode notes written next to specific lines of dialog that represent a sync point
between the dialog on the page and the recorded dialog. These sync points provide assistant
editors or chief editors with a quick path to specific points in the source material.
Script Integration — Lining in the Digital Realm
Script integration in your Avid editing application enhances the traditional lined script
system described in “Understanding Lined Scripts” on page 611.
Unlike the traditional lining of a script, digital script integration usually happens after the
shoot. For example, the assistant editor uses the notes of the continuity person as the basis
for script integration. The following is an example of the script shown in “Understanding
Lined Scripts” on page 611, prepared and lined using script integration.
Additional
setups
The lines for each subsequent camera setup within the scene are labeled with the
scene number (33 in our example) followed by a letter for each setup, followed by a
slash and the number of the take within that setup. These lines can be any length,
depending upon what portion of the script is covered by the particular shot.
Off-screen
dialog
The jagged lines in the script represent the parts of dialog where the actor is off
screen. For example, the character Mary Sue is off camera during the action described
in the second paragraph (when the waitress character enters), so a jagged line is drawn
through the shots that cover Mary Sue (33A/1 and 2).