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Q&A Should you specify camera action in a film script?

Some scripts I read specify the exact camera angle of every shot-- where the camera starts, what we see, how it will move during the scene. And some scripts are a little less specific. Is this on...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by temporary_user_name‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:55Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/6164
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar temporary_user_name‭ · 2019-12-08T02:28:55Z (over 4 years ago)
Some scripts I read specify the exact camera angle of every shot-- where the camera starts, what we see, how it will move during the scene.

And some scripts are a little less specific.

Is this only because the former is the _shooting script_, a modification of an earlier script so as to include such specifics? Or is it just a difference in style?

While writing a script, or what will at the very least be the first version of a script, should you specify camera shots? Or should that be left for other people to add in and decide upon later?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-08-04T20:26:26Z (almost 12 years ago)
Original score: 6