Line!!! Working with actors: The good, the bad and the ugly.

08/24/22 • 24 min

Script Supervisors: Unsung Heroes of Film & TV

This episode digs into the working relationship between script supervisors and actors. Not just the person to shout lines upon request, script supervisors often serve as the Director or Writer’s ambassador in giving (sometimes unwanted) feedback to actors. Listen in for *lots of tips* on how to handle.

But first, we talk to Margery Kimbrough – an absolutely delightful and funny lady who counts Academy Award Nominees and Emmy and Golden Globe Winners such as Harriet, Fear the Walking Dead and The Good Lord Bird, among the dozens of films and TV shows she has scripted. Since 2005 she has also been script supervising for the fellows at the Sundance Directors Lab and occasionally teaches various aspects of Script Supervising through Cinema Workshops.

Hosted, Created & Produced by Caryn Ruby

Produced and Edited by Eden Woolworth

Sound Mixer Adam Carl

Original Music by Edith Mudge

Logo design by Sharon Watt

Episode artwork by Ana Ziegler Loes

Hosted, Created & Produced by Caryn Ruby

Produced and Edited by Eden Woolworth

Sound Mixer Adam Carl

Original Music by Edith Mudge

Logo design by Sharon Watt

Episode artwork by Ana Ziegler Loes

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Connecting the shots: Continuity matters

Connecting the shots: Continuity matters

Continuity is so much more than matching cups and hands. You’ll begin to see that in this topic where we take a deep dive into what it means to manage continuity on set. But first, we have an interview with absolute ICON, and hands down the perfect person for this episode, Mary Cybulski.

Mary Cybulski’s impressive credits include multiple Academy Award-winning films Life of Pi, Michael Clayton, Syriana, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Oscar-nominated Kinsey, and The Tempest, as well as cult favorites Eat Pray Love, and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar. She also wrote one of the most important and oft referred to books on script supervising, “Beyond Continuity: Script Supervision for the Modern Filmmaker.” While she’s no longer actively script supervising, Mary shares her talents on set as a still photographer and is currently working on an update to her widely recognized book.

Buy her book here! And look for the updated version to be released soon!

Hosted, Created & Produced by Caryn Ruby
Produced and Edited by Eden Woolworth
Sound Mixer Adam Carl
Original Music by Edith Mudge
Logo design by Sharon Watt
Episode artwork by Ana Ziegler Loes

Next Episode

How to get the job and negotiate pay (hint: know your worth)

In this episode we take a deep dive into negotiating and advocating for yourself. What are the best practices to make sure you’re not getting less than someone else who is just as experienced and skilled?

But first, an interview with multi-talented Roe Moore that was recorded IN PERSON before the pandemic. Roe scripted on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air Reunion Show, Emmy-award winning RuPaul Drag Race, Sundance Film Festival winnerEntertainment and multiple commercials and branded content.She’s a member of the DGA, Local 871, the Television Academy, and the Producer’s guild, Roe also directs film and theater and teaches “Script Supervising Made Easy” online.

www.roemoore.com, www.scriptsupervisingmadeeasy.com

Hosted, Created & Produced by Caryn Ruby
Produced and Edited by Eden Woolworth
Sound Mixer Adam Carl
Original Music by Edith Mudge

Logo design by Sharon Watt
Episode artwork by Ana Ziegler Loes