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What Is a Continuity Log? The Script Supervisor’s Report
A continuity log is what the script supervisor hands editorial at the end of the day: every setup and take, which one to print, and the notes that keep a scene shot over three days looking like one moment.
Also called: script supervisor report · editor’s log · facing pages
What the editor gets
A row per take: scene, slate, take number, whether it was circled, the timecode, how long it ran, the lens and stop, and what the take actually covers. Alongside it sits the reason a take was no good, which is the part an editor reads first when a scene is not cutting.
On a traditional show it comes with lined pages: the script marked with a vertical line down each shot’s coverage, so a glance shows which lines of dialogue exist on which setup.
What continuity actually means here
Not just props and wardrobe. Which hand held the glass, which line the turn happened on, whether the door was open when the scene started. Scenes are shot out of order and across days, and the log is what makes the reverse match the master weeks later.
Circled takes
Circling a take is the on-set decision about what is worth cutting with. It is not the same as a good take, and it is not automatic. Plenty of days end with two takes circled out of nine. Editorial can watch everything, but the circles are where they start.
