As well as making notes on the continuity report form you should use your script in noting down continuity points. The great advantage of writing on the script lies in the fact that you can match the action to the dialogue with great accuracy.
Abbreviations of words and the use of symbols will enable you to write quickly on the script. Some people use a form of shorthand.
Below are a few commonly used abbreviations and symbols:
| CR | Camera right |
| CL | Camera left |
| R | Right – from the actor’s point of view |
| L | Left – from the actor’s point of view (You might prefer to use the abbreviations R and L for camera right and left and r and l referring to right and left from the actor’s point of view.) |
| X | Could be used to denote ‘crosses’, i.e. Fred X R – Fred crosses camera right, or to denote ‘exits’ or ‘extra’, i.e. XXR – extra exits camera right. |
| f/w | Forwards |
| b/w | Backwards |
| i/f | In front |
| b/h | Behind |
| f/g | Foreground |
| b/g | Background |
An arrow can be used to denote a turn, a stand or a sit.
A stick man can be used to show arm movements. This is very useful when you want to note whether someone is eating, drinking or smoking.
It is part of your job to keep a note of dialogue changes, and you should keep your script up to date as these changes occur.
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