Script supervisor daily progress report
The script supervisor's daily progress report records what the production planned to shoot, what it actually shot, and how long it took. It is cut at wrap, from the day's log, and it goes to production and, with the lined script and take log, to editorial. Exact fields vary by production, and many productions have their own form.
The short version: scheduled against shot. Scenes, pages, setups, takes, rolls, timings and meals for one shooting day, written from the log rather than from memory.
What goes in it
- Scheduled against shot: the scenes that were planned for the day and the scenes that were completed, started or left over.
- Pages: script pages scheduled and pages shot, usually in eighths.
- Setups and takes: how many of each, and which takes were circled.
- Rolls: camera rolls or cards used per camera.
- Running time: the timed length of what was shot.
- Day timings: call time, first take, meals and wrap.
- Prepared by: who wrote it.
Why it matters
Production uses the report to see whether the shoot is on schedule: pages per day, scenes still owed, whether meal breaks and wrap landed when planned. Editorial uses the same numbers to see how the picture is running against its expected length. A report written from the log at wrap is quick; one reconstructed the next morning is where mistakes creep in.
How to make it quicker
- Log every take as it happens, not at lunch. The report is only as good as the log.
- Record the call time, first take and meals during the day.
- At wrap, close the day and cut the report from the log in one step instead of re-typing it.
- Keep a copy with the lined script and take log, so editorial gets one consistent package.
Making it in Scripty
Scripty wraps each shooting day and prints the Daily Progress Report: scheduled against shot, pages, rolls, meals and running time. The same day also produces the Script Supervisor Log with timecode in and out, the lined script, an Editor's Log (CSV), an ALE for Avid Media Composer and an Editorial Pack (ZIP). It works on iPhone and iPad, and on the Mac with a keyboard-first Mac app, where the report also carries a "prepared by" line.
If you need a blank form instead, Scriptease has free printable templates for a daily progress report and a continuity log. New to the role? Read what a script supervisor does.
Questions
What is a script supervisor's daily progress report?
A record of one shooting day: scenes scheduled against shot, pages, setups, takes, rolls, running time and day timings, prepared at wrap from the log.
Who gets it?
Production receives the report, and editorial gets it with the lined script and take log. Distribution varies by production.
Is there a standard format?
Not a single one. Many productions supply their own form, so check the fields yours expects before wrap.
Can I make it from an iPhone or iPad?
Yes. Scripty cuts the report from the day's log on iPhone and iPad and exports it as a PDF.
Is there a free template?
Scriptease publishes a free daily progress report template.