Coverage

Inputs

• A brief, script, plan, or approved source material

Outputs

• A documented handoff for the next department

Handoffs

• Confirm assumptions, owner, timing, and review point.

In practice

A director may combine a master, singles, over-the-shoulders, inserts, reactions, and moving shots to protect story and performance choices. This production meaning is distinct from script coverage, the written evaluation of a screenplay.

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