A screenplay<\/strong> informs each department of its artistic, technical<\/strong> and logistical responsibilities.<\/strong> We start the process of wrapping our arms around a film by highlighting the script<\/strong>. I like highlighting<\/strong> because it calls for a fun trip to Staples, where I\u2019ll stock up on new pens and all the other supplies needed during prep.<\/p>\n Honestly, I only need one highlighter for the story points regarding the photography<\/strong> of the project. But, other colors do come in handy to cue visual effects<\/strong>, special camera movement<\/strong>, flashbacks<\/strong>, day<\/strong> or night<\/strong>, etc. I restrain myself from over-highlighting for the obvious reason that as I study the screenplay, I learn it and soon, highlighting ceases to become necessary<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/em>for the first two weeks of prep, I refer to my highlights constantly and from these, I build my list of questions<\/strong> and ideas<\/strong> for all of the meetings to come. Prep is for asking questions, resulting in answers, that will help you implement your highlighted issues.<\/p>\n Let’s look at the opening scene of Ghostbusters II<\/em> and then explore how various departments\u00a0approached highlighting the script<\/strong>.<\/p>\n