There is no shooting script that can change things around. Film belongs to directors. The director has control of how the written script will be converted into action. The actors have no control once the cameras stop. When they have finished their work, it is the director and editor who will shape the finished product that the audience sees.
Television belongs to writers.
The most successful writers of series television today are producer-writers who own the product and control every aspect of it. In this case the television director is the writer's employee, and is often hired for only one episode. Like film actors, the work of television actors is under the ultimate control of others. The Bottom Line Many who actually work in the profession feel that the differences between the modes have been exaggerated. Yet, she was so impressed by the numbers of people that could be reached by a great film performance that she was willing to take the chance.