Catherine received the majority of her training through Randi Feldman's Script Supervising for Film and Television class. 55 hours of personalized instruction included lectures, demonstrations, filming exercises, quizzes, weekly assignments and three days of simulated scripting using film dailies. Topics covered included:

• Theory and Basic Language of Filmmaking
• The Skills, Duties and Responsibilites of the Continuity/Script Supervisor in Film And Television
• Continuity Of Motion: Choosing Directional Patterns of Movement, Screen Direction
• Maintaining Continuity Of Space: Continuity of Eyelines, Matching Angles, Changing Shot sizes and angles
• Maintaining Continuity of Time: The Physical Elements which Establish the Progression Of Time
• Maintaining Narrative Continuity: Dialogue Continuity
• The 180 Degree Line and Crossing the Line
• Using Clean Entrances & Clean Exits
• Matching Action and the Concept of Cutting On Action
• Staging and Blocking Techniques
• Scripting Various Directorial Styles: The Master and Coverage, Assemblage, Montage, Sequence Shooting
• Formats and Transitions Used in The Filmmaking Process
• Lectures on Types of Cameras, Lenses & Sound Equipment Being Used Today
• Storyboarding Techniques and The Use Of Storyboards In Pre-Production & Production
• Pre-Timing Scripts & Breaking Down A Script For Shooting, including Day/Night chart, One-Liner chart, Scene/Page Count
• The Script Supervisor's Responsibilities During Rehearsals
• Timing Techniques & Crediting Screen Time
• Matching Action Techniques
• How To Take Appropriate & Detailed Script Notes For the Director & Editor
• How to Complete End of Day Reports
• Slating Techniques
• Working With 2nd Units
• The Role Of Each Department In the Filmmaking Process & the Script Supervisor's Relationship To All the Key Departments
• Applying Learned Knowledge in "Hands On Exercises": Scene Studies, Scripting From Dailies