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Joe Johnston Sketchbook has received several questions asking, Whats a rainbow script? Answer below. Rainbow Script - The first draft of a script is always on white paper. As each revision is done prior to and during shooting, new script pages replace existing pages. Each new revision is on a new color, so the colors slowly start to replace the original white pages and then possibly replace other colors (and so on) as the script changes. By the time the script is in its final form it often has all of the colors of the rainbow in it, hence its name rainbow script. Rainbow scripts are often the most valuable scripts for collectors as they show the process the story went through and the changes made each step along the way up until completion of the film. Most scripts available are only certain drafts or the final product. A rainbow script, however, shows you the changes that were made through all the different colors that replace the original scripts white pages. This makes it very special for collectors, especially those who enjoy collecting the history of storytelling as the script that goes into production is often changed many times before and while filming... for better or for worse, depending on the film and how many cooks (producers, writers, etc.) are in the kitchen.