There isn't a massive difference between your screenplay and "shooting script." It simply means production has turned what was primarily a story blueprint into something that helps all departments.

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I tend to think of it as the difference between a script and a play. A script doesn't become a play in my book until it's been transmuted through the collaborative fire of production.

When someone asks you what your screenplay is about, generally you are giving them the story: “My script is about this character (or characters) who must overcome that obstacle in this location ...