How do you run a script?

Hi...could someone please post explicit instructions on how to run a script in Leopard? I want to run the script below in order to delete all the originals from my iPhoto library and free up loads of space (I have 10,000 photos, almost ALL of them have been altered from the original). The problem is, I dont know how to run a script or even what a script is! Can someone post how to do this for the mot very basic beginner? Here is the script:
mkdir ~/.Trash/iPhoto-Originals
cd ~/"Pictures/iPhoto Library/Modified/"
find . -type f -exec mv "../Originals/{}" ~/.Trash/iPhoto-Originals/ \;
Thanks!
Kevin

If you wanted to do this on a regular basis, you could put those commands into an Automator workflow, save it as an applications, and then whenever you want to repeat this operation you just double-click on the Automator file.
Applications -> Automator
Custom -> Utilities -> Run Shell Script
Drag those shell commands into the Automator *Run Shell Script* window, replacing the word cat you will see when the *Run Shell Script* panel opens.
Save As...
File Format: Application
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