GlossaryWhat is a script breakdown?
Definition. A script breakdown is a scene-by-scene list of everything the script needs: cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles, locations and effects. Producers use it to schedule the shoot and budget it, and each department reads its own part.
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Who does it
Usually the 1st assistant director or the production manager. Department heads add their own details afterwards.
In Midnight Diner
7 scenes, 2 1/8 pages, and a list for each scene across twelve categories, from cast to equipment.
Questions
Is a breakdown the same as a schedule?
No. The breakdown lists what each scene needs, and the schedule arranges the scenes into days using that list.
More about script breakdown
What each scene needs is listed once, by the people who know, and every other document should read it.
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