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The Breakdown:Analyzing the Script

 

 

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Deconstructing the Script

The Breakdown Sheet

Read and “Line” Your Script in Color

Page Count

Yellow-Green-White-Blue Breakdown Sheets

Breakdown Sample Scene 22

Elements on the Breakdown Sheet

Cast Members

Stunts

Vehicles

Extras

Props

Special Effects

Costumes

Makeup

Livestock

Animal Handler

Music

Sound

Set Dressing/Greenery/Special Eguipment and Security/Additional Labor/Optical FX

Organizing by Location: Creating a Location List

To Breakdown the Script, Remember to:

 

 

If it doesn’t work in the script, it won’t work on the set.

Old Movie Cliché

 

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