6/11/2023 0 Comments Final draft tagger cast reportIt is always good to have a 2 nd set of eyes go over your work in case you miss any important elements. Some work is required on your part before you actually get stuck into the software, you need to run through your script a couple of times and highlight all of the important information that will need to be considered. MMS will help you breakdown your script into the smallest of details. The great thing about MMS is that it allows you to simply input all of the elements of your script and creates a shooting schedule, breakdown sheets, day out of days, cast breakdowns and more. Created by Entertainment Partners, it’s a fantastic piece of software for the AD department. ![]() Looking for more on working with scripts? Check out these articles.When it comes to making a schedule for your project, be it a short film, music video, feature film or web series, I will always recommend using Movie Magic Scheduling, you can get your copy on Amazon. Interested in the track we used to make this video? With my script breakdown in hand, I’m now ready to move on to the next stages of pre-production. When I’m finished, this report will allow me to quickly and easily see everything I need to think about and have prepared, leading up to a shoot day. All of the elements are now listed and categorized by color, making it clear what’s needed on the shoot date. Check out the simple breakdown of scene thirteen below. ![]() It allows me to quickly view all of the elements, print out scene breakdown reports, and even prepare sides for cast and crew members. Tagging the elements with colors makes this step extremely easy.Īgain, StudioBinder automates this step. With this step, I’m essentially categorizing and listing out all of the elements from the breakdown for each particular scene. Once I have all of the elements isolated, I can now put together a breakdown sheet. If you’re doing this by hand, you’d simply use different highlighters or pens. For scene thirteen, I have a number of elements:Įach element has its own color code, and I can add categories as needed. Elements include anything that’s going to be onscreen, including cast members, props, VFX, makeup, set dressing, etc. To tag an element, I simply need to highlight then select a category. StudioBinder makes this incredibly easy in the breakdowns section via tagging. With the script properly broken into scenes and divided by eighths, I’m now ready to isolate all of the production elements. For example, scene thirteen of my script comes in at 4/8, which is half a page in length. When I go to the breakdowns section, I can see that each scene is already separated by scene heading and measured by eighths. The beauty of using StudioBinder is that it’ll automatically do this step for you. Since one page of a screenplay is generally translated as one minute of screen time, using eighths just provides extra precision. Dividing each page by eighths helps me figure out the timing and scheduling of each scene, and the film as a whole. Next, I’ll break each page down into eights. First, I’ll divide scenes via the scene headings or slug lines. This is called “lining the script,” and it’s quite easy when things are properly formatted. ![]() ![]() The first step in breaking down a script is to separate it into filmable scenes. Now, let’s take a closer look at how to do this. There are many tools available to help facilitate this, but I’ll be using StudioBinder for this tutorial. You can do this by hand, but remember: it’s 2019 - computers exist. With a proper breakdown, a production team can isolate all the necessary elements, put together a shooting schedule, create a shot list, and generate script sides. Well, the breakdown helps a film crew prepare for production. Since that’s done, I’m now ready to break down the script. In my last tutorial, I focused on how to format a screenplay. In this video tutorial, I go over one of the most important parts of pre-production: how to breakdown a script - as well as why it’s so useful.
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