Scene Breakdown
After the script has been typed and distributed, it is advisable to type a breakdown of the scenes. Such a breakdown will assist in working out the schedule of shooting and also prove useful to the set designer, costume and make-up, the property manager and many others. The breakdown should contain:
Episode Number: if there is more than one episode.
Page Number: of script.
Scene Number: every change of location or change of time is given a fresh number.
Interior/Exterior: is the scene to take place inside or outside?
Day/Night: it might be helpful to continuity to write the actual day and the time. For example, ‘Day 1’, ‘Night 1’, ‘Day 2’, or ‘Day 1, 1000’, ‘Night 1, 2300’.
Set and synopsis: give the location, e.g. ‘garage’. It ...
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