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We go in to this in greater detail in this breakdown article. After all, cars don’t explode by themselves. Another important aspect of breaking down stunts is considering the additional assets that a stunt might require. This is about conveying the right info to decision-makers. Go for “3 vehicle car crash with fireball explosion” over “Car crash”. Stunts – Be very descriptive in your stunts if you can.Instead, tag FX items like age-makeup, blood, or plot-specific items like fake tears. Makeup FX – Likewise, everyone’s going to get makeup in your shoot.However, you don’t need to go overboard and tag someone’s shoes if they’re not vital to the plot.As well, if a character’s wardrobe gets ruined, damaged, or wet during a scene, be sure to note that duplicates/alternates will be needed for that scene. Wardrobe Items – Any custom or plot-specific items that are specific to a scene (ex: a spacesuit or a gorilla costume) should be tagged.Weapons – These are often handled separately from props, especially guns, which will require a crew-member called an Armorer to handle safely.You can tag an item once in Celtx, and then reuse the existing tag on a different description of it so you can track it better throughout the script. ‘cane’, ‘Bob’s cane’, and ‘Bob’s walking stick’ will likely all be the same item in the end. Props – Writers aren’t always specific when they describe a prop.

Built Sets – Any built sets that you’re going to need should be sorted out early, to give your carpenters time to build, paint, and more!.This will make callsheets easier down the road. Locations – If your script uses any specific locations, tag them with an address associated.

However, you’ll want to make sure others that don’t speak are tagged manually.

Characters – Celtx’s breakdown module will identify any speaking characters for you automatically.

The first big-ticket categories to identify are: Your first pass of your script will mean identifying the more obvious items in the script, cataloging them, and making sure they’re accounted for in each scene. You’ll need to catalog every major item in your script, for each department involved in the project. The purpose of the Breakdown is to get an up-close view of what is actually needed to make a production work the nuts and bolts. Using Celtx makes this a lot less grueling. You need to identify, qualify, and quantify every location, prop, set, makeup effect, stunt, and more.īy completing this process in depth, you’ll end up with a functional index of everything you’ll need to buy, rent, build, or borrow to film your script – along with when these assets are required on a scene-by-scene basis. Whether it’s for a funding application, a pitch, or to prepare for a greenlit shoot, the breakdown takes a magnifying glass to all the practical aspects of a finished script. This is called the breakdown, and it’s an exhaustive process – don’t worry though, Celtx makes it easy (really). The pre-production process, however, is only beginning! For Producers and Assistant Directors, it’s time to get to the heart of the project by determining everything that the script calls for. Welcome back! By the end of lesson five, you should be looking at a complete first draft of your screenplay.