ABSTRACT
Filmmaking is collaborative: any screenplay goes through a fluid process—once the producer, director, principal cast and department heads weigh in on dramatic points and technical issues, it will change. Ideally a breakdown is done when a script is completely finished, polished, everyone is happy with it and any changes going forward will be minor. While a nice idea, that doesn't always happen, so go with the flow. The breakdown process is a stepping-stone, serving to translate a story-telling form into a technical form—yielding actionable information. The architecture of a script consists of various components. The relationship between the script and breakdown is based on the scene as a unit. Most scripts are made up of several scenes. To begin, one scene will be input as one breakdown page. Movies are based on sight and sound; script formatting highlights what is SEEN or HEARD, relaying technical information —using spacing, capital letters and margins.
