Script excerpt
A script excerpt is the summary of a script scene or its breaking down into information relevant to the shooting . Aptly, the script excerpt is also called Scene Breakdown in English .
Script excerpts are usually prepared by the assistant director on the basis of the script before the shooting schedule is created.
function
An excerpt from the script shows:
- at what time of day or night the scene plays (details DAY / NIGHT / twilight),
- plays the scene in a closed room or outdoors (INT. / EXT.),
- on which motive does the scene play and on which game day
- how long is the scene ( pre-stop time , eighth),
- what happens in the scene (brief summary of one or two sentences),
- which characters appear in the scene and which and how many extras.
In addition, an excerpt from the script contains a list of the equipment, props , costumes, vehicles, animals and special effects required or appearing in the scene . It also notes special features in the areas of make-up, camera, light and production. Nowadays, script excerpts are also part of shooting schedule software, as the information they contain is incorporated into the shooting schedule . In most programs, creating excerpts from the script is a prerequisite for creating the shooting schedule.
literature
- Peter Dress: Before shooting begins. Effective planning of film and television productions . Revised and updated new edition. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2002, ISBN 3-404-94016-4 , ( Bastei-Lübbe-Taschenbuch: Buch & Medien 94016).
- Bastian Clevé (Ed.): From the idea to the film. Production management for film and television . 4th completely revised edition. UVK-Verlags-Gesellschaft, Konstanz 2004, ISBN 3-89669-444-8 , ( Praxis Film 6).
- Sample excerpt (PDF): Script excerpt.pdf
Web links
Software for generating script excerpts