Over these past few weeks I have entered the process of breaking down my script. Following the completion of the script the next step was to begin breaking down the script into eighths to work out the timing of each page and each scene. This would help me figure out how long it would take over a day or the course of a few days, or even a week, to film a scene. I also worked out all of the elements of my script in relation to production values. This allowed me to work out what I needed in terms of locations, props, costumes etc. With that information I was able to work out a rough budget for the script. Below are some images of the technique I used amidst this exercise. I found a technique most suitable for me, a one I found easy to follow and easy to work out on each page. I colour coded the elements, as shown below on the cover page of the script. This technique was the most time efficient as it enables me to go back and skim through the script, and when I find the page or scene I specifically need I can instantly see the colours and know what element is being referenced.
Below are some examples of the separate scene cards we made in a professional studies session. These cards are very useful as they are very small, they contain the basic information needed to communicate what is needed for a scene and they are very easy to make. Each card represents a scene, below are examples of ones which I have made for my Black Cabbie script. Each card contains the basics as I previously referenced, the cards will show whether the scene is INT or EXT, it will tell you the script page, and also which actors/props/locations are part of the scene. As my cards show below, I have given all of this information but I have also made room for some extra notes which may be key elements of the scene that are not particularly related to things such as actors/props/locations/script page etc.
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