Script breakdown

In film and television, a script breakdown is an analysis of a screenplay in which all of the production elements are reduced into lists.

[citation needed] In particular, literally breaking down the script is a very a thorough and detailed creative analysis of dramatic action in filmmaking, highlighting the reciprocal struggle, theme, and design elements of a screenplay.

Which is to code the entire cast, extras, props, special effects, stunts, wranglers, picture cars,[2] wardrobe, make-up and hair stylists, special equipment and or cameras, ADR, Foley, film scores and soundtracks etc., which are all broken-down with different colored marker highlights within a shooting script.

The film industry has a standard for color-coding:[6] In comic books, it is the process of determining how each action, character, and piece of dialogue described in the script will be placed visually on a page.

Later comics writers such as Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman, influenced by cinematic technique, began to include more layout details within their scripts.

First page of a script for a pornographic film , showing set elements, costumes and a brief character breakdown