How do I break down my script, scene by scene?

Every INT. or EXT. heading is a scene. Open Scenes to see them all, then click Tag, select words and say what they are. Each scene’s breakdown fills in as you go.

  • 6 steps
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Step 1: In Script, click Scenes.

Every INT. or EXT. heading is a scene, with its length in eighths of a page and who speaks in it.

The Script page with the Scenes button outlined

Step 2: Click a scene to open its breakdown.

Speaking parts are already there, under Cast.

The scene list with one scene open and its breakdown outlined

Step 3: Click Tag.

The Script toolbar with Tag outlined

Step 4: Select words in the script, then pick what they are, like Props or Wardrobe.

+ New category adds your own. Click a tag later to change or remove it.

A few words selected in the script, with the category choices outlined

Step 5: Each tag lands in its scene’s breakdown, by category.

A scene’s breakdown listing its cast, wardrobe, props and set dressing, outlined

Step 6: For the departments, click Export, then Breakdown sheets PDF or Breakdown (.csv).

Exports are on Individual and up. Element list PDF puts every prop, costume and effect in one list.

The Export menu with the breakdown choices outlined

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