Load the draft
Import the PDF and record its title, episode, revision set, date, and script start page.
Film script breakdown
Script Breakdown
Turn every scene into a strip with cast, sets, props, wardrobe, vehicles, background, department requirements, notes, and production tags.
Keep the shooting draft open beside the breakdown, mark the pages as you read, and carry what each department needs into the stripboard, sides, shot list, call sheet, and shoot day.
AVA checks the hallway, closes the door, and places the ROOM KEY beside a torn RED COAT.
CastAva · Bellhop
PropsRoom key
WardrobeRed coat
ArtDistressed motel room
The shooting draft
Start from the pages the crew will shoot
Import the PDF, identify the first script page, name the episode or draft, set the revision color and date, and review the extracted scenes before the schedule is built.
Review the strips
Check scene numbers, sluglines, page positions, lengths, script days, sets, and day or night.
Break down each scene
Mark the pages and add cast, department elements, production tags, and scene notes.
Hand off to prep
Send scene information into scheduling, casting, locations, sides, shot listing, and call sheets.
Breakdown room tools
Everything discovered during the read
Keep the text, strip information, department requirements, and production questions together by scene.
PDF shooting drafts
Load the screenplay PDF, choose its true script start page, switch between drafts, and zoom the page while breaking down.
Scene strips
Build a strip for every scene with scene number, partial, slugline, page, length, one-liner, and script day.
INT/EXT and day/night
Track interior or exterior, set, location, and time of day for stripboard colors and production planning.
Scene navigator
Jump to a scene from the navigator or move through the draft with Previous and Next controls.
Page markup
Highlight, underline, strike through, or draw directly over the screenplay with adjustable color, thickness, and opacity.
Department elements
Add cast, props, wardrobe, makeup, hair, sets, vehicles, background, animals, stunts, VFX, special equipment, and custom elements.
Production tags
Flag practical requirements, risks, questions, and custom production needs on the selected scene.
Cast breakdown
Review cast roles across the draft with board IDs, role details, scene appearances, and casting information.
Editable scene information
Correct sluglines and strip fields during the breakdown without leaving the selected scene.
Undo and redo
Step backward or forward through local breakdown changes while working through the draft.
Breakdown printouts
Prepare script and breakdown output for production meetings, department review, and the paper binder.
Production permissions
Keep editing with the breakdown crew while other production roles can review the current scene information.
Strip and scene information
Give the stripboard more than a slugline
The breakdown sidebar carries the information an AD or coordinator needs when the scene reaches the schedule. Correct the extracted details, write the one-liner, and establish story continuity before scenes begin moving between shoot days.
- Scene number, partial, and editable slugline.
- Script page and eighths.
- One-line scene summary.
- Script day and story continuity.
- INT/EXT, set, location, and day/night.
24INT. MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Page18
Length2 3/8
One-linerAva finds the room has been searched.
Script DayDay 3
SetMotel Room
Department breakdown
Make each requirement visible before the day
A useful breakdown does more than count props. It tells departments what appears, where it works, and which scenes need questions answered before the tech scout, fitting, rehearsal, or shoot.
- Reuse an existing element or create a new production element.
- Keep each element connected to every scene where it appears.
- Organize requirements by production department.
- Use production tags for special handling and open questions.
- Carry cast, sets, and scene requirements into department prep.
CastAva · Bellhop
PropsRoom key · Torn photograph
WardrobeRed coat · Wet continuity
ArtDistressed room · Broken lamp
Revised pages
Bring in the new draft without throwing away the prep
When revised pages arrive, load the updated PDF, identify its start page and revision set, review how scenes match, and keep the existing production information with the correct scenes.
- Record the new draft title, episode, date, and revision color.
- Compare old and new scene numbers and sluglines.
- Review scenes that were added, removed, split, combined, or changed.
- Keep scene elements and breakdown work with matched scenes.
- Move production forward on the current pages.
White DraftBlue Revision
Scene 24MatchedScene 24
Scene 25RevisedScene 25A
—AddedScene 26
From breakdown to the day
The same scene information keeps working through production
Once the script has been broken down, those strips and elements become working production information—not a separate report that has to be typed again.
Stripboard
Schedule scenes with their page count, set, cast, day/night, and production requirements already attached.
Casting
See which roles appear, how often they work, and the scenes tied to each role.
Locations
Connect sets and story locations to scouting, options, contacts, maps, and location prep.
Shot Lister
Plan coverage scene by scene against the same shooting draft.
Sides
Pull selected scenes or the pages scheduled for a shoot day.
Call sheets
Bring the day’s scenes, cast, locations, and department information into the crew document.
Script breakdown FAQ
Questions from the production office
What happens when I import a script?
MoviePrepper reads the PDF, identifies screenplay scenes, and prepares scene strips for review and breakdown.
Can I correct the extracted scene information?
Yes. Edit the slugline, page, length, one-liner, script day, INT/EXT, set, location, and day/night information.
Can I mark up the screenplay?
Yes. Highlight, underline, strike through, or draw on the pages with adjustable annotation styles.
Can I add custom breakdown elements?
Yes. Add new elements, reuse existing elements, organize them by department, and connect them to scenes.
What happens when revised pages arrive?
Load the updated PDF and review scene matching so existing breakdown work stays with the correct revised scenes.
Does the breakdown connect to the schedule?
Yes. Scene strips, cast, sets, page counts, and production requirements continue into scheduling and other prep departments.
Break down the pages before they become the day.
Read the draft, build the strips, flag what every department needs, and carry the scene into production prepared.
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