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SCRIPT BREAKDOWN PROJECT: LIMBO
SHOOT DATES: Monday 19
th
January – Tuesday 20
th
January, 2015
Page
No.
SCENE/SYNOPSIS INT/EXT/
LOCATION/
DAY/NIGHT
CAST
NOs
CHARACTERS COSTUME/PROPS ART DEPT/
CONSRUCTION
LIGHTING SFX?
ANYTHING
ELSE?
1 ONE
Mark is applying mascara to his eye lashes
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Mascara wand and container
To create the
credit title: ‘A
Candice Russell
Production’ onto
the mascara
container.
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
1 ONE
Mark applies lipstick to his lips
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Red lipstick
Eye shadow pallet
Eye shadow pallet
to contain
opening credit
title: ‘Directed by
Candice Russell’.
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
1 ONE
Mark paints one fingernail with nail
varnish, before knocking over the bottle.
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Red nail varnish
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
1 ONE
Mark looks at himself in the mirror and
mops up the spilt nail varnish
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Red nail varnish pot
Makeup wipe
Mirror
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
2 ONE
Mark looks at his reflection in the mirror,
whilst removing his makeup
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Makeup wipes
Mirror
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
2 ONE
Mark places the makeup away in a box.
Lifts up the bed to reveal a secret storage
area.
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Storage box
Mascara pot
Lipstick
Nail varnish
Bed
Female fashion bag
Dress
Bright
artificial light
to accentuate
action.
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2 ONE
Mark places the box by the fashion bag
under the bed.
INT.
BEDROOM
DAY
1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans
Storage box
The lid will play
host to a opening
credit title:
‘Starring Charlie
Shakespeare
Soft natural
artificial light
2 TWO
Mark is out shopping; he directly walks
past a male’s retail shop and does not
look in the window.
EXT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Natural
2 TWO
Mark walks to a female retail shop and
looks in the window.
EXT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Natural
2 TWO
Mark notices a girl drop a magazine onto
a bench, near to where he is. He goes to
get the magazine.
EXT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1
3
Mark
Candice
Casual Jacket/Jeans
Female Magazine
Casual legging/Coat
Natural
2/3 TWO
Mark looks through the magazine and
rolls it up and puts it in his back pocket
and then heads for the escalator.
EXT..
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans
Female Magazine
Natural
3 THREE
Mark checks himself out in the mirror,
travelling up the escalator.
INT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans
Female Magazine
Natural
artificial light
3 THREE
Dylan is seen in the mirror, walking down
the stairs parallel to Mark going up the
escalator.
INT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1
2
Mark
Dylan
Casual Jacket/Jeans
Female Magazine
Leather jacket/jeans
Natural
artificial light
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3 THREE
Mark and Dylan have a conversation and
then part. Mark travels up another
escalator, while Dylan goes down another
flight of stairs.
INT.
SHOPPING
SQUARE AREA
DAY
1
2
Mark
Dylan
Casual Jacket/Jeans
Female Magazine
Leather jacket/Jeans
Natural
artificial light

Breakdown sheet

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    1 | Pa g e SCRIPT BREAKDOWN PROJECT: LIMBO SHOOT DATES: Monday 19 th January – Tuesday 20 th January, 2015 Page No. SCENE/SYNOPSIS INT/EXT/ LOCATION/ DAY/NIGHT CAST NOs CHARACTERS COSTUME/PROPS ART DEPT/ CONSRUCTION LIGHTING SFX? ANYTHING ELSE? 1 ONE Mark is applying mascara to his eye lashes INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Mascara wand and container To create the credit title: ‘A Candice Russell Production’ onto the mascara container. Bright artificial light to accentuate action. 1 ONE Mark applies lipstick to his lips INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Red lipstick Eye shadow pallet Eye shadow pallet to contain opening credit title: ‘Directed by Candice Russell’. Bright artificial light to accentuate action. 1 ONE Mark paints one fingernail with nail varnish, before knocking over the bottle. INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Red nail varnish Bright artificial light to accentuate action. 1 ONE Mark looks at himself in the mirror and mops up the spilt nail varnish INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Red nail varnish pot Makeup wipe Mirror Bright artificial light to accentuate action. 2 ONE Mark looks at his reflection in the mirror, whilst removing his makeup INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Makeup wipes Mirror Bright artificial light to accentuate action. 2 ONE Mark places the makeup away in a box. Lifts up the bed to reveal a secret storage area. INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Storage box Mascara pot Lipstick Nail varnish Bed Female fashion bag Dress Bright artificial light to accentuate action.
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    2 | Pa g e 2 ONE Mark places the box by the fashion bag under the bed. INT. BEDROOM DAY 1 Mark Checked shirt/Jeans Storage box The lid will play host to a opening credit title: ‘Starring Charlie Shakespeare Soft natural artificial light 2 TWO Mark is out shopping; he directly walks past a male’s retail shop and does not look in the window. EXT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Natural 2 TWO Mark walks to a female retail shop and looks in the window. EXT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Natural 2 TWO Mark notices a girl drop a magazine onto a bench, near to where he is. He goes to get the magazine. EXT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 3 Mark Candice Casual Jacket/Jeans Female Magazine Casual legging/Coat Natural 2/3 TWO Mark looks through the magazine and rolls it up and puts it in his back pocket and then heads for the escalator. EXT.. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Female Magazine Natural 3 THREE Mark checks himself out in the mirror, travelling up the escalator. INT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 Mark Casual Jacket/Jeans Female Magazine Natural artificial light 3 THREE Dylan is seen in the mirror, walking down the stairs parallel to Mark going up the escalator. INT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 2 Mark Dylan Casual Jacket/Jeans Female Magazine Leather jacket/jeans Natural artificial light
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    3 | Pa g e 3 THREE Mark and Dylan have a conversation and then part. Mark travels up another escalator, while Dylan goes down another flight of stairs. INT. SHOPPING SQUARE AREA DAY 1 2 Mark Dylan Casual Jacket/Jeans Female Magazine Leather jacket/Jeans Natural artificial light