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The Art of Scheduling a Film Even if you have a definitive budget, scheduling your shoot schedule can be tricky. You need to break down all the elements of your film to determine how to distribute the money you have. These breakdowns also help you figure out how many days it will take to shoot your film. The director and assistant director usually make the schedule together. Lining the script by going through and marking items such as actors, props, wardrobe, and special effects.Putting those items on individual breakdown sheets, each representing one scene from the film.Transferring the elements on the breakdown sheets to production board strips.Rearranging the order of production strips to find the best shooting schedule. A calendar is your best friend when scheduling your film. Lining your script You break down, or line, your script by pulling out elements that affect your budget and schedule. Breaking into breakdown sheets A breakdown sheet also has a header that includes the following details: Your prop list