In order to schedule production of a feature length motion picture each scene must be analyzed and the important production information (e.g., location, cast, vehicles, etc.) must be considered. The process of analyzing a script and extracting information necessary for efficient scheduling has historically been known as “breaking down the script.”
In traditional pre-production the entire script is “broken down.” The first step in the process of breaking down a script is to prepare a “breakdown sheet” (traditionally a standard printed one-page form that contains fields for the important elements pertaining to that scene) for each scene.
IV Office aims to re-create this breakdown sheet in a virtual environment. Once the script has been broken down via IV Office, key production information will be available in a database that the filmmakers can then utilize in scheduling and other important production tasks. Essentially, IV Office will utilize database management software functionality so that a filmmaker can then access and edit the information necessary to schedule and produce a motion picture.
About UCF FILM
The faculty and administration of UCF FILM is a carefully-selected mix of industry professionals and seasoned academics who bring a challenging intellect and professional rigor to the program. For convenience of this site, we'll divide our team into four groups: Film Faculty (professors and adjuncts who teach exclusively for the Film Division), Associate Faculty (professors based in other departments who also teach Film courses), Administration, and Guest Lecturers (industry professions who regularly visit UCF FILM to lecture students and review their work).
Recent Film Faculty Accomplishments
- March 2007
- Jay Boyar has written a film-and-travel book called Films to Go: 100 Memorable Movies for Travelers & Others, which has just been published by Capital Books. The book includes his reviews of such classics as High Noon, L'Atalante, Vertigo, Los Olvidados, Pather Panchali, To Have and Have Not, Smiles of a Summer Night, The Third Man, and Sunset Blvd.
- August 2006
- Robert Jones' film Fetus Fetish will be screened September 17 at the Hollywood Laemmle Fairfax Cinema by the New York International Independent Film Festival. Fetus Fetish also won Best Experimental Film at the NYIIFF in May, the Best Actress Award at the B Movie Film Festival in Chicago and Third Place for Best Comedy at the Indie Film Festival in Ohio.
- March 2006
- Assistant Professors Mark Gerstein and Lori Ingle just returned from the Sedona International Film Festival, where their 35mm short film Detour played in two sold-out screenings. The film touched an emotional nerve with audiences, who responded enthusiastically in extended Q&A sessions.
- February 2006
- Phil Peters will present a one-of-a-kind experience this summer in the Southwest with Cowboys with Cameras: Following the Footsteps of John Ford course. This course (FIL 4262) offered through the Film Dept and Continuing Education at UCF will bring students to the historic locations of America's early western films.
- November 2005
- Assistant Professors Mark Gerstein and Lori Ingle have just had their short film Detour accepted into the Queens International Film Festival. This makes four festival screenings in November (including Reno Film Festival, Deep Ellum Film Festival, and Annapolis Film Festival), bringing the total acceptances to 15 since the premiere in April.
- January 2005
- Asst. Professor Christopher Harris will attend the European premiere of his film Reckless Eyeballing at the 34th Annual International Film Festival Rotterdam on Saturday January 29th.