How to create a Background Breakdown report
The Background Breakdown report lists your background groups for each shoot day, with their scenes, headcounts, paid hours, and estimated costs, plus a summary for every day and a grand total.
Create it
- In the Background Manager, click Create Background Report in the day summary.
- Choose whether to Include cost estimation, select the shoot days, and click Continue.
- Adjust the report in the builder, then save or print it.
You can also create it from Reports by choosing the Background Breakdown report type.
Every day needs to be fully grouped
Days with Ungrouped BG can't be included. If Create Background Report is greyed out, group the remaining background on that day first. See How to group background
Report options
Under Visibility options:
- Include cost estimation: turn it off to share the report without any costs.
- Include scheduled strips: show the day's strips.
- Scenes: Group elements & scenes, Scenes only (detailed), or Scenes only (compact).
- Sort scenes by: Schedule order, Element name, Ep / Sc, INT/EXT, or Set.
- Show or hide Notes, Group paid hours, Group est. cost, and Group scene labels.
Export to a spreadsheet
Saved Background Breakdown reports can be downloaded as CSV. In Reports, right-click the report and choose Download Groups CSV (one row per group with headcounts and costs) or Download Scenes CSV (one row per element per scene).
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