Dramatify’s AI Script Breakdown cuts down grunt work and counting props

Dramatify, a Stockholm-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for film, TV, and broadcast production, has launched AI Script Breakdown, a native feature that reads any screenplay, AV script, or multi‑camera rundown and produces a fully tagged, production‑ready breakdown in under an hour.

For decades, the task of colour coding, annotating and listing every character, prop, location, stunt and effect fell to first assistant directors and production co-ordinators armed with highlighters or clunky desktop software. A single hour‑long episode can demand up to 3,500 individual tags, turning what should be a creative sprint into a marathon. 

With AI Script Breakdown, the platform analyses a script once it is uploaded, surfacing cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles, animals, stunts, locations, effects and other critical elements.

The data flows straight into Dramatify’s existing Scene Item Manager, Day out of Days (DooD) schedule, Breakdown Report and Stripboard views, so every department starts working immediately without duplicate entry or copy‑and‑paste mistakes.

Assigned to episodes and scenes, all breakdown items are then automatically scheduled for the correct shooting days.

Annika Lidne, Co-Founder & CEO, Dramatify, said, “Producers are spending brain power on spreadsheets and manual routine work instead of storytelling. AI Script Breakdown cuts 80% of the grunt work so teams can focus on casting, locations and solving creative challenges rather than counting props.”

AI Script Breakdown offers two distinct operating modes. Strict Mode extracts only what is expressly written in the script, a must for drama and other scripted content. Creative Mode leverages generative AI to fill gaps often found in entertainment, factual content, reality, and branded content, suggesting missing props or synopsis copy without locking teams into a black box.

“What I think is most important is that the AI analyses and suggests, it never does anything on its own,” added Lidne. “The user is always in control of what gets saved into the production flow.

“AI Assistance should be fun and helpful to work with and save hours in routine work.”