Script supervisor workflow

/dashboard/production/script-supervisor. Script Sup's dedicated work surface for capturing continuity, takes, and director picks. The continuity notes + takes you log here flow downstream to the editor log + the daily camera report PDFs.

Script supervisor dashboard

Layout

Three panes on desktop. On mobile, you toggle between them via tabs:

  • Left - Scenes list for today (or whichever shoot day you're on). Includes any non-scene strips (lunch, moves) for context.
  • Middle - Shots for the selected scene. Each shot row collapses to show its takes.
  • Right - Take detail + continuity panel for the selected shot.

Logging a take

When a take rolls:

  1. Tap the active shot.
  2. Tap + NEW TAKE (or the keyboard shortcut if you have one wired).
  3. Set the take's status:
    • Circle (the keeper) - green dot.
    • Hold - might use. Default for tentative coverage.
    • NG - no good. Director can override later via Editor Log picks.
    • False start - never rolled / aborted.
  4. Capture the camera report fields:
    • Camera - A / B / C / etc.
    • Camera body - model (ALEXA Mini LF, RED Komodo, etc.).
    • Lens - focal length.
    • T-stop - exposure.
    • Filter - ND / pol / diff / etc.
    • Focus distance - feet/meters.
    • Duration - seconds.
  5. Notes - what was different. Whose line was muffed, whose timing was off, what the prop did that it shouldn't.

Take number auto-increments per shot. Re-numbering is intentional and locked (UNIQUE constraint on shotId + takeNumber).

Continuity notes

When you tap an element row from the scene side, a continuity drawer opens. Drop in a state note:

  • HMU - "Hair pinned left, light blush"
  • Wardrobe - "Blue button-down rolled to elbow, top button open"
  • Set Dec - "Coffee mug 3/4 full, handle camera right"
  • Camera - "Practical lamp ON, lampshade tilted 10° clockwise"

Each note carries:

  • Element ID - what it's about.
  • Scene ID - where it was captured.
  • Shot IDs - optional array of shots the note applies to (default empty = all shots in the scene).
  • State - your freeform text.
  • Captured by dept - which department (HMU / Wardrobe / Set Dec / Camera / Sound).
  • Captured by user ID + timestamp - provenance.

Notes for the same element accumulate over time. When you tap that element on a future scene, you see the stack of previous notes for continuity reference - no need to flip through paper.

Director picks

After scene coverage is done, the director may rank specific takes as "selects." From the Set Dashboard or Editor Log:

  1. Find the shot.
  2. From the shot's take list, tap a circled take.
  3. Mark it as the primary pick (orderIndex 0) or rank it (orderIndex 1, 2, ... for secondary picks).

Picks land in the shot_selects table and flow through to the editor log + the EDL / FCPXML / CSV exports.

Mobile

Script Sup uses an mobilePane state ('list'/'detail'/'notes'/'data') to swap which pane is visible. The dashboard tab in TopBar (BREAKDOWN / SCHEDULE / etc.) resets mobilePane to 'list' on tab change so you start from a known state.

Creative refs

/dashboard/production/creative shows reference assets tagged by scene.

Creative refs

From the script sup detail pane, you'll see a CREATIVE REFS strip showing any assets tagged to the selected scene - mood boards, prevs, frame references from the director.

What flows downstream

Everything you log here drives:

  • Editor log - Coverage → Editor Log is the circled-takes view by default, with an option to show all takes.
  • Camera report PDF - exports a daily camera report from your take data.
  • Script supervisor report PDF - exports a continuity-focused report.
  • Editor log exports - EDL / FCPXML / CSV / PDF - see Editor log.

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