Apple M8728Z/A User Manual - Page 79

Scene, Shot, and Take Number Details The way Cinema Tools interprets scene numbers can lead to unexpected results when using the Find dialog. Cinema Tools looks at a scene number as having up to four parts: • Prefix: This is an optional set of one or more letters in front of the scene number, usually used to indicate a new, unique scene added to the script. For example, the "A" in scene A54C-3. Prefixes don't always indicate unique scenes, however-the actual letters used in the prefix control how they affect using the Find dialog. Prefixes using the letters A, B, C, and D are treated as indicating unique scenes. Prefixes using any of the other letters are not treated as indicating unique scenes. • Scene number: This is the first set of numbers. Depending on the prefix, it might be the entire scene number, although with some prefixes (A,B, C, or D), the prefix becomes part of the scene number. For example, in the A54C-3 example the scene is "A54." In the example E54C-3, the scene is "54." • Suffix: This is a set of one or more letters after the scene number, indicating the shot for the scene. For example, the "C" in scene A54C-3. • Take number: This is the number after the suffix (shot indicator) that identifies a specific take. Usually it is preceded by a hyphen (which you don't enter in the Find dialog). For example, the "3" in scene A54C-3. The tricky part is determining whether the prefix indicates a unique scene or not. Prefixes using letters from A to D are treated as referring to unique scenes. Prefixes using letters from E to Z are treated as being modifiers to the scene number, but not unique scenes. For example, if you use the Find dialog to search for scene 54, it will find 54, G54, and K54 (all are considered to be scene 54) but will not find A54, B54, C54, or D54 (which are all considered to be different scenes from scene 54). Suffixes indicate shots that are part of the scene. If you search for scene 54, you will find all shots for scene 54, such as 54A and 54F, but not B54A, because the prefix makes this a different scene. Take numbers are related to specific shots, which in turn are related to specific scenes. If you search for scene 54, you will find all shots and takes for that scene. If you enter "54A" in the Find dialog's Scene field, you will find only those records for shot A of scene 54; you will not find records for scene 54B. Entering a number in the Take field will find only shots using that take. For example, entering "54A" in the Scene field and "3" in the Take field will find only record 54A-3. Entering "54" in the Scene field (with no shot specified) and "3" in the Take field will find any records for scene 54 that have a take 3, such as 54A-3 and 54D-3. Chapter 5 Working with Databases 79