====== Location Specifications ======

See [[Time Tracking]].

====== Randomly Misplaced Notes ======

Make an actual mini plot about randomly misplaced paper notes.

A [[Scene]] is a unit of story telling time, which can be composed of multiple [[Shot|Shots]] displayed from a variety of [[Camera Angle|Camera Angles]].  It is possible to intercut between two [[Scene|Scenes]] or to show one "recorded" [[Scene]] upon a video monitor or projection screen within another [[Scene]].

Characters may be placed in a specific [[Location]] and [[Mark]] within a Scene, and then the Camera can switch between [[Camera Angle|Angles]], without having to re-position the [[Character|Characters]].

In other words, within a [[Scene]] each [[Character]] has its current [[Location]] and [[Mark]] within that [[Location]], and even their placement/ordering within that [[Mark]] is tracked, entirely independent of the particular [[Camera Angle]] being shown.

Example, like in a Screenplay:

''INT. Girls Cabin #1 - NIGHT, Lights Dimmed, Angle 1.''

This breaks down to:

''TYPE. Name of Location - TIME OF DAY, Lighting Options, Specific Camera Angle.''

=== Primary Location Properties ===

Type:  [[Exterior]] vs. [[Interior]]

Name of Location:  (Same name can be re-used for Interior and Exterior of the same building.)

=== Scene Options ===

Time of Day:  [[Daytime]] vs. [[Nighttime]]

=== Special or Partial Lighting Options ===

These may apply to only certain [[Positions]] in the scene.

Presence of [[Overhead Lighting]] (i.e., from an overhead lamp)

Presence of [[Soft Lighting]] (i.e., wooded or covered area)

=== Location Options (Applicable to Some Locations) ===

[[Campfire Exterior|Campfire Lit]] vs. No Campfire (or Campfire not Lit)

Internal Building [[Lights On]] vs. Internal Building Lights Off

[[Doors Open]] vs. Doors Closed

Presence of [[Lantern Lighting|Lantern]] on a Table.

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[[Backdrop]] = Covers the Entire Screen

Overlay Layer = Has Transparency, can be a partial area of screen

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Every location needs a [[Backdrop]].

There can be multiple Overlay Layers per location.

If a table (for example) needs to go in front of the legs of a seated character, the table needs to be an Overlay Layer.

If shrubbery needs to go over the feet or ankles of characters, the shrubbery needs to be an Overlay Layer.

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See also: [[Scene Compositing]]

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