The module SCENES is a search engine which makes it possible to find one or more scenes based on various criteria.

Simple scene search

You can lauch a search and find a scene of your choice. To do this, follow the instructions below:

1. Access the SIMPLE tab of the SCENES module.
2. Define one or more search criteria: Range of episodes: Episode number (ex: 100) or Episode number.sequence (ex: 100.12), Roles, Sets, Shooting date, Unit. It is possible to fill in manually the range dates or to click on the calendar symbol in order to select a session from the drop down menu.
3. Launch the search. For example: Say we only want to find scenes containing the character "ROSS" in the "Monica's place" set. We fill in the role and the set and launch the search. 
4. All the scenes that are associated with your defined criteria are displayed. The results are color coded based on the progress of the scenes: green for the shot scenes, yellow for the planned scenes and red for the scenes of the day. 
5. You can refine your search using additional filters. To do this, click on MORE CRITERIA and access the ADVANCED search field.

Advanced search

In the ADVANCED search tab, you can use advanced filters to narrow down search results and help you find the exact scene you're looking for. In addition to the basic simple search filters (Range of episodes, Unit, Shooting date of filming), you can specify more parameters. 

When using Advanced Search, you can filter by these additional criteria:

• Project type 
• Roles: Nb roles, Time (day, night, evening) 
• Sets: sub-set, category, I/E (interior, exterior), Continuity day 
• Director 
• Scene status (shot, planned, not planned) 
• Minimum expected timing and minimum real timing 
• Additional scenes, deleted scenes, product placement, revised script 
• You can also sort scenes as needed 
• Once you have entered the criteria, execute the search by pressing .

Text search

Text search allows you to find one or more scenes by keywords. To do this, please follow these steps:

1. Fill in the range of episodes needed.
2. Enter the keyword(s) of your choice. 
3. Then click "Search". For example, search for a sequence, from episode 100 to 500, with the word "joey".
4. Scenes containing the keyword "joey" are displayed automatically.

KEYWORD SEARCH RULES

Now that you’ve learned how to launch a search, let’s determine which strategic keywords to target and how to craft the text search to satisfy both users and search engines. Please follow the instructions below:

• The search is limited to 1000 results. It is therefore necessary to refine your search.
• The search works by adding words. To combine words, use a space between the words.
• Use quotes to search for a complete sentence: e.g: If you search for : "Appart Sam", the scene returned contains the exact linear words string. 
• The keyword search does not take into consideration the accents and capital letters.

ATTENTION: We use a PDF converter to index the words of the scenes. Since PDF is a print format, conversions are not always of good quality. For this reason, we cannot guarantee the reliability of the result 100%.

Export scene data

Once the results of the scenes are displayed, you can generate multiple tables:

1. Download an  EXCEL TABLE of scenes of your choice.
2. Export a scene BREAKDOWN .
3. Add SCENES to your list .
4. View the DAILIES by pressing on the small blue triangle .
5. At the bottom of the interface, check one, multiple or CHECK ALL scenes in order to be able to MODIFY THE SELECTION, DOWNLOAD THE SELECTION IN ZIP or even DOWNLOAD THE SELECTION IN PDF.

Export Excel table 

Once the results of the scenes are displayed, you can generate several actions: 

1. Select the scenes of your choice. 
2. You can also chose to select all by clicking on "Check all".
3. Click on EXPORT XLS.

4. In the new pop up window, select the data you need to export.
5. You can also check all if you need to export everything.
6. Don't forget to click on "EXPORTING".

Depending on the data options you selected earlier, your excel table will contain the desired information. 

Export scene breakdown

To export scene breakdown, please follow the steps below:

1. Select the scenes of your choice.
2. Click on BREAKDOWN.

3. In the new pop-up window, select one or different categories (costumes, decoration, casting, etc.) you want to export.
4. In the authors drop-down menu, choose one or several authors in order to display his/their breakdown.
5. Customize the layout of your export by selecting one or several of the following options: Include pictures/ Include scene summary / Group categories / Do not display empty lines/ Break page on new date.
6. In the dropdown menu, select one of the roles if you want to export a breakdown of his related elements.
7. Press the key BREAKDOWNS the table.