Change Markers

Change Markers

Change markers flag wardrobe, makeup, or hair changes that a cast member needs between consecutive scenes in a shoot day. They help departments prepare for mid-day changes and give the AD a visual cue about the day’s complexity.

What a Change Marker Looks Like

Change markers appear inline on the strip board, sitting between the two strips where the change happens. Each marker displays:

  • A type abbreviation (WDRB CHANGE, M/U CHANGE, HAIR CHANGE).
  • A label (e.g., the cast member name + a short description).
  • An estimated duration in minutes.
  • An AUTO badge if the marker was generated automatically.

The marker uses a colored bar matching the change type so you can scan a day and see at a glance where the heavy changes are.

Creating a Change Marker

There are two ways to add markers — auto-detect (good for catching common script-day-boundary changes) and manual (for everything else).

Detect Changes (auto-detect)

The day three-dot menu has a Detect Changes action that scans the day’s strips and creates markers for cases the AI heuristic catches. Today the heuristic catches one specific case:

  • The same cast member appears in two adjacent strips
  • The two scenes have different script_day values (e.g., the production is shooting story Day 1 and Day 5 back-to-back)

When that pattern matches, a WDRB CHANGE marker is created between the two strips with a default 15-minute duration and the AUTO badge.

To run detection:

  1. Open the strip board for a day with two or more scenes.
  2. Click the three-dot menu on the day banner.
  3. Select Detect Changes.

A confirmation toast tells you how many markers were created (or “No change markers detected for this day”).

Notes:

  • Re-running Detect Changes clears prior auto-generated markers before creating new ones, so re-detection doesn’t stack duplicates. Manual markers are untouched.
  • Locked scenarios skip detection entirely — unlock the scenario first if you need to re-run.
  • The heuristic only catches the script-day case. Makeup, hair, and intra-day costume changes need to be added manually (see below).

Add Change Marker (manual)

For changes the heuristic doesn’t catch — makeup transitions, hair changes, multiple wardrobe changes within a single script day, anything specific to your production — use the manual Add Change Marker action.

To add a marker:

  1. Click the three-dot menu on the day banner.
  2. Select Add Change Marker.
  3. Fill in the dialog:
    • After scene — Pick which scene the marker should appear after (dropdown lists every scene scheduled on the day).
    • Label — Free-text description (e.g., “Sarah Connor: change for evening look”). If left blank, defaults to “Wardrobe change” / “Makeup change” / “Hair change” based on the type.
    • Type — Wardrobe, Makeup, or Hair.
    • Duration — Minutes; default 15.
  4. Click Add.

Manual markers don’t get the AUTO badge, so you can tell them apart from auto-detected ones at a glance.

Editing or Removing a Marker

Each marker has a three-dot menu with Edit and Delete actions:

  • Edit — Adjust label, type, or duration.
  • Delete — Remove the marker (with a confirmation dialog).

Both auto-generated and manual markers can be edited or deleted. If you delete an auto-generated marker and re-run Detect Changes later, it will be re-created.

Tips

  • After reordering scenes within a day, re-run Detect Changes so auto markers stay in sync with the new order. Manual markers don’t move.
  • Treat AUTO markers as suggestions you sanity-check rather than definitive instructions — coordinate with wardrobe, makeup, and hair to verify the duration and confirm the change is needed.
  • Use a clear label on manual markers so the wardrobe / makeup / hair team knows exactly what the change involves without needing to ask.