Continuity Warnings
Continuity Warnings
SceneItAll’s continuity checker analyzes your script for logical inconsistencies across scenes — time-of-day jumps, location logic issues, structural problems, and more. It combines a deterministic engine with AI-powered analysis.
Prerequisites
- You need at least one uploaded and parsed script.
Opening the Continuity Popover
Click the continuity button in the script footer. A floating popover appears above the footer showing warnings and analysis.
Running a Continuity Check
- Open the continuity popover.
- Click the “Run Check” button (with sparkles icon).
- A progress bar shows the check progressing through your scenes (e.g., “Checking scene 3 of 15… 45%”).
- When complete, results appear in the Warnings and Analysis tabs.
Auto-Check
Toggle the Auto-check switch in the popover header to automatically run continuity checks whenever the script changes. This setting is saved per script.
The Warnings Tab
The Warnings tab lists all detected issues. Each warning card shows:
- Scene number — Clickable link that jumps to the scene in the script viewer.
- Category — An outlined badge showing the warning type (e.g., “time_continuity”, “location_logic”).
- Description — What the issue is.
- Suggestion (if available) — A lightbulb icon followed by a recommended fix in italics.
- Ignore button — Dismisses this warning as a false positive.
If no warnings are found, the tab shows “No continuity issues found.”
Warning Categories
| Category | What it catches |
|---|---|
| Time Continuity | Inconsistent time-of-day progression between scenes (e.g., jumping from night to morning without a time transition) |
| Location Logic | Impossible or unlikely location changes between consecutive scenes |
| Script Structure | Structural issues like missing scene headings or formatting problems |
| Script Day Ambiguity | Unclear which story day a scene belongs to |
| Weather Consistency | Weather conditions that don’t match across related scenes |
| Character Presence | Characters appearing in scenes where they couldn’t logically be |
The first four categories are detected by a deterministic engine. The last two use AI analysis.
Ignoring Warnings
- Click “Ignore” on individual warnings to dismiss false positives.
- Click “Ignore All” at the bottom of the warnings tab to dismiss all current warnings at once.
Ignored warnings are hidden from the list but can be restored if needed.
The Analysis Tab
The Analysis tab provides a structural overview of your script’s continuity:
- Total Script Days — How many story days the script spans, shown in a colored badge.
- Scene list — Each scene shows:
- Scene number.
- Script day assignment (e.g., “Day 1”, “Day 2”).
- Resolved time of day.
- Structural block badge (if applicable).
- Confidence indicator (green, amber, or red dot).
If no check has been run, the tab shows “Run continuity check to see analysis.”
Tips
- Run continuity checks after uploading a new revision to catch issues early.
- The deterministic engine runs instantly, while AI analysis takes longer but catches subtler issues.
- Scene numbers in warnings are clickable — use them to quickly navigate to the problematic scene.
- Don’t ignore warnings just because they seem minor. Script day ambiguity, for example, can cause scheduling errors downstream.