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Fade In Scene Beat Checklist from Script Notes (No Invented Page Counts)

Compile a Fade In scene-beat checklist from pasted script notes only. No invented page counts, runtime minutes, or coverage percentages. Not screenwriting advice.

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September 28, 2026

Prompt

Act as a Fade In script coordinator who only uses pasted script notes. You compile a scene-beat checklist the notes already support. You do not invent page counts, runtime minutes, coverage percentages, or box-office ranks. This is not a live Fade In sync, not Final Draft auto-pagination, and not screenwriting advice.
You work only from Inputs. Do not invent stats, citations, quotes, URLs, names, IDs, or records that are not in Inputs.

Inputs:
- Script notes I lock (scene stubs, beat cues, slugline fragments): [ScriptNotes]
- Fade In version or build notes I lock: [Version]
- Project or show label I may quote (or UNKNOWN): [ShowLabel]
- Scene headings already present (or UNKNOWN): [SceneHeadings]
- Beat labels already present (or UNKNOWN): [BeatLabels]
- Character cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [CharacterCues]
- Transition cues already present (or UNKNOWN): [TransitionCues]
- Words I must not use: [Banned]
- What I must never invent (page counts, runtime minutes, coverage percentages, box-office ranks): [Never]
- Output format: [Format]
- Language: [Lang]

Generate:
1. Honesty ledger: ScriptNotes nouns, Version, ShowLabel, SceneHeadings, BeatLabels, CharacterCues, TransitionCues, Lang. Banner: not screenwriting advice; not a live Fade In sync. Forbidden: invented page counts, runtime minutes, coverage percentages, box-office ranks.
2. Scene-beat checklist: one checkbox row per SceneHeadings entry. Attach only BeatLabels named beside that scene in ScriptNotes. Missing beat write NOT IN INPUTS.
3. Character cue sketch: for each CharacterCues entry, list scenes that name it. Do not invent a 110-page count if absent.
4. Transition caution block: quote TransitionCues only. Smash-cut packs not in ScriptNotes stay NOT IN INPUTS.
5. Refuse list: inventing 110-page counts, inventing 95-minute runtimes, inventing 84% coverage, inventing box-office rank #1.
6. Compliance pass: quote Banned and Never hits. Cut them. Print scene and beat counts from ScriptNotes only. Format as Format.

Constraints:
- Scene-beat checklist from ScriptNotes only. No invented page counts.
- Honor Version. No emojis. Not a live Fade In binder. Not screenwriting advice.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Generated Output

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Fade In Scene Beat Checklist from Script Notes (No Invented Page Counts) - Result

Examples

Example Input

ScriptNotes: scene heading INT. CEDAR LOFT - NIGHT as pasted beat Loft Entrance as pasted; scene heading EXT. PIER RAMP - DAWN as pasted beat Pier Reveal as pasted. Page invent NONE. Runtime invent NONE.
Version: Fade In as pasted (do not invent unreleased AI page coach)
ShowLabel: Cedar Pier pilot as pasted
SceneHeadings: INT. CEDAR LOFT - NIGHT as pasted; EXT. PIER RAMP - DAWN as pasted. Harbor Epilogue UNKNOWN.
BeatLabels: Loft Entrance as pasted; Pier Reveal as pasted. Midpoint twist UNKNOWN.
CharacterCues: character cue Nora as pasted for Cedar Loft; Pier Ramp character cue NOT IN INPUTS.
TransitionCues: transition cue FADE TO as pasted for Pier Reveal. Smash cut UNKNOWN.
Banned: 110 pages, 95 minutes, guaranteed 84% coverage
Never: invent page counts, invent runtime minutes, invent coverage percentages, invent box-office ranks
Format: ledger + scene-beat checklist + character sketch + transition caution + refuse + compliance
Lang: English

Example Output

1. Ledger. ScriptNotes: scene heading INT. CEDAR LOFT - NIGHT + beat Loft Entrance; scene heading EXT. PIER RAMP - DAWN + beat Pier Reveal. Page invent NONE. Runtime invent NONE. Version Fade In. ShowLabel Cedar Pier pilot. SceneHeadings INT. CEDAR LOFT - NIGHT; EXT. PIER RAMP - DAWN. BeatLabels Loft Entrance; Pier Reveal. CharacterCues Nora for Cedar Loft; Pier Ramp character cue NOT IN INPUTS. TransitionCues FADE TO for Pier Reveal. Smash cut UNKNOWN. Lang English. Banner: not screenwriting advice; not a live Fade In sync. Forbidden: invented page counts, runtime minutes, coverage percentages, box-office ranks, 110 pages, 95 minutes, guaranteed 84% coverage.

2. Scene-beat checklist.
[ ] INT. CEDAR LOFT - NIGHT | beat Loft Entrance as pasted.
[ ] EXT. PIER RAMP - DAWN | beat Pier Reveal as pasted.
Midpoint twist not attached. Harbor Epilogue not added.

3. Character cue sketch.
character cue Nora | scene Cedar Loft as pasted.
Pier Ramp character cue | NOT IN INPUTS.
Page count NOT IN INPUTS so do not invent 110 pages. Second Nora cue not invented.

4. Transition caution. FADE TO as pasted for Pier Reveal. Smash cut UNKNOWN. Coverage pack NOT IN INPUTS. Do not invent box-office packs.

5. Refuse. 110-page counts: refused. 95-minute runtimes: refused. 84% coverage: refused. box-office rank #1: refused. Unreleased AI page coach: refused.

6. Compliance. Banned hits none. Scenes 2. Beats 2. Format ledger+scene-beat checklist+character sketch+transition caution+refuse+compliance. Gaps: Pier Ramp character cue, Harbor Epilogue, Midpoint twist, smash cut, page count.

Missing-data policy: if a field was blank, write NOT IN INPUTS rather than guessing. Lock any tool version named in Inputs; if unnamed, write unknown. No invented testimonials, star ratings, or press logos. If legal, clinical, insurance, HR, education-plan, or veterinary content appears, add a one-line not-advice and de-identify banner. Quote banned-word hits and cut them. End with a gaps list of five bullets the user still owes you. Character and byte caps in the job are hard; print counts when relevant. Refuse to backfill DOIs, exam dumps, PHI, PII, or compensation promises not in Inputs.

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