System and method for source script and video synchronization interface

A method for script, shot information, and video synchronization using a script interaction interface, the method comprising:

• accessing production video files at a server, the production video files containing video metadata;
• accessing a continuity log file or digital script file at the server, the continuity log file or digital script file containing script metadata instructions for generating a digital source script;
• performing synchronization of the digital source script with the production video files by using the scene number, take, and camera information in both the script metadata and the video metadata to create a temporal mapping of exact dialogue start points and end points;
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• presenting a script synchronization interface on a display device that includes at least two of (1) an interactive script section, the interactive script section including synchronized script dialog that is selectable by a user by individual word, (2) an interactive video section, the interactive video section including a video player that plays videos that are synchronized with the synchronized script dialog in the interactive script section, and (3) an interactive shot section, the interactive shot section including selectable vertical line segments, on-screen actor information, shot set-up information, and take numbers.

A script synchronization interface system for synchronizing a script, shot properties, and one or more video files by mapping associated metadata, the script synchronization interface system comprising:

• one or more processors;
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• a memory device storing a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
• access a digital source script that has been synchronized with production video files by using scene number, take, and camera information in both script metadata and video metadata to create a temporal mapping of exact dialogue start points and end points;
• present an interactive script section on a display device that includes synchronized script dialog that is selectable by individual word, wherein a selected word in the synchronized script dialog within the interactive script section is linked to a video frame and a combination of shot set-up and take information associated with the selected word in the script dialog;
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• present an interactive video section on the display device that includes a video player that plays a synchronized video, wherein the synchronized video in the interactive video section is linked to synchronized script dialog in the interactive script section and a combination of shot set-up and take information associated with the selected word in the script dialog;
• wherein the meta-data used to associate the script with the video files includes at least one of production time codes, scene details, on-screen actor information, camera information, shot set-up information, and take number.

A script synchronization interface system for synchronizing a script, shot properties, and one or more video files by mapping associated metadata, the script synchronization interface system comprising:

• accessing a digital source script that has been synchronized with production video files by using scene number, take, and camera information in both script metadata and video metadata;
• presenting an interactive script section on a display device that includes synchronized script dialog that is selectable by individual word, wherein a selected word in the synchronized script dialog within the interactive script section is linked to a video frame and a combination of shot set-up and take information associated with the selected word in the script dialog;
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• presenting an interactive video section on the display device that includes a video player that plays a synchronized video, wherein the synchronized video in the interactive video section is linked to synchronized script dialog in the interactive script section and a combination of shot set-up and take information associated with the selected word in the script dialog.