To
Construct this type of Scene Time Line –
- OPEN
the File 10-NAME-Scene Timeline
- CHANGE
the TABS back to the DEFAULT SETTING, in this way –
- LEFT CLICK
on the Arrow Box in the bottom right corner
of the Paragraph section,
in the Home Ribbon which runs along the top of the Page File
A Paragraph Dialogue Box will appear
- LEFT CLICK
on the Tabs button in the bottom left corner
A
Tabs Dialogue Box will appear
- In the
Default tab stops: box –
Change
the size of the Tab -
Either
–
- DELETE 1.0 cm
- TYPE IN
1.27 cm (the Default Setting)
Or –
- LEFT CLICK
on the
Up Arrow Box or the
Down Arrow Box
which are to the right of the
Default tab stops: box
Close
the Tabs Dialogue Box –
Either –
- PRESS
OK
Or
-
- LEFT CLICK
the Close button X
in the top right corner
I changed back to the Default Tabs Setting for the
Timelines, as it gives 2 even Tabs in the Left Margin, which is convenient.
HEADING
- TYPE IN
an appropriate HEADING to Describe what your
Time Line represents.
eg.
I have used this Heading –
________________________________________________________________________________
10. SCENES -
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE
___________________________________________________________________________________
MARGINS
I removed the Left
and Right Margins
to allow for extra space around the
information,
To Remove the Margins –
-
PRESS & HOLD ENTER to
MOVE DOWN to the LINE BELOW the
HEADING
and ALL THE WAY DOWN to the
FOOTER
This establishes all the lines down the page.
- SELECT
all these LINES -
- PLACE THE CURSOR on the
LINE BELOW the HEADING
and
ALIGNED to the LEFT MARGIN
- LEFT CLICK
the CURSOR, so that there is a FLASHING LINE underneath it
- LEFT CLICK &
HOLD & DRAW THE CURSOR DOWN THE MARGIN TO THE
FOOTER
- UNHOLD LEFT CLICK
While things are Selected, what is changed
will apply only to those things.
In this case, the Heading and upwards will
not be changed.
- REDUCE
the LEFT MARGIN to
ZERO,
by Moving the LEFT INDENT, on the
RULER at the TOP
of the PAGE,
to the
LEFT END of the RULER
- REDUCE
the RIGHT MARGIN to
ZERO,
by Moving the RIGHT INDENT, on the
RULER at the TOP
of the PAGE,
to the
RIGHT END of the RULER
- UNSELECT EVERYTHING
The Line Below the Heading and all Lines Downward,
including New Pages generated Below,
will now have this New Setting of No Margins.
This now allows more room for information to
be Typed Into these Areas.
SCENES
- OPEN
your File 2-NAME-Scenes
1. ORIGINAL
- COPY & PASTE all the
SCENE DETAILS in their order,
From the File 2-NAME-Scenes
To the File 10-NAME- Scene Timeline
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
year
1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub M 36 25
1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
1 Day or night M 36 26
-
Betty is introduced to Val
2 Late Afternoon, The following day S 37 26
-
Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
1 cont’d 37 26
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later L 37 27
- Grace meets Val
1 1940, Early
Apr, Flashback, Day or night, S 37 27
The previous
month
– Grace sees
Val about town
2 cont’d 37 27
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
____________________________________________________________________
2. PAGE NUMBERS
- BACKSPACE
over all the Page Numbers, S, M
& Ls to REMOVE
them
eg.
_______________________________________________________________________________
7 1940,
Late May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
1 1940,
Early May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
1 Day
or night
-
Betty is introduced to Val
2 Late
Afternoon, The following day
-
Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
1 1940, Early
Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous
month
– Grace sees
Val about town
2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
______________________________________________________________
3. FIRST COLUMN
- TYPE the
SCENE NUMBER & FULL STOP IN
FRONT of
EACH SECTION NUMBER in the
FIRST COLUMN
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
7 1940,
Late May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
1 1940, Early May, Flashback,
Earlier in the
month
1 Day or night
-
Betty is introduced to Val
2 Late Afternoon, The following day
-
Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
1 1940, Early Apr, Flashback, Day
or night,
The previous
month
– Grace sees
Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
___________________________________________________________________
4. SECOND COLUMN
- TYPE IN
the RELEVANT SCENE NUMBER & FULL STOP &
SECTION NUMBER
(FROM THE FIRST
COLUMN) & FULL STOP
IN FRONT of
EACH SUB-SECTION NUMBER in the
SECOND COLUMN
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
7 1940,
Late May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier
in the
month
1 Day or night
-
Betty is introduced to Val
2 Late Afternoon, The following day
-
Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940, Early Apr, Flashback, Day or
night,
The previous
month
– Grace sees
Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
5. THIRD COLUMN
- TYPE IN
the RELEVANT SCENE NUMBER &
FULL STOP & SECTION NUMBER & FULL STOP &
SUB-SECTION NUMBER (FROM THE SECOND COLUMN) & FULL STOP
IN FRONT of the
SUB-SUB-SECTION NUMBER in
the THIRD COLUMN
eg.
_____________________________________________________________
7 1940,
Late May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier
in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940, Early Apr, Flashback, Day or
night,
The
previous month
– Grace sees
Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
6. SCENE NUMBER
-
BACKSPACE OVER the SCENE NUMBER in the
MARGIN to REMOVE
it
eg.
___________________________________________________________________
1940, Late May, Flashback, Day
or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier
in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to Val
7.1.1.2 Late
Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940,
Early Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
7. COMPOUND SCENE NUMBERS
Move all the newly formed Compound
Scene Numbers Backwards to the Left Margin,
in this way –
- PLACE
the CURSOR IN FRONT
of the relevant COMPOUND SCENE
NUMBER
-
LEFT CLICK the
CURSOR to make it a Flashing
Line
- PRESS BACKSPACE ONCE
or TWICE to
ALIGN the NUMBER
to the LEFT MARGIN
eg.
_______________________________________________________________
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 - Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940,
Early May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to Val
7.1.1.2 Late
Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May, Day, A few days
later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940, Early Apr, Flashback, Day or
night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
8. LARGE COMPOUND SCENE NUMBERS
Move any Compound Scene Numbers that
have more than 3 ITEMS (DIGITS PLUS FULL STOPS)
Into the Left Margin the Number of Spaces, the same amount as of
excess Digits Plus Full Stops,
in this way –
-
PLACE the CURSOR
IN FRONT of the relevant COMPOUND SCENE NUMBER
- LEFT CLICK
the CURSOR to make it a Flashing Line
- PRESS BACKSPACE and then the SPACE BAR
until the NUMBER is ALIGNED
with the LAST 3 ITEMS (DIGITS PLUS FULL STOPS)
inside the LEFT MARGIN
This action will automatically re-align the beginning of the text, to the next Tab to the RIGHT
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
-
Betty is introduced to Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940, Early
Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous
month
– Grace sees
Val about town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
9. OTHER TEXT LINES
Move the Text Line under the First Text
Line, if any,
and all the Text Lines NOT ASSOCIATED with a Compound Scene Number
to
the First Tab to the
Right of the Left Margin,
if not already in this place, in this way –
-
PLACE the CURSOR
IN FRONT of the relevant LINE OF TEXT
- LEFT CLICK
the CURSOR to make it a Flashing Line
- PRESS TAB
or BACKSPACE until the
LINE OF TEXT is
ALIGNED
to the FIRST TAB to the
RIGHT of the LEFT MARGIN
eg.
_______________________________________________________________________
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1.1 1940, Early
May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to
Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The
Brown’s Bar
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2.1 1940, Early
Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about
town
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
10. CHRONOLOGICAL TIME ORDER
- COPY, CUT & PASTE Blocks of Scenes into
Chronological Time Order
- SEPARATE
EACH Block of Scenes with
2 SPACE LINES
- REALIGN
any COMPOUND SCENE NUMBERS if they jump out of place
- REMOVE
any extra resulting lines
I
have kept Consecutive Scenes in a
Flashback together.
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
7.2.1 1940,
Early Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about
town
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier
in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to
Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
________________________________________________________________________________
11. LIFTS
If there are any LIFTS –
- COPY & PASTE to UNDER
the Scene where it was taken from
- ALIGN
1 TAB to the
RIGHT
- REALIGN
any text if it has jumped out of position
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
7.2.1 1940, Early Apr, Flashback, Day
or night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about town
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier
in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to
Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
9.2.1 Flashback,
2 years earlier
– Betty saying women work all sorts
of jobs
Lifted from Sc.
7.1 p. 25
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
__________________________________________________________
_
12. YEARS
I have also Divided the Timeline into
Years, in this way -
- COPY
the year IN BOLD that is useful as a reference –
- GO TO
the LINE ABOVE the
FIRST LINE of SCENES
for that year
-
PLACE the CURSOR
at the LEFT EDGE of the
PAGE
-
LEFT CLICK on it to make it a
Flashing Line
- PRESS ENTER ONCE
This creates an Extra Line
-
PRESS TAB ONCE
-
PASTE the Year in
- PRESS ENTER ONCE
This creates a Space Line
Do
the Same for each relevant Year.
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
1940
7.2.1 1940,
Early Apr, Flashback, Day or night,
The previous month
– Grace sees Val about town
7.1.1 1940, Early May, Flashback, Earlier in the
month
7.1.1.1 Day or night
- Betty is introduced to
Val
7.1.1.2 Late Afternoon, The following day
- Betty steps into The Brown’s Bar
1940, Late
May, Flashback, Day or night, Later in the
year
7.1 -
Betty wants to work in a pub
9.2.1 Flashback,
2 years earlier
– Betty saying women work all sorts
of jobs
Lifted from Sc.
7.1 p. 25
7.1 cont’d
– Betty urges Grace to
meet Val
7.2 1940, End May,
Day, A few days later
- Grace meets Val
7.2 cont’d
– Grace agrees to Val hiring Betty
1941
___________________________________________________________________
CENTRE LINE
To make the Centre Line, follow these steps –
1.
Gridlines
- LEFT CLICK
on View at the Top of the Ribbon
to open up the VIEW RIBBON
- In the
Show Section –
- LEFT CLICK
in the Gridlines box,
so that there is a Tick
inside it
This will bring up a pattern of Gridlines on
the document page / s
eg.
- MOVE the
CURSOR onto the Page
It will become a BLACK CROSS which Marks the beginning of the Line
-
PLACE the BLACK CROSS where you want the Line to START
- LEFT CLICK & HOLD
- MOVE
the CURSOR to where you want the Line to END
- NOT MOVING
the Cursor PAUSES the Drawing Motion
- UNHOLDING
the LEFT CLICK,
FINALISES
the Shape,
a
CIRCLE will appear at each END
and a
Drawing Tools Tab will appear
on the Ribbon,
with the words Shape Format underneath it
- LEFT CLICK
on the words Shape Format
The Shape Format Ribbon appears
To
change the Colour of the Line -
In
the Shape Format Ribbon –
- GO TO
the Shape Styles Section
- LEFT CLICK
on the words Shape Outline
A Menu will appear
- LEFT CLICK
on the Colour Square of your choice
For more advanced
colour options –
- LEFT CLICK
More Outline Colors
- LEFT CLICK
either / or
- the
STANDARD Tab
- the
CUSTOM Tab
Choose
the colour that you want
- LEFT CLICK
OK
That Colour will be applied
To
change the Weight (Thickness) of the Line -
In the Shape Format Ribbon –
- GO TO
the Shape Styles Section
- LEFT CLICK
on the words Shape Outline
A Menu will appear
- MOVE
the CURSOR down to
Weight
A Secondary Menu will appear
- MOVE
the Cursor across and down to the
Line Weight that you want
- LEFT CLICK
on it
That Line Weight will be applied
To
remove the Circles -
- LEFT CLICK
on any White Space on the Page
The
CIRCLES will disappear
eg.
Line Colour -
Black
Line Weight - 1½
pt
Place the Centreline where it is most convenient for your
information,
and however Long
Down the Page, as required.
3.
Cross Members
At certain points, I placed
Cross Members to make it easier
to see between the Months.
eg.
This is achieved, by using the Same Method as above,
but placing the Line
Horizontally instead of Vertically.
There is a problem, though.
The
Lines will not Transfer Across to the
Next Page,
So they have to be Drawn Up
in Each Page.
And they tend to jump around a bit.
So, they can become a bit unmanageable.
When all the Lines
are in their correct places,
you may choose to keep the Gridlines
in place, to help with aligning text.
4.
Removing the Gridlines
When the Gridlines
are no longer needed –
- LEFT CLICK
on View at the Top of the Ribbon
to open up the VIEW RIBBON
- In the
Show Section –
- LEFT CLICK
in the Gridlines box,
so that the Tick
inside it disappears
This will remove the pattern of Gridlines on
the document page / s
eg.
So, in the previous example, the Centre
Line and Cross Members would look like this –
eg.
-
CHECK that all the TEXT
is comfortably within the LEFT
HAND COLUMN
- TYPE IN
any Relevant Pieces of Information in the
RIGHT HAND COLUMN
ALIGNED
to their chronological place along the
TIMELINE
ALIGNED
1 OR SO TABS TO THE RIGHT of the
CENTRE LINE
eg. Betty
turns 18
-
REMOVE the GRID LINES
eg.
TIMEFRAME
From the Scene Time Line –
- DETERMINE
the START POINT in
TIME of the STORY
eg. 1900
- DETERMINE
the END POINT in
TIME of the STORY
eg. 1964
- TYPE these into the HEADING
eg.
________________________________________________________________________________
Khaki
Town – White Draft – 18 Nov 2019
10. SCENES -
CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE 1900 –
1964
___________________________________________________________________________________
This is now the completed File 10-NAME-Scene Timeline
© Katherine Stuart 2022
Dochas Books Film
