COMPOSE

Overview

Compose section is where you, as a reader, have the chance to take on the story on your own terms, both as screenwriter and editor. That is, using the same scene elements as seen in Read section, you can recompose, rearrange and recreate the original story in whatever fashion you desire. Further more, you can create your own story assets and sound tracks to be used in conjunction with the composition of the original story or even build a story 100% of your own from scratch.

The Compose section is comprised of 3 interface components that operate in 2 editing modes. The 3 interface components are: the Asset bin (on the left of screen), the Preview/Compose window (on the right of screen), and the Timeline strip (on the bottom of screen). The 2 editing modes are "Timeline Editing" (TE) mode and "Scene Composition" (SC) mode.

Conceptually, there are 2 types of editing in Compose section. One is 'timeline' related called "Timeline Editing" (TE) and the other is 'scene' related called "Scene Composition" (SC). In each mode we deal with different sets of editing assets: Timeline Assets and Scene Assets for 'timeline editing' and 'scene composition' respectively. Both assets are stored in the same "Asset Bin" but are contextually presented depending on the mode it's currently serving. The 'Timeline Assets' comprise of movie clips and music of various kinds. The 'scene assets' comprise of compositional 'objects' (elements) of various natures.

The basic 'Compose' operation is straightforward: You drag thumbnails (of movie clips) from the Asset bin into Timeline strip to arrange them in the order and the length you desire (Timeline Editing). From Timeline strip you double click a scene to access the Compose stage where you can further customize your scene with user definable elements such as dialog balloon, animation, props, and sound effects (Scene Composition). Lastly, you select a sound track for your movie. And voila, your masterpiece is done and ready for screening!