Story Source Language glossary

Vocabulary for this proposed story and production language. These definitions describe the proposal; they do not rename existing Studio operations.

Language

Work: The creative work whose material, history and versions are being developed. A work can contain multiple episodes or deliverables.

Expression: Exact authored words or another fixed expressive payload, distinct from anyone's interpretation of it.

Claim: An attributed proposition with a perspective and scope. Recording a claim does not establish that it is true.

Choice: A person's decision about the work, supported by an authorised record of the decision.

Reading: An attributed interpretation of material, with its evidence and remaining uncertainty.

Possibility: Material being explored without a decision to make it part of the chosen work.

Context: A named frame in which material is considered, such as an alternative ending, dream or character's account.

Event: An occurrence in a story world, independent of how often or where it is presented.

Occurrence: A particular presentation of a scene in an ordered edition. Several occurrences may portray the same event.

Edition: A chosen arrangement of scene occurrences and their exact drafts at a particular stage of a work.

Definition: An explanation of a term and optional expectations about material using it. A definition can evolve without rewriting earlier uses.

Finding: A supported observation about material, such as a possible inconsistency or an unmet intention. A finding is not an automatic revision.

Take: One recorded performance or capture attempt associated with a shot or other planned recording unit.

Edit: An ordered composition of selected media and gaps across tracks, tied to source media and editorial time.

Delivery: A particular output package made from an identified version of the work or edit for an intended recipient or purpose.