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Scenario Writer

Generate cinematic screenplays, scene-by-scene scenarios, and film treatment documents.

Overview

Scenario Writer generates professional-format screenplays and cinematic scene plans. Provide a logline (one-sentence story premise), genre, and main characters, and the AI produces a scene-by-scene scenario with proper screenplay formatting.

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app.totalapp.app/creator/scenario-writer
Output Formats + New Scenario
Format Pages Acts Status
Character Bible.pdf
94%
3 Ready View
Prior Episode Notes
8
3 Ready View
Location Scout Photos
5
1 In Progress View
Director Interview URL
15
— Ready View
Character Bible
2
1 Draft View

Output formats from one logline

app.totalapp.app/creator/scenario-writer/scenes
Prior Episode Notes Overview
5 scenes · Act I–III
Script Outline
SC 1 — Opening Image
INT · DAY 100%
SC 2 — Inciting Incident
EXT · NIGHT 83%
SC 3 — First Turn
INT · DAY 75%
SC 4 — Midpoint
EXT · DUSK 92%
SC 5 — Climax
INT · NIGHT 58%

Scene map across three acts

app.totalapp.app/creator/scenario-writer/knowledge
Attach Knowledge Ranking Export ↓
4 sources · ranked by relevance
# Source Relevance Status Bar
1 Character Bible.pdf 91% Attached
2 Prior Episode Notes 84% Attached
3 Director Interview URL 77% Attached
4 Location Scout Photos 58% Attached
4 Sources
Attached
78%
Avg Relevance
Assisted
Attach Mode

Story bible knowledge ranking

Output Formats

Feature Screenplay

Full three-act structure screenplay excerpt with slug lines, action blocks, and character dialogue in industry-standard format.

Scene Plan

Numbered scene list with location, characters present, dramatic purpose, and one-paragraph summary of each scene.

Film Treatment

Prose narrative of 3 to 10 pages describing the story arc, characters, and tone, used for pitching to producers.

Short Film Script

Complete 5 to 15 minute short film script with full scene detail and dialogue.

Prompt Library & Knowledge Attach

Above the topic field, Insert Prompt pulls a saved template from your prompt library (My Prompts) into the topic, and Attach Knowledge opens a picker over your personal library (My Knowledge — uploaded files, URLs, and pasted text) so the scenario can be grounded in real reference material — a treatment, character bible, or research document — instead of the model's general knowledge.

Semantic Ranking

As you type a logline or premise, knowledge sources are ranked by embedding-based relevance (configured in Settings → AI Models → Embedding Engine). The most relevant sources appear at the top of the Attach Knowledge picker with a relevance score badge.

Assisted Mode

Default search mode. You pick sources manually from the ranked list — nothing is attached without your confirmation.

Automatic Mode

Switch to Automatic in Settings → AI Models → My Knowledge Search Behavior and the top-ranked sources auto-attach as you type, shown with a "N sources auto-attached" chip. Open the picker any time to review or override the selection.

Graceful Fallback

If no embedding model is selected, the picker shows a yellow warning — “Smart ranking is off — no embedding model is configured. Set one up in Settings → AI Models → Embedding Engine to sort these by relevance.” — and lists your full source list unranked. Attach Knowledge and Generate always keep working.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Scenario Writer follow proper screenplay formatting?
Yes. Output uses standard Hollywood screenplay format: slug lines in caps, action blocks in present tense, character cues in caps before dialogue, and parentheticals for direction.
Can I generate a sequel or spin-off scenario?
Provide a brief summary of the original story in the premise field and specify "sequel" or "spin-off focusing on [character name]". The AI will build on the established world and characters.
Do I need Ollama to use Attach Knowledge?
No. You can always manually pick sources from your library. Ollama (via Settings → Agentic) only powers the semantic ranking and Automatic auto-attach behaviour — without it, sources simply appear unranked.
Which output format should I choose?
Use Feature Screenplay or Scene Plan when you need production-ready scene breakdowns, Film Treatment when pitching a story to producers without full dialogue, and Short Film Script when you need a complete 5 to 15 minute script with full dialogue in one pass.