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Linking scenes to locations: two-way wikilinks + rename cascade
Last updated June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Scenes ↔ locations are linked two-way: when picking a location in Scene Heading, the link is created; the location detail panel lists all its linked scenes.
From Scene Heading → location (creating the link)
While writing Scene Heading, the location field offers:
- Existing locations dropdown (from Locations list)
- "+ New Location" inline: create a new location right from the scene heading
Picking an existing location → scene links to it (reference).
Typing a name with no match → an inline + New location "X" option appears. Confirming the heading stores the location name on the scene; registering it as an entry in the Locations list is a separate step you do in the Locations tab.
Also from Scene Detail Panel
Scene Detail Panel has the same location dropdown.
From the location side: "which scenes use this location"
On the Locations tab, each location card shows clickable scene chips right on the card, plus a total scene count:
📍 Lighthouse Cottage INT Series S1·EP1·Sc1 S1·EP1·Sc5 S1·EP2·Sc3 8 scenes
Each chip is a season·episode·scene-number code. Click any chip to jump straight to that scene.
Rename a location → auto-update
Renaming a location (e.g. "Lighthouse Cottage" → "Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage") → all linked Scene Headings auto-update.
This is wikilink behaviour — no "I renamed it once but other places still show the old name" trap.
Cross-episode / cross-season same location
As long as the same Location reference is used, the same location across multiple episodes / seasons is treated as the same set. Production sees "Lighthouse Cottage" in S1E1, S1E5, S2E3 — they only build it once.
Scenes with no location
Some scenes might be pure dialogue / abstract space (phone calls, dreams, montages) — they don't have to link to a location.
Scene Heading can carry only INT/EXT + time, no location.
Locations in the Bible export
There is no standalone "locations report" export. Instead, your locations are included as a section of the Bible export — a table of each location's name, INT/EXT, description, and scene count — handy for the production crew.
See: Deliver overview