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Scenes: Timeline (duration) + Season (whole-season structure)
Last updated June 10, 2026 · 4 min read
Timeline shows scenes' lengths (by duration / word count / custom unit); Season view shows the whole season's structure. Neither is default, but both are essential for specific workflows.
Timeline mode
A vertical bar chart of your scenes in order: each scene is a bar, and bar height represents its duration (longer scene = taller bar). Bars are grouped by act with a thin divider between acts, and the act name sits under each group.
Sub-toggle: Pacing / Storyline Arc
Timeline mode has a top Pacing / Storyline Arc sub-toggle:
- Pacing: overall rhythm by duration / word count
- Storyline Arc: a placeholder for an upcoming storyline-curve view — it currently shows a "coming soon" panel rather than a working visualization
What you see
- Pacing issues: which scenes are too long / too short?
- Transition frequency: any breathing space between high-tension scenes?
- Episode-length feel: scan the whole chart to gauge the episode's overall length
Operations
- Click any bar → jumps to that scene in the Write editor
- Hover a bar → a tooltip shows the scene's location, INT/EXT, time and estimated minutes
When Timeline fits
| Genre | Timeline value |
|---|---|
| TV series | ✅ Episode vs season pacing |
| Film | ✅ Three-act relative lengths |
| Micro-drama / short | ⚪ Few scenes — less visual |
| Slow / literary work | ✅ Confirm scenes have intentional breathing room |
Season view
Top Episode / Season toggle switches to Season → all episodes together.
What you see
- Scene distribution across the season (is each episode's count balanced?)
- Cross-episode storyline threading — where a storyline's scenes appear
- Character appearances over the season — does the protagonist disappear for stretches?
Season view runs in Board mode
Season view is a Board-only layout — a per-episode column kanban (acts × episodes). The display-mode toggle still shows List and Timeline, but those are scoped to the current episode: switching to List or Timeline drops you back to the single selected episode.
Back to Episode view
Top toggle → Episode → only the selected episode.
How modes compose
Episode toggle: Episode ↔ Season (top)
Display mode: Board / List / Timeline (top)
Card density: Compact / Detailed (top)
There are three display modes (Board / List / Timeline) and two card densities (Compact / Detailed), all available in Episode scope. Season scope applies only to Board.