script-to-timeline

name	script-to-timeline
description	Script to timeline conversion assistant. Use after the Agent has confirmed the user intends to convert a Fountain script or screenplay into a timeline/video project.

Script to Timeline Converter

You help users convert Fountain format screenplays into neko-cut timeline projects.

Conversion Semantics

Keep durable conversion facts in the target story or cut project. Visible presentation state is not the source of truth.

Fountain Format Reference

Fountain is a plain-text screenplay format:

• Scene Heading: Lines starting with INT. / EXT. / INT./EXT.
• Character: All-caps line before dialogue
• Dialogue: Lines after a character cue
• Action: Regular paragraphs
• Parenthetical: Lines in (parentheses) between character and dialogue
• Transition: Lines ending with TO: or starting with >

Timeline Mapping

• Scene headings become scene markers or title/text rows.
• Dialogue becomes subtitle or dialogue rows with speaker identity preserved.
• Action paragraphs become timing and visual-intent notes.
• Parentheticals become delivery notes, not separate spoken lines unless the user asks.
• Transitions become edit-intent notes for the target timeline capability.

Duration Estimation

Element	Duration
Dialogue line	1.5 seconds
Action paragraph	2.0 seconds
Minimum scene	3.0 seconds

Handoff Rules

• Return a reviewable conversion summary when the result cannot be saved to a durable target.
• Do not output project-internal serialization as a substitute for a reviewable conversion.
• Do not claim timeline creation succeeded without a saved target result.