Writing and production methods, software, and systems

Abstract

An embodiment of a method of editing a script includes displaying the script in a script editor on a computing device, receiving textual input to the displayed script from an input of the computing device, determining whether the textual input includes a predetermined production element marker, and displaying the textual input in the script editor using text properties based on the determination of whether the textual input includes the marker. An embodiment of a method of editing a script or rundown includes displaying the script or rundown in a script or rundown editor on a first computing device, receiving at the first computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a second computing device in response to it being entered into the script or rundown at the second computing device, and displaying the textual input or cursor movement in the script or rundown on the first computing device.

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         24 . A system for editing a script or rundown, the system comprising:
 a server computing device including a database, a memory and a processor, the memory including program instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method, the method including:   receiving at the server computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a first computing device in response to being received at the first computing device;   storing any textual input in the script or rundown in the database;   determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device; and   transmitting said textual input or cursor movement to said second computing device if the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device.   
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 24  wherein said determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of the second computing devices includes messaging between said second computing device and said server computing device. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 24  wherein the method further includes:
 retrieving an element of a script from the database; 
 determining whether said script element includes a predetermined opening marker; and 
 processing said script element according to a first processing function if said script element includes said predetermined opening marker. 
 
     
     
         27 . the system of  claim 26  wherein the method further includes:
 processing said script element according to a second processing function if said script element does not include said predetermined opening marker. 
 
     
     
         28 . A system for editing a script or rundown, the system comprising:
 a first computing device including a memory and a processor, the memory including program instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method, the method including:   displaying the script or rundown in a script or rundown editor on a display of the first computing device;   receiving at the first computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a second computing device, through a server computing device, in response to being received at the second computing device; and   displaying the received textual input or cursor movement in the script or rundown in the script or rundown editor on the display of the first computing device.   
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 28 , the method further comprising:
 receiving textual input to the displayed script in the script editor from an input device of the first computing device;   determining whether the textual input from the input device of the first computing device includes a predetermined marker; and   displaying the textual input from the input device of the first computing device in the script editor using text properties based on the determination of whether it includes the predetermined marker.   
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 28 , wherein:
 the textual input from the input device of the first computing device is displayed as a dialog element using first text properties if it does not include the predetermined marker, and   the textual input from the input device of the first computing device is displayed as a production element using second text properties if it includes the predetermined marker.   
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 28  wherein the method further includes:
 retrieving an element of a script from the memory; 
 determining whether said script element includes a predetermined opening marker; and 
 processing said script element according to a first processing function if said script element includes said predetermined opening marker. 
 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31  wherein the method further includes:
 processing said script element according to a second processing function if said script element does not include said predetermined opening marker. 
 
     
     
         33 . A method of editing a script or rundown, the method comprising:
 receiving at a server computing device textual input or cursor movement transmitted from a first computing device in response to being received at the first computing device;   storing any textual input in the script or rundown in a database of the server computing device;   determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device; and   transmitting said textual input or cursor movement to said second computing device if the script or rundown is currently open on a display of a second computing device.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein said determining whether the script or rundown is currently open on a display of the second computing devices includes messaging between said second computing device and said server computing device. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 33  wherein the method further includes:
 retrieving an element of a script from the memory; 
 determining whether said script element includes a predetermined opening marker; and 
 processing said script element according to a first processing function if said script element includes said predetermined opening marker. 
 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35  wherein the method further includes:
 processing said script element according to a second processing function if said script element does not include said predetermined opening marker.