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ScreenplayLock a draft as the Shooting Draft
Freeze the script you will shoot from, so later changes are kept as revisions.
Before you start
- The draft you want to lock is open.
Steps
Click Lock in the toolbar. You can also choose Lock as Shooting Draft… from a draft's actions menu.
Lock is at the right of Export.
Read the dialog Lock this draft as the Shooting Draft?
It confirms the details: the draft name, the current version, the unresolved review notes (for example 2 open, with each comment listed), the number of scenes and when the draft was last changed. A note says locking is a safety state, not a destructive action: the draft stays readable and exportable, and future edits start a revision. Check the open notes before you go on.
Click Lock as Shooting Draft.
The chip next to the draft name reads Locked and Lock becomes Revisions. A green banner says Locked shooting draft. You can read and export it freely. Typing offers to start a revision. The element bar reads Read only. Cancel closes the dialog and changes nothing.
What you get
The draft is locked and is the baseline for production.
Watch out for
- Lock when the script is ready to shoot. Scene numbers are fixed from the moment of locking.
- Only the project owner can reverse a lock, with Unlock draft. See Review what changed in a revision.