Reading the Day at a Glance
On a sheet with a dozen scenes, color tells you where the day turns from interior to exterior and from day to night before you read a word. The G-Matrix gives each combination its own color, and the same colors follow the scene through the app.
The G-Matrix Grid
There are six colors. Morning and Evening each have one color, whether the scene is INT or EXT.
| Swatch in Globals | Default |
|---|---|
| INT. Day | White (#FFFFFF) |
| EXT. Day | Yellow (#F5D742) |
| INT. Night | Green |
| EXT. Night | Blue |
| INT./EXT. Morning | Salmon (#FFA07A) |
| INT./EXT. Evening | Orange (#FFA601) |
How the Time of Day Is Read
G-Casper Pro reads the D/N text letter by letter. Any M makes it Morning. Otherwise any E makes it Evening. Text starting with N is Night. Everything else is Day.
Where the Colors Appear
Scene strips on the CS Front, the Breakdown, the Days tab and stripboard, the calendar, the PR Front scene list, Exhibit G, the Background tab and Hot Costs all use the production's G-Matrix colors. The cast and crew DOOD grids do not.
Customizing
Change any color in the Scene Color Scheme card on the Globals tab. The colors belong to the production, so everyone on it sees the same ones. Reset to Defaults puts the standard set back. Your account-level defaults for new productions live on the Preferences page.