Library / Identity & look
Lock report (drift + fix)
Show what the proof package has actually held, what changed between versions and what must be resolved before the concept can move forward.
lock-report · drift · proof · film · qa
Proof-of-concept / Working resource / v1
Make the decision. Keep the record.
Show what the proof package has actually held, what changed between versions and what must be resolved before the concept can move forward.
Download worksheet (.md) ↓Includes instructions, a worked example and a blank worksheet. Edit in any text or Markdown editor. Save your copy with your project files; it does not sync to the shared demo.
How to use it
- List the identity, look, location, graph and pitch decisions under review.
- Compare the current version to the last approved version and describe meaningful drift.
- Assign unresolved items instead of hiding them inside a polished preview.
Review before handoff
- The report distinguishes held, changed and open decisions.
- Every change names its downstream shot or document impact.
- The next approval is small enough to resolve without pretending the whole film is locked.
Fictional worked example
The Last Signal
An original teaching example, not a customer result. Reference filenames are illustrative; no source media is included.
- Report scope
- The Last Signal / sizzle v1 / director and producer review / premise, Mara identity, relay-room look and five-shot proof board.
- Held decisions
- Mara is a relay technician; the story turn is personal rescue to public warning; the room stays cool with one warm practical; the selector reads RESCUE and ALL.
- Changed decisions
- The ending changed from a single light to a chain of two lights after review. Update CS1E and the teaser closing beat; do not silently revise the premise.
- Open risks
- Panel markings need a supplied reference. Weather and transmission sound are concept decisions, not captured production media. Permission for any external reference remains pending.
- Next approval
- Producer approves the evidence labels and director approves the two-light ending before a full scene board is presented.
Preview the blank worksheet
The download includes these prompts plus project, version and approval fields. Duplicate rows when you need more coverage or episodes.
- Report scope
- Record the project, version, reviewer and decisions included in this report.
- Held decisions
- List the choices that are stable enough to carry into the next review.
- Changed decisions
- Describe what changed, why it changed and which shots or documents it affects.
- Open risks
- Name unresolved facts, permissions, references or technical assumptions.
- Next approval
- State the smallest decision that moves the package to its next stage and who owns it.