# Scene outline

> Every scene needs a goal, a conflict and a turn.

Part of ScripTao ([all features](https://scriptao.com/features), group: Break & outline).

Each scene has a heading, a place, a cast, a summary, a goal, a conflict and a turn. Scenes missing any of them are flagged before you write them, which is when a flat scene is cheapest to fix.

## What it does

- Heading, place, cast, summary, goal, conflict, turn and estimated pages per scene
- Flags scenes with no goal, no conflict, no turn, no place or no cast
- Reorder scenes with Up / Down
- Exports as a CSV (Export → Outline)

## How to use it

1. Scene outline → pick an episode
2. Add scene, then fill goal / conflict / turn
3. Fix anything flagged before drafting

## Step by step

Screenshots of the app, on the sample series.

1. Scene outline: pick an episode, and every scene is a row with its heading, goal, conflict, turn, place and cast.

   ![Scene outline: pick an episode, and every scene is a row with its heading, goal, conflict, turn, place and cast.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/scene-outline/01-outline.jpg)

2. Add scene: a new scene is flagged until it has a goal, a conflict, a turn, a place and cast.

   ![Add scene: a new scene is flagged until it has a goal, a conflict, a turn, a place and cast.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/scene-outline/02-flags.jpg)

3. Fill goal / conflict / turn and pick a place; the flags clear one by one, so you know what's missing before you draft.

   ![Fill goal / conflict / turn and pick a place; the flags clear one by one, so you know what's missing before you draft.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/scene-outline/03-fill.jpg)

Try it: [see it in the sample series](https://scriptao.com/app/sample/outline). Start free, no sign-up: [open the app](https://scriptao.com/app) or [write a pilot now](https://scriptao.com/app/pilot). Your work stays in your browser; export it any time as Fountain or JSON.

## Related

- [The story board](https://scriptao.com/features/story-board)
- [Screenplay editor](https://scriptao.com/features/screenplay-editor)
- [Reader reviews & coverage](https://scriptao.com/features/reader-reviews)