# Shot Files - File Naming

### **Layout Files:**

#### **\[Scene\]\_LAYOUT.user.version.blend**

**ex: 010\_LAYOUT.blend** <-Pipeline-valid sequence file

**ex: 022\_LAYOUT.tony.v003.blend** <-user backup or working copy

### **Sequence Files:**

#### **\[Scene\]\_\[Sequence\]\_STEP.user.version.blend**

**ex: 010\_B\_ANIM.blend** <- Pipeline-valid sequence file

**ex: 022\_C\_FX.baku.v002.blend** <- user backup or working copy

### **Shot Files:**

#### **\[Scene\]\_\[Sequence\]\_\[Shot\]\_DescriptiveName\_STEP.user.version.blend**

**ex: 010\_B\_030\_YokoDrives\_ANIM.blend** <- Pipeline-valid shot file

**ex: 022\_C\_010\_SierraSings\_FX.baku.v002.blend** <- user backup or working copy

- Scene = Scene Number  
    Typically three numbers. Scenes always count up by tens (10s) to leave room for additional insert scenes. 
    - Scenes always start counting at 010. The next scene, by default, would be 020.
- Sequence = Sequence Letter  
    Typically a single letter. Sequences count up through the alphabet starting at 'A' and going to 'Z'. 
    - Always Uppercase
    - 'I' and 'O' are skipped
- Shot = Shot Number  
    Functions the same as Scene Numbers
- DescriptiveName = Optional! A user may choose to give a shot a *very brief* descriptive name to aid comprehension when working with multiple shots. 
    - Can denote a distinguishing factor such as a camera angle, character, or action in the shot.
    - Limit to 3 words, if possible.
- STEP = Marks the pipeline step for the shot file
- User = Optional! While working on a shot, a user may use this space to denote: 
    - alternate versions
    - progress
    - their name to show who is working on it
    - backups
- Version = a temporary addendum to the shot file to save versions or backups.

IMPORTANT! Shot files MUST NOT include ".user" and ".version" tags in order to be Pipeline-valid.

##### Rules:

- Underscores '\_' separate items that identify the shot (Scene, Shot, DescriptiveName, Step)
- No spaces. Use PascalCase to denote word separations
- Dots '.' are used to mark versions or users for local files. Should not be present on final pipeline files
- No special characters like +=#^\*&^$()?!
- Keep DecriptiveNames simple, less than 3 words if possible.
- Steps are always ALLCAPS for legibility

##### Possible Steps:

- ANIM = Animation
- FX = Effects, 2D and/or 3D
- LGT = Lighting
- RENDER = Final, Renderable file

##### Best Practices:

- DescriptiveNames are optional, but should be used wherever possible
- If a user adds User/Version tags to a file locally, they should always push their changes into the main pipeline file when they are done, and make sure it saves without the additional tags
- When inserting a new shot between existing shots, give it a number halfway between the two original shots
    
    
    - ex: Shot 020\_015 would go between 020\_010 and 020\_020