From 9ddb90033b195f30b79fb09ec43a479aed00f1f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gator <gatordevin@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:04:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Opening picture: the last frame of an earlier shot in the
 scene (shot / reverse shot)

---
 trailer.html | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/trailer.html b/trailer.html
index 3922ec4..235c39d 100644
--- a/trailer.html
+++ b/trailer.html
@@ -1501,6 +1501,20 @@
     var i = all.findIndex(function (x) { return x.id === s.id; });
     return i > 0 ? all[i - 1] : null;
   }
+  // Shot / reverse shot: Em, Dorothy, Em. The shot before faces the other
+  // way; the frame to open on is the last one of the earlier shot from the
+  // same angle. Offer every filmed shot earlier in the same scene.
+  function earlierHtml(s, p) {
+    var all = (PKG.shots || []).slice().sort(function (a, b) { return String(a.id).localeCompare(String(b.id)); });
+    var i = all.findIndex(function (x) { return x.id === s.id; });
+    var opts = all.slice(Math.max(0, i - 12), i).filter(function (x) {
+      return x.id !== p.id && x.clip_url && (x.scene || "") === (s.scene || "");
+    }).reverse();
+    if (!opts.length) return "";
+    return ' <span style="white-space:nowrap">or shot <select id="lastof-' + esc(s.id) + '" style="font:inherit;font-size:12px">'
+      + opts.map(function (x) { return '<option value="' + esc(x.id) + '">' + esc(x.id) + (x.title ? ' - ' + esc(String(x.title).slice(0, 28)) : '') + '</option>'; }).join("")
+      + '</select> <button type="button" class="btn small ghost" data-useframe="lastof|' + esc(s.id) + '" title="For shot / reverse shot: open on the last frame of an earlier shot from the same angle">its last frame</button></span>';
+  }
   function openingHtml(s) {
     var p = prevShot(s);
     if (!p) return "";
@@ -1508,6 +1522,7 @@
     return '<div class="sceneshare" style="margin:4px 0 8px"><b style="color:var(--ink)">Opening picture</b>'
       + '<button type="button" class="btn small ghost" data-useframe="first|' + esc(s.id) + '"' + (p.opening_url ? '' : ' disabled title="Shot ' + esc(p.id) + ' has no picture yet"') + '>Same as shot ' + esc(p.id) + '\'s first frame</button>'
       + '<button type="button" class="btn small ghost" data-useframe="last|' + esc(s.id) + '"' + (p.clip_url ? '' : ' disabled title="Shot ' + esc(p.id) + ' has not been filmed yet"') + '>Same as shot ' + esc(p.id) + '\'s last frame</button>'
+      + earlierHtml(s, p)
       + from
       + ' <span style="margin-left:10px"><b style="color:var(--ink)">Motion</b> '
       + (s.motion_from ? '<span class="tiny">follows shot ' + esc(s.motion_from.shot) + '\'s clip (direction of travel, camera side, pace)</span> <button type="button" class="btn small ghost" data-useframe="nomotion|' + esc(s.id) + '">stop following</button>'
@@ -1724,7 +1739,9 @@
     if ((el = hit("data-useframe"))) {
       var uf = el.getAttribute("data-useframe").split("|");
       el.disabled = true;
-      r = await act("use_frame", { draft_id: CUR, shot_id: uf[1], frame: uf[0] });
+      var ufreq = { draft_id: CUR, shot_id: uf[1], frame: uf[0] };
+      if (uf[0] === "lastof") { var sel = document.getElementById("lastof-" + uf[1]); ufreq.frame = "last"; ufreq.from_shot = sel ? sel.value : ""; }
+      r = await act("use_frame", ufreq);
       if (r) { showMsg("msg", r.frame === "motion" ? "Shot " + uf[1] + " will follow the motion of shot " + r.from + "'s clip when it is filmed." : r.frame === "nomotion" ? "Shot " + uf[1] + " no longer follows a clip." : "Shot " + uf[1] + " opens on the " + r.frame + " frame of shot " + r.from + (r.frame === "last" ? " - taking the frame from the clip, a few seconds." : "."), "ok"); await refresh(); }
       else el.disabled = false;
       return;