Inkwell Screenplay Observatory
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Inspectable dialogue research, original format fixtures, and transparent revision tasks. • 3 items • Updated • 1
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silent-reveal | Show the missing key without adding dialogue. | The night clerk opens a drawer. The key hook is empty. | Show the missing key without adding dialogue. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | key | 45 | [
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"value": "45"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "key"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the action make the absence visible?",
"Does the reader infer a consequence without an explanation?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
preserve-last-line | Rewrite the exchange but preserve the exact final sentence. | LENA
Did you tell him?
ROWAN
He already knew. | Rewrite the exchange but preserve the exact final sentence. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | He already knew. | 90 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "90"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "He already knew."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the preserved line still earned?",
"Did the rewrite accidentally resolve the underlying conflict?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
no-new-location | Tighten the action while retaining the supplied heading. | INT. ARCHIVE - NIGHT
Dust drifts through the desk lamp. Lena pulls a drawer. It does not move. | Tighten the action while retaining the supplied heading. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | INT. ARCHIVE - NIGHT | 55 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "55"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "INT. ARCHIVE - NIGHT"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is there still a clear physical obstacle?",
"Does the space remain understandable?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
prop-continuity | Rewrite the handoff while keeping the red envelope red. | Rowan holds a red envelope behind his back. Lena extends an empty hand. | Rewrite the handoff while keeping the red envelope red. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | red envelope | 65 | [
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"kind": "max_words",
"value": "65"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "red envelope"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Can the reader track who holds the envelope?",
"Does the action have a changed relationship as well as changed wording?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
knowledge-boundary | Keep Lena unaware that Rowan has copied the key. | LENA
There is only one key.
Rowan closes his fist around a second key. | Keep Lena unaware that Rowan has copied the key. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | There is only one key. | 100 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "100"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "There is only one key."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does Lena remain unaware?",
"Does the audience receive the extra information through observable action?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
delay-answer | Delay the answer without adding a third speaker. | LENA
Are you leaving?
ROWAN
At six. | Delay the answer without adding a third speaker. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | At six. | 95 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "95"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "At six."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the delay purposeful rather than padding?",
"Is the eventual answer still clear?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
retain-negation | Reduce the action without reversing the decision. | Lena does not open the envelope. She places it beneath the glass. | Reduce the action without reversing the decision. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | does not open | 40 | [
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"kind": "max_words",
"value": "40"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "does not open"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the refusal legible as a choice?",
"Is the sentence natural rather than engineered to pass the anchor test?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
object-reveal | Reveal the broken watch without explanatory narration. | Rowan removes his watch. Its second hand lies loose beneath the glass. | Reveal the broken watch without explanatory narration. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | watch | 55 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "55"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "watch"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the defect visible?",
"Does the reveal change the reader’s understanding of the moment?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
point-of-view | Keep the scene restricted to what Lena can see or hear. | Lena waits outside the locked office. Inside, a chair scrapes the floor. | Keep the scene restricted to what Lena can see or hear. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | chair | 65 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "65"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "chair"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Did the draft introduce inaccessible thoughts or unseen action?",
"Is the sound doing useful dramatic work?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
promise-payoff | Preserve the promise exactly while changing the response. | ROWAN
I will be here at six.
LENA
Then leave the light on. | Preserve the promise exactly while changing the response. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | I will be here at six. | 85 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "85"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "I will be here at six."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the response shaped by the promise?",
"Does it create a testable expectation for a later scene?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
quiet-conflict | Make the disagreement visible through the two cups. | Lena sets two cups on the counter. Rowan puts one back in the cupboard. | Make the disagreement visible through the two cups. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | cups | 60 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "60"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "cups"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the disagreement emerge through action?",
"Could the same action plausibly mean something else, and is the context enough?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
compress-walk | Shorten the approach but retain the locked door. | Lena crosses the empty concourse, passes the shuttered kiosk, and reaches a locked door. | Shorten the approach but retain the locked door. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | locked door | 35 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "35"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "locked door"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the destination still spatially clear?",
"Has the edit preserved the obstacle instead of only reducing words?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
no-motive-explanation | Remove motive explanation; keep the visible gesture. | Rowan smooths the creased photograph with one thumb. | Remove motive explanation; keep the visible gesture. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | photograph | 50 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "50"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "photograph"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is motive left available for inference?",
"Is the gesture specific enough to carry the moment?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
voice-distinction | Revise the responses without changing the two names. | LENA
State the problem.
ROWAN
The lift has opinions. | Revise the responses without changing the two names. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | LENA | 90 | [
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"kind": "max_words",
"value": "90"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "LENA"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Could the lines be swapped without consequence?",
"Does the distinction arise from attitude rather than a repeated catchphrase?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
deadline | Keep the exact deadline visible in the revision. | The last departure reads 06:10. Lena checks the corridor again. | Keep the exact deadline visible in the revision. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | 06:10 | 60 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "60"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "06:10"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the deadline affect a choice?",
"Has the draft added urgency by action rather than repeated adjectives?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
offscreen-sound | Build the moment around the offscreen sound without revealing its source. | Three knocks. Lena stops writing. | Build the moment around the offscreen sound without revealing its source. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | Three knocks. | 60 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "60"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "Three knocks."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the source remain unrevealed?",
"Is the sound specific without overdetermining the explanation?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
respect-rejection | Retain the refusal as an actual refusal. | LENA
No.
Rowan leaves the chair where it is. | Retain the refusal as an actual refusal. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | No. | 70 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "70"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "No."
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the other character respect or contest the refusal in the intended way?",
"Did added action quietly turn refusal into consent?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
visible-time | Indicate elapsed time without a new scene heading. | The tea has gone cold. A pale square of daylight reaches the second drawer. | Indicate elapsed time without a new scene heading. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | tea | 55 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "55"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "tea"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is time visible through the chosen detail?",
"Is the amount of elapsed time only as specific as the scene requires?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
preserve-number | Keep the exact quantity that the next scene depends on. | Lena counts three tickets. Rowan has brought only two passengers. | Keep the exact quantity that the next scene depends on. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | three tickets | 60 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "60"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "three tickets"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is the discrepancy still available for the payoff?",
"Does the wording invite the intended question?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
reversal | Change the end of the beat while keeping the offered seat. | Rowan pulls out a chair for Lena. She remains standing. | Change the end of the beat while keeping the offered seat. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | chair | 70 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "70"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "chair"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Is there a genuine change of position or expectation?",
"Does the ending follow from the characters’ choices?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
scene-exit | End on a consequential action instead of a summary. | Lena takes the key from the hook and shuts off the desk lamp. | End on a consequential action instead of a summary. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | key | 50 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "50"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "key"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the action carry the scene into the next event?",
"Has the draft added a narrator’s summary of the emotion?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
retain-question | Rework the lead-in without losing the unanswered question. | LENA
Who signed for it?
Rowan turns the receipt face down. | Rework the lead-in without losing the unanswered question. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | Who signed for it? | 85 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "85"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "Who signed for it?"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the answer remain withheld?",
"Is the withholding motivated rather than arbitrarily coy?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
single-prop | Keep the tension centered on one named prop. | The receipt slides across the table. Lena stops it with one finger. | Keep the tension centered on one named prop. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | receipt | 60 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "60"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "receipt"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Does the prop stay central?",
"Is the action trackable without adding new objects?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
spatial-clarity | Clarify the blocking without changing the exit. | Lena stands between Rowan and the stairwell. He moves toward the stairwell. | Clarify the blocking without changing the exit. Keep the literal anchor shown below, stay within the word limit, and return the revised scene text without an introductory explanation. | stairwell | 65 | [
{
"kind": "max_words",
"value": "65"
},
{
"kind": "contains_exact",
"value": "stairwell"
},
{
"kind": "no_preface",
"value": ""
}
] | [
"Can the reader locate both characters?",
"Does the blocking maintain the intended obstacle?",
"Would you keep this revision after reading it beside the original, and why?"
] | null | Mechanical checks plus explicit human review; no aggregate literary-quality score | Original Inkwell evaluation-design fixture | CC0-1.0 |
Screenplay Revision Evaluation Cases
24 original screenwriting revision tasks. Each gives a short scene and a
constraint — cut a page to its beat, plant a prop, hold an answer back, fix a
continuity slip — then pairs it with mechanical checks (a word ceiling, a line
that must survive) and separate human-review questions. It tests whether a tool,
or a person, can make a tightly-constrained edit while keeping the scene intact.
Each task's reference_output is null, because a creative edit has more than one
right version.
Version: 1.0.0 · Maintainer: Inkwell.
Built by Inkwell, the IDE for screenwriters. For a related continuity exercise, reorder seven scene cards and inspect their setups.
What's included
data/cases.jsonl holds 24 records; schema.json is a JSON Schema for one
record. Each record carries the scene input, the revision constraint, the
mechanical checks, and the human-review questions.
Provenance
Every case is original, written for Inkwell, and released under CC0-1.0.
Task design
The 24 cases cover information boundaries, prop and spatial continuity, refusals, visible deadlines, delayed answers, scene exits, and other explicit revision constraints. Each has an original short input and an instruction.
The test split is a publication convention: once you tune prompts on these
cases they become development examples, so keep a held-out set for comparison
claims.
Reading the checks
The word ceiling, exact anchor, and introductory-preface heuristic are mechanical checks — they measure whether the constraint was met, and the human-review questions cover dramatic quality and meaning. A reviewer explains failures and trade-offs rather than collapsing unlike judgments into one score.
What it's for
Regression-test an editing workflow, develop a task-specific rubric, or teach constrained revision. It is a focused authored set of 24 tasks — extend it with your own as your rubric grows.
Load the records
from datasets import load_dataset
cases = load_dataset("Inkwell-Software/screenplay-revision-evaluation", split="test")
print(cases[0])
Citation
Cite "Inkwell, Screenplay Revision Evaluation Cases, version 1.0.0"; the
machine-readable form is in CITATION.cff.
Maintenance
Open a discussion with the case ID, the constraint, and what a tool or reviewer produced. A change to a case's input, constraint, or checks is a version increment and a changelog entry.
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