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Keep the Guard Penned

The winning edit for Keep the Guard Penned, reel 3.

Keep the dog penned, and stay ahead of the water.

Walkthrough

Keep the Guard Penned: the take as written, the edit, the print

What the clip shows

  • 0.1 s Beat 5: the dog catches her.
  • 4.1 s CUT beat 1, then CUT the new beat 6.

Getting there

Reel 3, Door Trouble: Hen Dash: Coop Fence Escape: Keep the Guard Penned.

What is wrong

As written, the take fails on beat 5.

The Director's briefing warns her: Maelis, careful on beat 5: the guard dog gets you.

She answers: Yes, boss!

What you can work

Tools
CUT ×2 · REVERSE ×1
Edits allowed
3
Film length
12 beats

Solution

A nudge

It breaks on beat 5. CUT beat 1.

The full solution

Two edits, both CUT.

  1. CUT beat 1
  2. CUT beat 6
    On the strip as the first edit left it.
  3. Action!
    She reaches the X on beat 9.

Other ways that work

The scene has 5 ways to print it, counted by the game's own solver.

  • CUT beats 7 to 8, then REVERSE beats 1 to 4
  • CUT beats 7 to 8, then REVERSE beats 1 to 6
  • CUT beats 7 to 8, then REVERSE beats 3 to 8
  • CUT beats 7 to 8, then REVERSE beats 4 to 6

Watch for

  • Edits star: 2 edits or fewer.
  • Early star: the X by beat 8.
  • Films loop: a win on a later lap is a long take, printed without those two stars.