What SceneLock actually does
Most deals aren't written down anywhere. They live in a text thread, a DM, a handshake. That's fine, until it isn't. Someone pays upfront and the other person takes the money and goes quiet, never finishing the job. Or the terms get reframed after the fact, and what was delivered doesn't match what was actually agreed. This is what SceneLock actually does about that.
Both people confirm the exact same terms before anything changes hands. That's what stops "that's not what I said." There's only one version of the terms, and you both clicked agree on it.
Every step (sent, viewed, changed, agreed, delivered, confirmed, disputed) gets a timestamp nobody can quietly edit later.
Whoever's delivering has to put a real date down, not a vague "soon." Moving the date is fine and gets logged. Going quiet about it gets flagged.
Optional, but worth using on anything real. Both people agree upfront on which region's law applies and where this would actually get resolved if it ever came to that. Most informal deals never settle this until it's too late and someone's stuck guessing where to even start. This settles it before there's a problem, not after.
The commissioning buyer.You commission custom work, design, video, merch, props, from vendors you don't have an ongoing relationship with. You've paid upfront and had the other side go quiet, deliver less than promised, or reframe what was agreed after the money moved.
The delivering freelancer.You do project-based creative or service work, videography, photography, design, editing, for clients you don't have a long-term relationship with. You've dealt with scope creep, a ghosted invoice, or a deal that only ever existed in a DM.
SceneLock gives both sides a shared record of what was actually agreed before those problems start.
SceneLock doesn't hold the money yet. If someone agrees to clean terms and then takes the payment and disappears, this gives you a clean, timestamped case for going after them. It doesn't physically stop them from trying.
Escrow is coming. When it does, the client's payment sits held the moment a deal locks, not in either person's pocket. If the freelancer delivers and the client goes quiet, the money releases to them automatically. If the client paid and the freelancer stalls or disappears, it goes back. Whoever's dragging their feet is the one it costs, not the other person. The record becomes the consequence, not just the evidence.
Use it for: locking terms, killing vague answers, and having proof of exactly what was agreed. Don't rely on it for: guaranteeing you get paid, or that the other person follows through. That part is coming.