// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// globals
	
		var elements =	{
						timeline:		null,
						content:		null,
						hud:			null,
						hudContent:		null,
						hudLiveArea:	null
						}
	
		var jElements =	{
						timeline:		null,
						content:		null,
						hud:			null,
						hudContent:		null,
						hudLiveArea:	null
						}
	
	
	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	// functions
	
		function getObjects(){
			
		// jquery objects
			window.jElements.timeline		= $('#timeline')
			window.jElements.content		= $('#content')
			window.jElements.hud			= $('#hud')
			window.jElements.hudContent		= $('#hud-content')
			window.jElements.hudLiveArea	= $('#hud-livearea')
			
		// DOM objects
			window.elements.timeline		= window.jElements.timeline[0]
			window.elements.content			= window.jElements.content[0]
			window.elements.hud				= window.jElements.hud[0]
			window.elements.hudContent		= window.jElements.hudContent[0]
			window.elements.hudLiveArea		= window.jElements.hudLiveArea[0]
			
			}