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1. ocoooocccococcnncnoncnncnn 92 Rescheduling a Cut Strip 91 TOOL ICONS cinc da tai 86 Seca atada alos 16 Setup Schedule Dreierences 14 SNOMCUL Ke Sica 7 Sorting SIDS nilo 65 e AA 65 Strip Appearance occcococncccccnccccnccnonnccannnonas 69 Strip Designer oonnenaannnennneeeneoenenenennne 71 PRC CO AE PADECE acc eee 11 Aligning Category DBoxes 15 Categories eege 73 New Design Elements 17 New Strip Elements 76 EISEN 82 SWD 74 ener EE 81 Strip Text Appearance oannenannnannnnnn 78 Siti Tex Col eio de 82 Ree EE 11 SUMO Lao Uat ic td 69 Strip Layout Manager occccccocccconcccnnccnonnnos 69 Strip Text Appearance ooccccoccccccccnccocncnnoo 78 Banner TO caidos 80 Category Text 78 Day Break Text 80 SUID ONS EE 79 TI OAR As EE 60 Accessing the Stripboard 63 Changing Layout Views annaeanneaeann 64 Changing the Active Board 62 NC II 60 Header Board 67 Mulitple Boarde 60 New BOLAS EE 60 Production Information aaaaaaneaaanan 67 Renaming a Board 62 Sorting STDS EE 65 129 Strip Appearance See Strip Appearance Stripboard Manager 60 Stripboard Manager 60 tee E 60 T Template 130 SaViNg Sta oiana 12 Starting a New Schedule from 9 W WINGO eege 6 CaS Cade EE 7 Tile Vert cally serenan 6
2. 127 EP Scheduling Manual A Advanced Pl asar 99 ee 99 Additional Search Parameters 102 NavigatiON soicind aaan 99 Using Advanced End 102 Application Dretierences 15 New Strip boston 15 Stripboard Defaults ccconccccoccnco 15 Auto Save Reminder cooccccccncccccnccnnccnononos 12 Deactivating cccooocicconicoconoconnnccnannnss 15 Setting Reminder Interval 14 B A EE 80 Seille sc 81 Font Font Size Justification 81 Breakdown heet 40 Aen e DEE 40 Adding New Sheets A 47 Completing the Breakdown Sheet 41 Duplicating Existing Sheets 49 Entering Scene Information 41 Insert Elements bk 42 Merging Sheets AAA 48 Renumbering Sheets oocccoocccccncccnccnonos 50 Show Hide Empty Categories 46 Breakdown Sheet Preferences 17 C A 51 Access Calendar Manager 51 Additional Calendars n00nnonaanneaannn 52 Building a Calendar 54 Changing Default nannnnaannnaanneneannnn 58 Creating a Calendar 51 Deals de 51 DA 58 LDU DIC AMIAG rs 57 Production Dates ooocccoocccccccnconccnconocnos 56 Renaming a Calendar 93 Category Manager 35 Creating New Categories o ccc 37 Deleting a Category ccooccccccocccnccoccnnononos 38 Duplicating a Categon 38 Edit Categor Vii 35 Rearranging Categories 39 Creating
3. Breakdown Sheet 1 Page 1 a ora a gt Scene 48 Sheet 1 Breakdown Sheet IntiEsct EXT Script Page 73 Day Night Day Page Count 102 83 Scene Description Ma Bailey and Annie talk Settings PORCH OF BAILEY HOUSE Location Sequence Back Story Script Day War Years Cast Members Background Actors Props 1 George 15 Train Passengers 50 3 Highballs 12 Ma Bailey 20 Onlookers 6 6 Shovels 16 Annie 20 Restaurant Patrons 31 Banquet Plates 18 Cousin Eustace 20 Townspeople Stunts Vehicles Gun shots Ernie s Cab Carscreeches to a stop George s Rickety Car Jump off bridge Martini s Rickety Truck George decks Bert Sam s Black Town Car Special Effects Wardrobe Snow Army Uniform Crackling Fire Curlers Opening Dance Floor The selected report View will open immediately Report View Navigation 1 Use the blue arrow buttons at the top of the window to scroll through the report pages Breakdown Sheet 2 Click on the Print icon to print or Click on the PDF icon to create a PDF of the report Mac the PDF option is available in the print dialog Click Print and then Save as PDF 105 Chapter 15 Report Design You have the ability to change the design of your reports including the layout and content The same design tools are applicable for both Strip Layout and Report Layout design Please refer to Chapter 10 Strip Designer for detailed information using the design tools Accessing Report
4. CH More than 1 minute have passed since changes have been saved to pour schedule Would you like to save changes to your schedule now Deactivating AutoSave You may choose to disable the AutoSave feature 1 Click on the downward pointing arrow to display the dropdown list of time interval options 2 Select Inactive The AutoSave feature will be disabled immediately Note Remember to save your entire schedule periodically to prevent accidental data loss Section 2 Application Preferences The Application Properties are features that apply to the EPS application New Stripboard Defaults Determine whether you wish newly created strips to appear in the Unscheduled area New Strip Position These options determine the placement of newly created strips Simply select from the drop down menu of strip placement options e End of Scheduled Area Newly created strips are automatically placed at the end of the Scheduled Area of the Stripboard e End of Unscheduled Area Newly created strips are automatically placed at the end of the Unscheduled Area of the Stripboard Element Name Not Recognized Action The Element Name Not Recognized Action specifies whether you wish unrecognized elements to be created with or without a warning Element Mame Mot Recognized Action create Element With Warning E Create Element With Warning Urna ee Create Element Without Warning 15 Section 3 Schedule Properties The Schedule
5. A A Sheet mi mm o Page Count Night o Night Night El IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE Ow HATCH HE Nig Director Frank Capra SE Producer Frank Capra STREET BEDFORD FALLS Nig OLET BICKS BEAUTY SHOP SIDENTIAL JE OF HOU SANMILLE HOUSE Assistant Director Chris Wilson OLD GRANVILLE HOUS GEORGES OFFICE Script Dated March 4 1947 s 56 58 60 62 3 6 8 pgs S Character No SEI bry i ey Si CC dl TN Y SEKR KI ES RER ken KI CAST ENER paarse Klees kl ES End of Day 4 Thursday December 4 2003 Monday December 1 2003 io paesan e ESCHER ban EE FI AA EE End of Day 2 Tuesday December 2 2003 2 7 8 pgs End of Day 1 End of Day 3 Wednesday December 3 2003 3 5 8 pgs _ J mm o ai b FA Modified Section 7 Sorting Strips Sort This option allows you to automatically rearrange Strips into a specified order There are unlimited sort levels in the Sort window with each featuring a list of Breakdown Sheet Categories Level 1 represents the Category with the highest priority with which you wish the Strips to be sorted Note The Sort feature only works for scheduled strips Strips that are in the Unscheduled area are not included when conducting Stripboard Sort functions From the Stripboard 1 Click on the Sort button located on the Stripboard toolbar Vi Stupboard Actor 5cenario E d XE E HK 65 Sort Sched
6. Movie Magic s Newest Release EP SCHEDULING Scheduli he 21st Century Strip Layout Horizontal A v Board Actor Scenario 5 8pgs Mm Mary watches Gi from window H R E o OS EE i 1 S Int DOORWAY ENT SE NAAA E R RE SS o a 7 8paqs George enters Mary s house End of Day 2 Tuesday December 2 2004 4 pgs User Manual PARTNERS y ENTERTAINMENT fe Movie Magic s Newest Release _SCHEDULING d Scheduling for the 21 Century User Manual For use with Microsoft R Windows R amp Apple R Macintosh R Entertainment Partners 2835 North Naomi Street Burbank CA 91504 818 955 6000 www entertainmentpartners com support entertainmentpartners com Fax Technical Support 818 955 6292 Phone Technical Support 800 624 3472 818 955 6331 Copyright and Trademark c 2004 2005 Entertainment Partners or its subsidiaries or affiliates All rights reserved Entertainment Partners the Entertainment Partners logo EP Entertainment Partners and EP Scheduling are trademarks of Entertainment Partners or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective Owners Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Entertainment Partners and its subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook Entertainment Partners assumes no respon
7. Chapter 9 Strip APppearanCO cn 69 Section 1 Accessing the Strip Layout Manager cccccsscececeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeeseannessnenes 69 SIMP Layos edo 69 Chapter 10 Strip Destinia ida 71 Access the Strip Designer ee 11 Section 1 Strip Designer Tod SS cl cenicceinced marie sienneeau aria siarttnaerentuaed ae iaenennnne aueus 71 Section 2 STID CAOS A A 73 Changing Strips Categor eS si o tbc 73 Selecting ID List Property Categories A 73 Editing the Element SIA o o odie 74 Adding New Category Boxes from the Category Wett 75 ALIGNING CREGO BOXO S eege Ee ee 75 Section 3 Creating New Strip Element occoonncccncncccccccoccnncconanoconanononanonnaronanaronannnrnannnnnnanos 76 A ae eens aaa een eg ee a ee eee oe te eee See ee eee eee 76 Creating New Design Elements n nnn0nnnnnnnnennnenennnnnrnnnsnrrorrrnnrrrsnrronrresnrrsnrnenrrnnrrnnrrnenernnnn 17 GrealinG a TADA ad hee eee 17 RESIZING A Strip Element ne EE 78 Section 4 Strip Text Appearance ii ie a 78 SUP Category VOX E 78 Banner Day Break Area Text 80 Secon 5 SUID E 81 Section 6 Strip and Strip Text Colors c ooooccconnciccncicccncoconoconcnnncnnanocnnanonanrononarenanarenannrrnannnnnnanos 82 ele 82 Sip Text Cort a 84 Chapter 11 Scheduling SHIPS cial 86 Section 12 TOO ICONS urticaria 86 Section 2 Scheduling a Mii rica italia 87 Section 3 Scheduling a Day Break ccccsssscceseseeeecesneeeeeneeeeeeneeescesseeseoeneeesoneessenseessoeaes 88
8. Designer Settings The Designer Settings window will open TE Designer Settings Options Select the Strip Text you wish to adjust 80 e Banners e Daybreaks e Areas outside of the Strips on printed Stripboards Font Font Size Justification 1 Click on the field to reveal a drop down list of options 2 Make your selection 3 Click OK The changes will be applied to your Schedule immediately Bold and Italicize 1 Click on the icon for the formatting option you wish applied to your Banner text 2 Click OK The changes will be applied to your Schedule immediately Section 5 Strip Size Resize the strips by selecting from pre set heights and widths or enter a custom size From the Strip Designer 1 Click on the Designer Settings icon Strip Designer a J Designer H La CA Se Settings 81 Designer Settings X Name Horizontal A Orientation Vertical Horizontal Width Height Header Width C 3 8 C 44 4 2 e 45 o 5 8 es O 34 Custom bo Custom Ted Style Banner v arial whe D B I D Sample Text e The Designer Settings window will open 2 Select the layout orientation you wish to resize vertical or horizontal 3 Select the size settings you want width height header width Two Methods e Select from the sizes provided e Select the custom option and enter your own sizes in the field provided 4 Clic
9. Navigates to the last sheet in schedule CTRL 4 Mac CMD 4 Show Empty Categories Toggles visibility of categories that contain no elements on the active sheet Element Quick Entry Opens Element Quick Entry window CTRL E Mac CMD E Navigate By Selects from the method in which you wish the Breakdown sheets to appear from the drop down list of options e Sheet Breakdown sheets will appear in Sheet number order e Active Board Breakdown sheets will appear in the order in which they are on the Stripboard e Scenes Breakdown sheets will appear by scene number Stripboard Toolbar The Stripboard Navigation bar provides in one central location all the tools you need to work in your boards 77 Stripboard Actor Scenario ES ck De GG A LH 5 E rip Layout Thin Horizontal Board actor Scenario y Calendar ls Day Week y Deel 2 Stripboard Actor Scenario 1 Insert Day Break Inserts a Day Break after the selected strip on the Stripboard CTRL Mac CMD Shift 2 Insert Banner Inserts a Banner after the selected strip on the Stripboard CTRL B Mac CMD B 3 Delete All Day Breaks Deletes all scheduled Day Breaks on the Stripboard at once 4 Auto Day Breaks Inserts Day Breaks for the entire Stripboard schedule all at one time according to user specified maximum count per day 5 Reorder Strips Allows the rescheduling of strips by simply typing the strip numbers in the new
10. Reorder Strips Stipboard Actor Scen E oF OS 25 Ge 1 Click on the Reorder Strips icon Reorder Strips El Enter the sheet numbers in their new order each one on a new line ores The Reorder Strips window will open 2 Enter the new order that you wish the strips to appear in one sheet number per line Reorder Strips EX Enter the sheet numbers in their new order each one on a new line 1 coca 3 Click OK Stripboard New Stripboard ATEO E TX a IG db 3 Strip Layout Thin Horizontal Y Board New str xt PORCH OF BAILEY HOUSE yay 10 2 8 pgs 1 12 16 18 xt OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE xt STREET xt RESIDENTIAL STREET xt SIDE OF HOUSE xt MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS 92 The new sheet order will be implemented immediately The newly reordered strips will be highlighted Section 9 Hide Show Unscheduled Header Board Toggle between showing or hiding the Unscheduled section of the Stripboard If you are in a Vertical Strip Layout you may also toggle between showing or hiding the Header Board Simply click on the Hide Show Unscheduled icon or the Hide Show Header Board icon Stripboard New Stripboard Hide Show Header Board Ed SE CE KO Hide Show Unscheduled Section 10 Printing Strips You may wish to print the strips 1 Go to File select Print View Print iew J Print Strips in Color Strip Lett Margin Offset fo V
11. Section 1 Printing Reports Access Print View Reports 1 Goto File select Print View CTRL P Mac CMD P 2 Click on the Reports tab at the top of the window Strips Reports Day Out of Days Report Layouts Breakdown Sheet 1 Category By Day Report Template Extras By Day Report One Line Schedule 1 One Line Schedule 2 Shooting Schedule 1 Shooting Schedule 2 Shooting Schedule 3 Shooting Schedule 4 Include IT Banners Cal Page Break on Each Record EN Day Breaks Range The Reports Print View window will become active Note The Reports tab will only be available if you have strips in the scheduled area Section 2 Generating Reports Print Reports 1 Select the report you wish to print 2 Indicate whether you wish the report to Include Banners 3 Indicate whether you wish the report to Include Day Breaks 4 Indicate whether you wish there to be a Page Break on Each Record in the printed document 5 Indicate whether you wish to print the entire report or select a specific Range 6 Click on Print View Reports 1 Select the report you wish to view 2 Indicate whether you wish the report to Include Banners 104 Indicate whether you wish the report to Include Day Breaks Indicate whether you wish there to be a Page Break on Each Record in the printed document Indicate whether you wish to view the entire report or select a specific Range Click on the View button
12. 4 Sorting in Element Manager oooocccconcncccoccccccnnnonocnnnnncononarononnnnronnnnnrennnnnrerennnnrnnnanas 30 U e dE 31 Renumbering Elements Axen 31 Merging Element iia 32 Section 5 Moving in Element Manager ccccssseeecesseeeeeseeeeseeseeseasseeseeeneenseeseeesensneesenenes 32 MOVING ETC MENS ac sn A A A 32 Moving Elements in the Edit Element VWmdow 34 Chapter 5 Category Manage vuesircrsanlaa iaaa iaa enaa aaa a aaa 35 Access the Category Manager 35 SeEGCtion 1 Edit e Le a aa 35 Access the Edit Category WINdOW add A A cd 35 Section 2 Creating New Categories cccccsscecesseseeeeesseeesseeneeeseeseeeseesneeseneeeesoaneesseaeneeseneaes 37 Duplicating a C atego esa ets 38 Ri Le a C atego EE 38 Section 3 Rearranging Categories oooocccconcnncccoconcoconcncoonnnnnonnnnnnronnnnnrrnnnnnnrrrnnnrrrnnnnrerrnnnnrrnnanas 39 Chapter 6 Breakdown Sheet iia iia 40 Section 1 Accessing the Breakdown Sheet ooonocccconcnccccococccoconcoconconoonnnanonnnnnnronnnnnrrnnnnnennnanas 40 Section 2 Completing the Breakdown Sheet ooccccononccccnncccccoccncoconconoconcnnconnnaronnnnnnenennanennnanas 41 Entering Scene Information DEE 41 Entering Set Sequence Location 42 Insert Elements into the Breakdown heet 42 Els Menuda titan 43 Element Biel le Le ie 44 Deleting an Anchor Element uk 45 Unlinking an Element from an Anchor Element 45 Element Linking Preferences A 45 Show Hide Empty Categories no
13. Access the Edit Stripboard window for the Stripboard you wish to rename 2 Click to highlight the current name in the Name field 3 Type a new name for the Stripboard 4 Click OK Section 4 Changing the Active Board EPS allows you to select different Stripboards to be active for your Schedule Two Methods From the Stripboard 1 Select a different board from the Board dropdown list located on the Stripboard navigation bar 62 Board actor Scenario Location Scenario Actor Scenario Or From the Stripboard Manager 1 Select the Active option for the board you wish to be active VK Stipboard Manager A a ES ALTAR Sere NC RE 5 Day Week Mow Feb 6 2004 5 Day Week Now 30 2003 Feb 13 2004 E E Stripboard Je Day Week Nov 30 2003 Nov 30 2003 The newly selected active board will open immediately Section 5 Accessing the Stripboard Once a Stripboard is created it will be listed in the Stripboard Manager and be easily accessible from the Schedule menu Two Methods e Goto Schedule select Stripboard CTRL U Mac CMD U Schedule Design Actions Window Help es Stripboard WOEN E Calendar Manager Ctrl L oe ee a Stripboard Manager Dar Out of Days Preferences Ctrl e Click on the Stripboard Icon Windows only 63 Stripboard File Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actions Window Help E Stripboard Actor Scenario Z ETE G Scheduled xt OLD GRANMI
14. Hold 4 Pickup f Holiday f Skip Names After First Page Work w Drop lo Finish F Co Travel lu Header Time Today s Date Page Number Total Pages File Name Report Name Company Episode No Picture Title Prepared By Script Dated Script Version Page Setup Preview OK Cancel The Day Out of Days Preferences window will open 2 Make the necessary edits and changes to the Abbreviations settings Note Abbreviations can contain only one letter 3 Skip Names After First Page Select if you would not like the element names to repeat on every page 4 Enter the information you would like to appear in the report Header and Footer Do this by placing your cursor in one of the Header Footer fields and clicking on the buttons below or by typing in your own information Note The text boxes represent the left center and right areas of the Header and Footer There are two rows in the Header area and one row in the footer 117 Header 2 pt Arial Bold Font Today s Date Picture Title Page Number iReport Marne 12 pt Arial Bold j Time Today s Date Page Number Total Pages File Name Report Mame Company Episode Mo Picture Title Prepared By Script Dated Script Version Page Setup Preview OK Cancel Note You can place more than one type of information in each box by clicking additional buttons The information y
15. Layouts Manager window will open Strip Layout This represents a horizontal strip e Synopsys The element boxes with blue text are dynamic fields that will retrieve information from your breakdown sheets The boxes with black text are static and will always display the contained text 69 70 This represents a vertical strip Chapter 10 Strip Designer EP Scheduling allows you to alter and design the appearance of your strips Access the Strip Designer Two Methods From the Strip Layout Manager Vi Bu Layouts g SE E Vertical Horizontal E Horizontai GE 7 Horizontal vertical 11 vals pasha E Sg Horizontal NE o ee Oor Thin Horizontal Horizontal 0 2 GU e Double click on the strip listing you wish to modify e Select the strip listing you wish to modify then click on the Edit icon Strip Designer Horizontal A EE Category List Current Strip The Strip Designer window for the selected strip layout will open Section 1 Strip Designer Tools The Strip Designer has its own set of tool icons at the top of the window You can use these tools to arrange and edit the content of your strips ES Gtrin Desinner Horizontal A 71 9 Text Orientation 2 Print Preview Strip nec A 3 Page Setup 7 Vertical Line Draw 4 Designer Settings 6 Horizontal Line Draw 4 Selection Arrow 5 Box Draw 1 Save Saves the most recent changes made to th
16. Out of Days report e Minimum Days Between Drop Pickup Enter the minimum days you wish to have between Drop and Pickup Days e Apply to Existing Elements Each Apply to Existing Elements checkbox corresponds to the Element Default option on the same line Check this box if you wish a selected or deselected Element Default option to apply to existing Elements in the Category Element Properties The Element Property fields that you select create here will appear in each Element s Info window within the Category Although the field labels for each category are uniform throughout all of the Elements within that category the content that is entered within the fields is unique to that Element Section 2 Creating New Categories From the Category Manager 1 Select the New Category icon from the Category Manager menu bar CTRL B Mac CMD B 3 Edit Category New Category X Name New Category Sort Elements By Name z Element Defaults T Exclude from Strip Board T Apply to Existing Elements T Allow DOOD Drop Pickup Apply to Existing Elements Allow DOOD Hold Days Apply to Existing Elements Min Days Between Drop Pickup Apply to Existing Elements Element Properties Name New Delete Moye Down Cancel A New Edit Category window will open 2 Enter the new Category Name 3 Complete the selections in the Edit Category window and click OK to save The newly created cat
17. Print Line Between Strips Space Between Strips lo V Print Black Day Breaks Include V Scheduled Area V Banners Unscheduled Area IV Day Breaks V Header Board Range m D Frorn To Print View Close Click on the Strips tab Select the Strip Layout you wish to print Select the options you wish applied to the printed strips Choose to print all the strips or select a specific Range GE ely ALL Prints all the strips in the active Stripboard SELECTED Prints selected strips in red in the active Stripboard DAYS Prints a range of scheduled days from the active Stripboard DATES Prints a range of scheduled strips between specific dates from the active Stripboard SCENES Prints a range of specific scene numbers from the active Stripboard e SHEETS Prints a range of specific sheet numbers from the active Stripboard 93 94 Chapter 12 Find Tool EP Scheduling s Find Tool enables you to locate data that was entered into the Breakdown Sheet fields and display the results on the Breakdown sheet or Stripboard Depending on the find parameters you set different buttons will be activated for each find type Access Find FS EP Scheduling Wonderful Li File Edt Breakdown Schedule P Ki Urda re A Got Ctrl Sony Ctrl C Paste Ctrl oe Delete Delete Select Al Ctrl 4 Find Lat Find Sheet Lili Find Scene Ctrl J Eira ext Es Find Advanced Preferences Ctrl 1 Go to Edit select Fi
18. Stripboard spaced according to the Maximum Pages per Day you specified To move Day Breaks simply select and drag them as you would drag a regular strip 89 Section 4 Scheduling a Banner A Banner is simply a strip or label to mark a holiday or event or to simply note something that is happening during production Note Newly inserted Banners appear after the selected strip 1 Select the strip immediately before the desired location for the Banner 2 Insert the Banner Two Methods e Click on the Insert Banner icon e Right click CTRL Click and select Insert Banner 3 An Edit box will open asking you to enter text for the Banner to replace the default text 4 Click OK when you re done End of Day 5 Friday December 5 2003 1 2 8 pgs Int BEDROOM GEORGE AND MARY S Night 2 pas End of Day 6 Monday December 8 2003 2 pgs Int UPPER Hat Duer Might 18 pas 19 Begin Post Prod e The new Banner will now be added to the Stripboard Section 5 Deleting a Day Break or Banner KC RO Actor Scenario Cut Delete All Day Breaks 1 Select the Day Break or Banner you wish to delete Delete the selected Day Break or Banner Two Methods e Hit the Delete key on your keyboard e Right click Mac CTRL Click and select Edit then Delete 90 The selected Banner Day Break will be deleted immediately Section 6 Deleting all Day Breaks Two Methods e Click on the Delete all Da
19. The new category box will appear on the strip layout immediately Aligning Category Boxes Newly added category boxes will not automatically align to the existing categories on your Strip Shift category boxes into place with the Alignment tool You must have more than one box selected for the Alignment option to be active 19 From the Strip Designer Two Methods 1 Select the box you wish to align to and then the box which you wish to align 2 Make a selection from the Alignment dropdown list located on the toolbar Align Left Align Right Align Top Align Bottom Or Hold down the Control key CTRL Mac CMD Select the existing Category box to which you wish the new box to align Select the new Category box Right click your mouse and select from the menu of alignment options Set Synopsis Copy Lid Cut Chri Delete Delete ee Align Left Align Right Align Top Align Bottom Section 3 Creating New Strip Elements Although EP Scheduling provides default Strip Elements the Strip Designer provides tools that enable you to create your own elements 76 Tools Use these tools to create new elements such as boxes lines or text boxes in your strip design Selection Arrow gt Strip Designer Horizontal A Horizontal Line Draw Creating New Design Elements From the Strip Designer 1 2 Click on a tool icon from the tool bar to select it Move your cursor to the area
20. You can only have one default calendar at a time Duplicating a Calendar While in plotting your Production Calendar you may wish to create various copies of one particular calendar to work from The Duplicate function makes it easy for you to create several varying calendars for consideration before deciding on the final schedule From the Calendar Manager 1 Select the Calendar you wish to duplicate 2 Click on the Duplicate icon Duplicate ZO E Calendar Manager al E mes start Prod Start End Of Prod End Post 5 Day Week Jun 16 Mow Feb 5 2004 Apr 15 2004 6 Day Week Jun 16 7 2003 Mow Sp 2003 Ven 27 2004 Feb 5 2004 Actor Unavailable Jun 16 2003 Nov 30 2003 Feb 26 2004 Feb 26 2004 57 SC Edit Calendar Copy of 5 Day Week Fa Name Copy of 5 Day Week Days Off Y Sun T Mon IT Tue Wed T Thu Fri gt special Days al February 2004 e Co Trave amp Holiday C Day on C Hone Production Dates Prep Start hsner2003 y Go Prod Start fi1130 2003 Gol End ofProd 02 06 2004 Gof End Post hansi2004 7 Gol Cancel The Edit Calendar window for the duplicate will open 3 Make any necessary alterations to the Calendar such as a new Name or Production Dates 4 Click OK The calendar copy will now be listed in the Calendar Manager Deleting a Calendar When you have finalized the schedule you may wish to delete any other calenda
21. bridge Ernie s Cab George s Rickety Car Martini s Rickety Truck Modified Entering Set Sequence Location There are two methods to entering Set Sequence and Location You may do it directly onto the Breakdown Sheet or from the Element Quick Entry EQE window From the Breakdown Sheet 1 Tab to or click inside the Set Sequence or Location field 2 Enter the correct information for that field The new listing will be added to the current Breakdown Sheet and to that field s drop down list of options allowing easy selection for future sheet pages Follow the same procedure for entering all three fields Insert Elements into the Breakdown Sheet Existing elements can be easily inserted directly from the Breakdown Sheet Please refer to Chapter 3 Element Quick Entry for detailed information on creating and inserting elements and using EQE Note Create a new element directly from the Breakdown Sheet by clicking on a Category and selecting the Add New Element option A New Element window will open allowing you to create a new element for that Category 42 From the Breakdown Sheet 1 Click on the Category Listing that contains the Element you wish to insert Cast Members Sam s Black Town Car Add Hew Element Em 50 3 Highballs Mary 6 6 Shovels Harry 31 Banquet Plates Uncle Billy ial Effects Mr Potter INOW Mr Gower Crackling Fire Ernie Opening Dance Floor Bert Joe Clarence Violet Co
22. day Daylight Tip To add additional choices to the Day Night menu such as Dusk and Dawn go to Design Strip Colors add Dusk and Dawn to the list of strip labels to the left of the window Your new selections will be immediately available when you return to your Breakdown Sheet 41 6 Continue completing the rest of the fields Synopsis Pages Script Day Script Page Comments and Unit selection in the top half of your Breakdown Sheet Note The top edge of the Breakdown Sheet is bordered by a strip designated for that sheet Click on the strip to go directly to the corresponding strip on the Stripboard 7 EP Scheduling Wonderful Life Demo epsd File Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actions Window Help OR Hi z o E Breakdown Sheet DO 4 4 lo f llen be gt Scene s Sheet 43 1 MEA Set Day Night Page s B rea kd own lex PorcH OF BAILEY HOUSE Day D 10 S Synopsis Script Day Script Page s Stri p ia Bailey and Annie talk Ri fs Location Unit Sequence y fist uni 7 Back zen E Notes AAA Elements Sam s Black Town Car 18 Cousin Eustace Props 16 Annie 50 3 Highballs 12 Ma Bailey 6 6 Shovels l George 31 Banquet Plates Background Actors Special Effects 20 Townspeople Snow 20 Restaurant Patrons Crackling Fire 20 Onlookers Opening Dance Floor 15 Train Passengers Wardrobe Army Uniform Car screeches to a stop Curlers George decks Bert Gun shots Jump off
23. drop day for an element within a schedule Element An Element is a person thing or group involved in a unit of work within a project Elements are individual components that are necessary for filming the script Elements are grouped into Categories such as cast props scenery etc General Breakdown Sheet information items such as the scene location set etc are also considered elements but their presence and position on the Breakdown Sheet are fixed while lower level elements are variable Element Linking Element Linking allows you to link an element to another element the Anchor When the anchor element is inserted into a breakdown sheet the corresponding linked elements will automatically be inserted as well Hold Day In a Day Out of Days report a day that an element is paid for but for which the element does not actually work or participate in the production Insert Insert is used only to refer to the inclusion of an Element on a Breakdown Sheet It does not apply to the creation of new elements not previously present in a schedule Insert is used to refer to the inclusion of a Strip that represents a Breakdown Sheet onto a Stripboard It does not apply to the creation of new Strips not previously present in a schedule document Minimum drop days In a Day Out of Days report the minimum number of days allowed for an element between a drop day and a pick up day Multiple Day Breaks More than one Day Break that i
24. for the same anchor and select which one is active to save on time and data entry Note Only one group per element can be selected at once Meaning if you set up three different groups for a particular anchor only one can be active at any given time From the Element Linking Manager 1 Setup an Anchor Element as described above 2 Add a new set of linked elements in the right hand column 3 To make a certain group active select the checkbox next to the particular group that you want active Anchors List Linked Element List Element Category Board ID Element Category George at beginning George Cap Wardrobe mt George Cast Members Expensive Furs Mh Georges Mouth BI MakeupiHair KN E Preferences Note You can rename the group by double clicking the anchor name in the anchor list This may help you identify the group more easily Deleting an Anchor Element 1 Select highlight the Anchor Element in the left column 2 Click the Delete Anchor button 3 A confirmation window will appear click Yes Unlinking an Element from an Anchor Element 1 Select highlight the anchor element in the left column that has the linked element you want to unlink 2 Select highlight the element in the right column that you want to unlink 3 Click the Remove Element button 4 A confirmation window will appear click Yes Element Linking Preferences There are several preferences that can be set up for elemen
25. listed to the left of the Strip Layout The category listings represents the content that is contained within the strips Each category box represents the area it will encompass on the actual strip 77 Strip Designer Horizontal A Page Number Pages Report Name Scenes Script Day Changing Strip Categories You can retain the layout of the strip while changing what each box represents 1 Double click on one of the category boxes located on the strip layout gt Producer Properties Producer El rap Text Draw Box Assistant Director Art Director Set Dresser Script Dated si Cance Draw Line Above Draw Line Below The Properties window will open 2 Select the category you wish that box on the strip layout to represent 3 Click OK The newly selected category will replace the category that was in the box previously Selecting ID List Property Categories You can specify what category you would like the ID List to represent 1 Double click on the ID List box 73 FID List Properties e Wrap Text IY Draw Box Page Number Pages a Draw Line 2bowe IT Draw Line Below Report Name Select Category cast Members coen The ID List Properties window will open 2 Select the category you wish the ID List box to represent Select Category cast Members E Cast Members D Background Actors 3 Click OK The selected category will now appear in the ID List box Edi
26. preferences Element usage tracking Storing Actor and Agent contact information Access Edit Element Window From Breakdown Sheet or Element Manager 1 Double click on the Element listing From Element Quick Entry 1 Select Element listing 2 Click on the Edit button Edit Element Cast Members George Element Mame George Board ID l T Lock ID Exclude From Stripboard Day Out of Days T Allow Hold Days T Allow Drop Pickup Days Min Days Between Drop Pickup Usage Total Occurrences f 04 Active Schedule Start f 2 01 2003 Finish 20672004 Total Days fo Element Properties Full Mame lames Stewart Address 24 Balmoral Lane Los Angeles CA 90064 Phone la 3 555 2345 Agent agent Teddy Stein Vuen Morris Agent Ph 21 3 555 1427 The Edit Element window will open immediately Section 4 Adding Properties to the Edit Element box Control the properties that appear in the Edit Element box for any element by accessing the category that the element is housed in and then making selections from the available options Your selections will apply to all elements in that category 1 Go to Design select Category Manager Category Manager j al E DX a y Category Mame Background Actors 411 Stunts 9 ehicles 11 rop 991 amera 01 pecial Effects 11 ardrobe 23 akeup Hair 21 nitrnal 0 nimal Wrangler 07 iMusic 13 ound 1111 2 Double click on the category you
27. the current breakdown sheet I Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet Elements List 0 Boars ID Element cai 2 Mary O B be i II ndeBiy Section 2 Creating New Elements with Element Quick Entry Element Quick Entry is an easy one stop tool for creating and managing elements in your schedule 20 Element Entry Field Category List Elermertt Category Cast Members Add New Elements option e Add Mew Elements to Breakdown Sheet 1 Type the name of the new element into the Element Entry field Note The New and Action Button will become active the moment you begin typing in the Element Entry field 2 Select the Category you wish the new element to be part of 3 Click on the New Action Button or hit the Return key The new created element will become part of the Element List immediately Insert New Elements to Breakdown Sheet You may wish to set the Element Quick Entry window to immediately insert newly created elements into the Breakdown Sheet as a default or you may insert each new element individually Default to Insert Simply select check the Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet option located directly beneath the Category field With this option selected each newly created element will be automatically inserted into the current Breakdown Sheet Insert Individually Elements that are part of the current Breakdown Sheet are denoted by a check mark Two Methods 1 Type the new element in the el
28. the new schedule E Select a Schedule File x Look irn Fa Desktop of En KO My Computer My Network Places GLOBAL VISTA myMISE m ondertul Demo mma My Documents e a ES i hy Computer gt CH VE File name Wonderful Demo mens Open AN Files Of type Schedule files eped 5 mme k Cancel 121 Chapter 19 Exporting to Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 Create an export of your EP Scheduling file to share with Movie Magic 3 7 users 1 Goto File select Export Export Export Ta Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 Export Filename datar scheduling Examples wonderful Lite Demo mms Browse OK Cancel The Export window will open 2 Select Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 for the Export To field 3 Rename the file and or save the file to another location optional Click on Browse to locate an alternative location for the file 4 Click OK The file will be exported and will accessible by Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 users Note Due to advancements in EP Scheduling 4 0 not all information from your EP Scheduling file will be exported to Movie Magic Scheduling i e only one calendar can be supported by MMS 122 Chapter 20 Exporting to Reel Logix R Production Calendar You can create a file that can be imported into Production Calendar to save time on adding elements to your calendar 1 Goto File select Export Export Export Ta Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 Export F
29. the search parameters and the initial Find Results Not all buttons are active at one time e Find Locates the first instance that matches the search parameters e Find All Locates all instances that matches the search parameters look in Stripboard only e Find Next Locates the next instance that matches the search parameters 101 e Find Prev Locates the previous instance that matches the search parameters e Close Closes the Find window Section 2 Using Advanced Find 1 Click the Add button located at the upper right of the window 77 Find Select Find Advanced Find Select Sheets or Strips Operator Equal To Find SEN Find Select Sheets or Strips in Sentence Form Read only DO ip Wem FIND the sheets WHERE the ina Prey Sheet Equal To THEN DISPLAY the sheets in Sheet Order Look in Sheets r Sheets pStripboard Look for Strips in Move Strips To Display Order sheet Order Y 2 Click on the Field and select from the drop down menu of options 3 Click on the Operator field and select from the drop down menu of options 4 Click on the Value field and enter or select from the drop down menu of options A Value drop down menu is only available for those lines where the Field selection corresponds to Breakdown Sheet fields that also feature a drop down menu such as Sequence Location Unit 5 Select a Look in option 6 Click Find Find Next or F
30. 04 0415 2004 Animals 0 Clarence 02 25 2004 03 15 2004 C Animal Wrangler 0 Violet 0241 2004 04 4 2004 YA aa Q Music 1 Ma Bailey 02 09 2004 04 20 2004 The Element Manager window will open The Category List is located on the left side of the Element Manager Simply click on a Category name to access that Category All existing elements in the selected Category will be listed The Element Manager window is made up of the following sections e Board ID The numerical Board ID that is assigned to that Element e Locked This prevents an element from being renumbered by the Renumber action It will retain its current ID and all other Elements will be numbered around it e Element Name This is the Element Name e Occurrences This data shows the number of times the element appears on the Schedule e Start Date This is the date of the first time the element appears on the Schedule e Finish Date This is the date of the last time the element appears on the Schedule e Total Days This data shows the number of days the element appears on the Schedule e Company Travel Shows the number of days designated for Company Travel 25 e Work Shows the number of days designated for Work e Hold Shows the number of days designated as Hold days e Holiday Shows the number of days designated as Holidays Section 2 Edit Ele
31. 30 2003 Feb 13 2004 CH Note If the board you wish to activate does not exist yet you will need to create it before it can be used for the Stripboard gt Edit Stipboard New Stipboard Mame New Stripboard Calendar E Day Week ae Description Script Version h Allow Multiple Day Breaks OK Cancel The Edit Stripboard window will open 2 Entera name for your new Stripboard in the Name field 3 Select a calendar Edit Stripboard New Stripboard Mame new stripboard Calendar ls Day Week Se l 5 Day Week D Day Week Description Actor Unavailable 61 Optional Enter a Description Optional Enter the Script Version Select Deselect Allow Multiple Day Breaks option Click OK EE See Glossary Edit Stripboard New Stripboard Mame New Stripboard Calendar 5 Day Week we Description Script Version h Allow Multiple Day Breaks OK Cancel The new Stripboard will be listed in the Stripboard Manager immediately It will also be accessible from the drop down list of Boards on the Stripboard navigation bar Stripboard Manager JO a IW ar 7 X Board SS Scenario B Location Scenario Mare Calendar Start Date End Date KR Actor Scenario Meek Mos 03 Feb 6 2004 E Location Scenario T Week Mow 30 2003 Feb 13 2004 ble EES Ia 7 New Stripboard 5 Day Week Mov 30 2003 Now 30 2003 ps Renaming a Stripboard The default name for new Boards is New Stripboard 1
32. Align Left Align Right Align Top Align Bottom There are also Make Same Stack and Distribute drop down menus as in the Strip Designer Aligning a Newly Added box From a Report Design Ml 2 3 Add a new Category box by selecting from the side list of categories Select the existing box and then the new one by CTRL Click Mac CMD Click Select and click an Align button The new box will be aligned with the previously selected existing box The alignment will also be reflected on the printout of this Report 111 Aligning two existing boxes 1 Select a Category box from the Report Design 2 Hold down the Control CTRL CMD key on your keyboard 3 Select a second Category box Both boxes will be selected and the Align buttons will become active on the toolbar 4 Select and click an Align button The second box will be aligned with the first box The alignment will also be reflected on the printout of this Report 5 Repeat the same steps for any other field you wish to change 6 Click on the Save button 7 Close the Report Designer Section 3 Report Text Appearance The Text Appearance design tools for Report Designer are identical to those for Strip Designer Please refer to Chapter 10 Strip Designer for detailed information 112 Font 1 Select the Category box for which you wish to change the Font 2 Select a Font from the drop down list of options located on the toolbar Font Size 1 Select the C
33. CTRL key while selecting elements with the mouse Mac CMD key sart Ey Board ID z 2 Click on the Merge Elements icon Merge Elements xx Please choose an element to maintain eres The Merge Elements window will open The elements you selected to merge will be listed in a drop down list 3 Select the element name you wish to keep and merge the other elements into 4 Click OK Section 5 Moving in Element Manager Moving Elements 1 Select the elements you wish to move Note To select multiple elements hold down the CTRL key while selecting elements with the mouse Mac CMD key Move Ort Ey Board ID S 32 2 Click on the Move Elements icon Move Elements Cast Members User Defined Category Background Actors Y Built In Category Script Day h The Move Elements window will open It will display the next available category that the element s can be moved to Select either a User Defined Category or a Built In Category 3 Select the category where you want to move the element by clicking the drop down menu arrow Move Elements Cast Members Move To Ce User Defined Category ie Built In Category Script Day of 4 Click OK Element Move 2 Are vou sure vou want bo move the selected elements to the category Stunts Al element properties will be discarded Note A warning message window will open asking to confirm the move When moving eleme
34. Category you wish an element to be part of by selecting from the Category List drop down list of options Tip Jump to the Category you want by typing or striking the letter that the Category name begins with e type P to switch to Props category Element Quick Entry EE Special Effects A lanla Rill Automatically add newly created elements to the current breakdown sheet by selecting the Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet option The entire list of existing Elements for the schedule is listed in the Elements List Newly created elements will appear in the Element List immediately Element Checkmarks cle Billy Elements that are part of the current Breakdown Sheet are noted by a green checkmark The Action Buttons provide an alternative method to performing Element Quick Entry functions such as creating finding or deleting an element 19 Tip When deleting more than one element hold down the CTRL key Mac CMD to select multiple elements Insert Remove Button The Insert button and the Remove button are the same button Selecting a checked element on the Element List will activate the Remove button allowing you to remove the element from the current breakdown sheet I Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet Remove Elernents List MEE O O _ l George Oo e Men o B Harry O HM Urgept Selecting an unchecked element will activate the Insert button allowing you to insert the element into
35. LLE HOUSE Night 28 ps xt STREET Nighi 48 xt RESIDENTIAL STREET Nighi 2 pas xt SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 1 8 pas 7 3 xt MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Night 1 ps xt SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 148 pas End of Day 1 Monday December 1 2003 13 pgs End of Day 2 Tuesday RE E 2003 2 7 8 pgs EE Ext OLET BICKS BEAUTY SHOP Nighi 2 1 ate 11 42 45 Int BEDROOM WINDOW HATCH HOME Night DE 414 328 Int DOORWAY Nighi qs End of Day 3 Wednesday Omar 3 29093 3 5 8 pgs E int E A A ne el Int FRONT HAI AAI FY HOME The Stripboard window will open Tip Double click on a strip to access the corresponding breakdown sheet Section 6 Changing Layout Views EP Scheduling remembers the last layout that you viewed in the Strip Layout field of your Stripboard Selecting your preferred Strip Layout is easy The Vertical view is more similar to the traditional Stripboards allowing you to view the production info as well From the Stripboard 1 Select an option from the Strip Layout dropdown menu Stripboard Actor Scenario lt a Ki aco db LO 25 Btrip Layout Horizontal e ie ae 11 Scheduled Horizontal E Horizontal 4 Thin SEA The Stripboard will display the selected layout immediately 64 A Stripboard Actor Scenario le x S D 2 he Ka A 3 J 3 Strip Layout Siete ih M Board actor Scenario Calendar ls Day Week y BEEN 7 Mania gt gt gt L
36. Layout Manager 1 Goto Design select Report Layout CTRL R Mac CMD R Kl Report Layouts Ol EX ne Line Schedule 1 Shooting Schedule 2 ne Line Schedule 2 The Report Layout Manager will open Section 1 Report Designer Accessing Report Designer Two Methods From the Report Layout Manager 1 Double click on report name Or 1 Select a report by clicking on the name Click on the Edit File icon The Report Designer window for the selected report will be open 106 7 Report Designer Breakdown Sheet 1 k Uz T aB DES cl o DI EI DI pe Dsg Ale y fria ait D B J Category List D in Current Strip DN Element Sum File Name Breakdown Sheet NEEN WE ID List Script Page Script Page Day Night E Location Page Number sass E AAA aio po gt Script Day Script Page Script Version Sequence Cast Members Background Actors Set Sheet Shooting Date Shooting Day Stripboard Description Synopsis Time Report Designer Tools With just two exceptions the Report Designer and Strip Designer tools are exactly alike The Report Designer toolbar does not include the Designer Settings icon while the Strip Designer toolbar does not include the Growable icon Please refer to Chapter 10 Strip Designer for detailed information on using the design tools Growable Text Growable boxes expand downwards to accommodate all of the necessary data 1 Select the box you wish to mark as Growab
37. Ma Bailey Army Uniform Curlers Vehicles Ernie s Cab George s Rickety Car Martini s Rickety Truck A drop down list of existing elements for that Category will appear 2 Select the Element you wish to insert 3 The selected Element will appear in the current Breakdown Sheet immediately Element Linking Element Linking allows you to link an element to another element the Anchor When the anchor element is inserted into a breakdown sheet the corresponding linked elements will automatically be inserted as well For example if a cast member always appears on screen with a prop such as an eye patch Element Linking allows you to link those two elements so that whenever the cast member Anchor Element is inserted the eye patch Linked Element is automatically inserted too Note The above action does not work in reverse If the linked element is inserted the anchor element does not automatically get inserted 1 Access the Element Linking Manager Four Methods e Goto Breakdown select Element Linking Manager CNTRL I Mac CMD 1 e Go to the Breakdown Sheet and click the Element Linking Manager icon K Breakdown Sheet Element Linking E gX ls 4 e EY e Go to the Element Manager and press the Element Linking Manager icon 43 Element Linking Element Manager e Press Control CMD I on the Mac Element Linking Manager Category cast Members D Category cast Members D Elernent G
38. NAAA a A 3 dencsaxe 89 Section 4 Scheduling a Banne l cccscccccseeseeesceseeesesneeeseeneeeseeseeseesseeseoeneeesoesseessesneessoeaes 90 Section 5 Deleting a Day Break or Bannel cccccesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseesseeeeeneensneseesseenneesenenes 90 Section 6 Deleting all Day BreakS oooccccoonnciccnnnccccoccococoncanonnnnanonnanarennnnnnrnnnnnnrrrnannrrrnnannrnnnanas 91 Te Ee 91 Reschedulng a GUEST Dase oleada 91 Section 8 Reordering Strips sitiado ianiai iiaii 92 Section 9 Hide Show Unscheduled Header Board ssccccsesseeeeeseeeeseeeeseseeeeseeeesenenes 93 section FEDER SUS ee 93 Chapter 12 FiNd EE 95 ACCESS ln e EE 95 Section 1 Find Window Navigation inicia 95 Se WEE 96 E el ele EE 96 Eeer 96 CREGO EE 96 Search Element at e clon adas 97 EGOK EE 97 Slue d r e ti rias 97 sechon USO FINO tas 97 SEARCH Elemental pa lia li coi id raider 97 Section 3 Find All Find Next Find Prev o sisisiccccascacscsvecdecotvedcetiswedsasancosetdsuseucneveverstesevedieeves 98 Chapter 132 Advanced FINO arranc 99 ACCESS Advanced FING tai is aa io 99 Section 1 Advanced Find Navigation coonocccconcncononcncocnnnacononancononnnrrnnnnnnrnnnnnnrrrnnnrrrnnannrnnnanas 99 Find Select Sheets E dl 99 Add Remove n el EE 100 Find Select Sheets or Strips Sentence Form Read only occccooccncccocconcccoconccnncnnononcnnnnnas 100 LOUIS ad 101 FINA BUUONS aria 101 Section 2 Using Advanced Find occoconnnccconnccc
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40. Preferences Set your schedule preferences by accessing the Preferences window You can set a number of Application and Schedule Properties in the Preferences Chapter including New Stripboard Defaults and Auto Save Intervals Access Schedule Preferences 1 Go to Edit select Preferences CTRL Mac CMD For Mac Users go to EP Scheduling select Preferences 2 Click on the Schedule Preferences tab Security Breakdown Sheet Preferences Enable Security Sheet Numbering automatic D Passe vvord E Hide Element Board IDs in Breakdown Sheet window h Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet Confirm Password B W Goto Next Breakdown Sheet Creates Sheet Auto Save Reminder Interval Determine the time interval at which you wish to be prompted to save 1 Click on the downward pointing arrow to display the dropdown list of time interval options Auto Save Reminder Interval Minutes Mew Strip Position on Default StripBoard Element Mare Mot Recognized Action Customize Toolbar Text Option Ino Text Labels Icon Option Show Large Icons 2 Selecta time interval Note The Auto Save Intervals are divided into selected minute increments For example 5 five minutes 15 fifteen minutes 14 3 Click OK An AutoSave notification will display at the specified time interval after the last time you saved Simply click Yes if you wish to save at that time or No if you do not
41. Properties are features that apply to the currently active schedule mal fl Preferences Application Preferences Schedule Preferences security Breakdown Sheet Preferences Enable Security Sheet Numbering automatic Password m Hide Element Board IDs in Breakdown Sheet Window Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet confirm Pas wweord E Goto Next Breakdown Sheet Creates Sheet Sheet Numbering Mode EPS gives you the option to have Automatic or Manual Sheet Numbering 1 Click to select the desired numbering option from the drop down menu Breakdown Sheet Preferences Sheet Mumberin automatic M Hide Element Eos akdown Sheet Window an Sheet 2 Click OK Security This option controls the password security option The security feature is activated when this option is selected Click to check the Enable Security option Type a password into the Password field Re type the password in the Confirm Password field Click OK PANES Security T Enable Security Password Conti Password 16 You will be prompted to enter the assigned Password the next time you access the current schedule Breakdown Sheet Preferences Breakdown Sheet Preferences sheet Numbering automatic E EI Hide Element Board IDs in Breakdown Sheet Window EI Add Mey Elements to Breakdown Sheet E soto Mert Breakdown Sheet Creates Sheet Hide Eleme
42. ard Note The top edge of each Breakdown Sheet will be bordered by the strip color designated for that sheet If the Breakdown Sheet is designated as Night the top edge will display the color that is designated for Night in the Strip Colors window Breakdown Sheet il El E EEI di 4 kk E ES Navigate By Sheet Day Number 44 Scene s Sheet Day Night Page s E Baley DINING ROOM h Man h f la 8 Synopsis Script Day Script Page s Dinner at the Baileys h 928 las Location Unit Sequence y y Back Story y Strip Text Color You can also assign colors to the text that appears in your strips such as the scene numbers and time of day You may wish to use this feature to assign contrasting colors to the strips and strip text to make the text more visible From Stripboard 1 Goto Design on the menu bar select Strip Colors The Strip Colors window will open Note Buttons to select either Background or Text are located at the lower left of the Strip Colors window 84 Select the Text option from the lower left area of the window C Background 0 Tert The Text Color editing window will be activated Click the box that corresponds to the strip to which you wish to assign text color From the color palette click on the color you want for that strip s text The selected strip s text will now be displayed in the color you chose 85 Chapter 11 Scheduling St
43. ategory box for which you wish to change the Font Size 2 Select a Font Size from the drop down list of options located on the toolbar Bolding or Italicizing 1 Select a category text field box 2 Click on either the Bold or Italicize icon Changing Text Direction Change the direction of the text in each category box 1 Select a Category box 2 Selecta Text Direction from the drop down menu located on the toolbar Justify Text EP Scheduling allows you to format the text within each category box 1 Select a Category box 2 Selecta Text Justification from the drop down menu located on the toolbar Text Wrapping Text Wrapping addresses the left right restrictions on text box size If a long sentence is entered into a short box the text will be separated into as many lines as can be accommodated in the box Wrap Text icon method 1 Select a Category box 2 Click on the Wrap Text icon located on the toolbar Property window method 1 Double click on a Category box to access its Property window 2 Check the Wrap Text option 3 Click OK Outside Border You can place an underline overline or box in a selected field The border selections will not be apparent in Report Designer You must either Print or Print Preview to see the borders 1 Select the field you wish to apply a border to 2 Click on the Outside Border icon to reveal a drop down list of options 3 Select the option you wish to apply to the select
44. cannot see the Unscheduled section of the board try clicking the Unhide Unscheduled icon on the toolbar Stripboard ees f E T T S Gei E Layout Thin Horizontal D Board New Stripboard D Calendar ls Day Week D le Ext OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE Nighi 2 ps Ext STREET Night 48 py Ext RESIDENTIAL STREET Night 28 pas Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Night 18 pas Ext MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Night 1 pas 1 Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 14 8 pas Ke Ext VIOLET BICKS BEAUTY SHOP Night 2 1 8 pas 1 11 44 45 Int BEDROOM WINDOW HATCH HOME Nighi 58 pas 1 2 Int DOORWAY Nighi Se pas aa AE A E e menes O ay TOR past O Two Methods 1 Navigate to the Unscheduled area of the Stripboard 2 Select the strip you wish to schedule The selected strip will be highlighted in the color you assigned earlier Red is the default highlight color 3 Hold down the left mouse button to grab the strip 4 Move the mouse to drag the strip to the Scheduled area of the board 87 A Stripboard New Stripboard EH z had gt Aw db ie ijs Strip Layout Thin Horizontal Y Board New Stripboard y calendar 5 Day week cheduled xt OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE Nighi 2 8 pgs 1 xt STREET Nighi 48 pas 1 2 xt RESIDENTIAL STREET Nighi 28 pas xt SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi ZS pas 7 3 MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Nighi 18 pas Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 14 8 pgs 449 As you are drag
45. cnccncoconcanocnnnancononnronnnnnnrrnnnnnrrrnnnnrrrnnnnrrrnannrrnnanas 102 Additional Search Parametros Eege NEE 102 Chapter 14 REPO Sian 104 Section 1 Printing Repo Sica Ai 104 Access PrintView REDOMS EE 104 Section 2 Generating Reports iia iii 104 ELA o 104 MIR de a ld el eee eae 104 Chapter 15 Report Desi Mii 106 Accessing Report Layout Manager 106 Section 1 Report DesigNhe iaa caia cities 106 Accessing Report Designer uk 106 Report Designer Tools iu dial 107 Category Box Properties VWimdow AE 109 Section 2 Creating New Report ElementS oooonccconnnccccoccncoconcncononnnnonnnnancnnananornnnnnronnananennas 109 Section 3 Report Text Appearance oonccconccccccnccccnnccocnnoconanoconaronnnrononnronanarrnnnnrrnnnnrrnnnrennnennnn 112 Chapter 16 Day Out of DayS oocccocnccccccoccconaccccnconaconnncnnnconnnnnnnnonannnnnrenanrnanrrnnnnnnanenas 114 Section 1 Creating a Day Out of Days RepOTb ionoccconnnciconnccccoccococoncanoononanconnnnanonnnanronnanarennas 114 Day Outol Days GENEE 117 Chapter 17 Importing Fes 120 Chapter 18 Opening Movie Magic Files ooocoocccocccoocconccconnncocnnonaronancnnaronannnnas 121 Chapter 19 Exporting to Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 oonccoccconnciccnnoccconcncnnanono 122 Chapter 20 Exporting to Reel Logix R Production Calendar coocccocccccncincccnno 123 lee eege 124 EP Scheduling Introduction Entertainment Partner s EP Scheduling helps you to translate your screenpla
46. d with advanced search parameters The Advanced Find is based on a logic equation i e Find all of B and or C if it is A Or you could read it as A toB and or C Access Advanced Find Two Methods e Click on the Advanced tab in the Find window e Select Find Advanced from the Edit menu FS Find S elect Find Advanced Find Select Sheets or Strips Operator Farrel Find Select Sheets or Strips in Sentence Form Read only Fire All Farad Mert Hind Eres Look in sheets x Sheets Stripboard Stop tra Look for Strips in Display Order Sheet Order P more stripe Te Beginning Ot Be Section 1 Advanced Find Navigation Find Select Sheets or Strips The following components are used for determining the search parameters of your Advanced Find Field The Breakdown Sheet field in which the data you wish to find is located i e a sheet number would be in the Sheet field 99 Operator The method in which the results relate to the Value The Operator options vary with the selected Field Name Operator Value What you wish the results to be equal to or not equal to The Value will feature a drop down menu of options for certain Field Names such as Set Location and Sequence The lists are populated by elements you have already created for the schedule And Or The connecting operator to the next line of Find parameters Andie a AND OR Add Remove Buttons Use the
47. directly to the merged sheet The second of the two sheets you merged will cease to exist individually It is now part of the first of the two sheets that you merged Duplicating Existing Sheets Recreates the content of an existing sheet as the basis for a new sheet 49 50 For example one scene may have the same set and most of the same characters as another Duplicating the sheet saves you time and allows you to make only minimal required adjustments From the Breakdown Sheet 1 Navigate to the sheet you wish to duplicate 2 Click on the Duplicate icon CTRL D Mac CMD D Renumbering Sheets After rearranging the Stripboard or adding new sheets you may wish to renumber the breakdown sheets to reflect the new order Note The Renumber Sheets icon is only available when Sheet Numbering is set to Manual in Schedule Preferences Please refer to Chapter 2 Schedule Setup for more detailed information on Schedule Preferences 1 Click on the Renumber Sheets icon CTRL T Mac CMD T Renumber Sheets X Renumber Breakdown Sheets in Sheet Order 2 Select the order you wish the Renumber to reflect e Board Order The current strip order on the active Stripboard e Sheet Order The current sheet order of the Breakdown Sheets The sheets will be renumbered immediately Chapter 7 Calendar The EP Scheduling Calendar enables you to view and edit the production schedule in a calendar format Here you will edi
48. e Strip Design 2 Print Preview Displays the Strip exactly as it would look if printed 3 Designer Settings Accesses the Designer Settings window 4 Selection Arrow Allows you to select Strip elements 5 Box Draw Creates draws a box 6 Horizontal Line Draw Creates draws a Horizontal Line 7 Vertical Line Draw Creates draws a Vertical Line 8 Text Box Creates box in which text can be typed 9 Text Orientation Orients all text displayed within the selected text box 10 Justification Justifies text to the left center or right of the box 1 Make Same 7 Font Size 2 Stack Distribute 6 Font 8 Bold 4 Wrap Text 9 Italicize 10 Line Width 1 Make Same Sizes the new box to be the same as the selected current box 2 Stack Distribute Stacks Distributes boxes horizontally or vertically nearer to or further from the top left most box 3 Alignment Aligns the new box with the selected current box 4 Wrap Text Separates text into as many lines as can be accommodated in the box 5 Borders Places an underline overline or box in a selected field You must either Print or Print Preview to see the borders 6 Font Lists Font options for strip text 7 Font Size Lists Font size options for strip text 8 Bold Bolds selected text 9 Italicize ltalicizes selected text 10 Line Width Designates width options for lines drawn Section 2 Strip Categories The Strip Categories are
49. ed field 4 Print or Print Preview to view the border selection 113 Chapter 16 Day Out of Days A Day Out of Days report shows the dates and times that selected Category elements are being utilized Cast Members is the Category most commonly selected for report generation with this function Section 1 Creating a Day Out of Days Report 1 Go to File select Print View CTRL P Mac CMD P 2 Click on the Day Out of Days tab Print View Categories Cast Members Background Actors Stunts Vehicles Props Special Effects ardrobe Makeup Hair The Day Out of Days window will open 3 Select the category for which you wish to generate a Day Out of Days report 4 Click on View Note If no Day Breaks are set or there are no strips in the scheduled area a Day Out of Days report will not be available 114 Day Out of Days Report Page 1 of 14 A Se PDF d bk PO E NE E ee f Te p ed y Ta y i SootingDay 1 2 3 4 5 q fJ Zoe Ces a ERR KT SS ELN e ES ESE DOE EJES E E A o E as a EE ES e en IS E ES Wes ent ES eg AE EE Zen ae ES EE EE E E E PEA aT fae ES a ee es A a be ee be A eeng ul O all Seel nl nm Se i I E had EA E cae zy ie eS SA be A a ILI LUT Sen HUA TT E i 2 Carter The Day Out of Days Report for the category selected will display immediately Use the right or left navigation arrows to sc
50. egory will appear immediately in the Breakdown Sheet and Category Manager Duplicating a Category From the Category Manager Select the Category you wish to duplicate Click on the Duplicate icon or right click and select Duplicate Category The Edit Category window for the duplicate will display Make all the necessary Element Default selections Click OK The new category duplicate will appear immediately in the Breakdown Sheet and Category Manager listing GE i Deleting a Category From the Category Manager 1 Select the Category you wish to delete 2 Click on the Delete icon or right click and select Delete Category 3 A dialog box will appear for confirmation of the category deletion 38 EP Schedulina ne K Do you really wank to delete category Vehicles Click Yes to complete the deletion If the category does not contain any elements it will be deleted from the Category Manager listing immediately If the category does contain elements a warning will display and the category will not be deleted a TT x AN Category Vehicles contains elements and cannot be deleted Section 3 Rearranging Categories EP Scheduling allows you to rearrange the order in which Categories appear in your schedule 1 Open the Category Manager 2 Select the category listing you wish to move Category Manager 4 al Ed Category Mame Cast Members 60 Backgro
51. ement entry field 2 Click the New button to add the new element into the Element List 3 Click the Insert button insert the element into the Breakdown Sheet Or 1 Type the new element in the element entry field followed by a semicolon Hit the Return key The new elements will be created and listed in the Category immediately 21 Insert Existing Elements to Breakdown Sheet Two Methods 1 From Element Quick Entry Select the element you wish to insert from the Element List 2 Click on the Insert button Or 1 From Element Quick Entry double click on the element in the Element List that you wish to insert Or 1 From the Breakdown Sheet click on the Category that contains the element you wish to insert Elements Add Hew Element George Mary C3 Harry amp Uncle Billy Mr Potter Mr Gover Ernie Bert Joe Clarence Violet amp Ma Bailey Mirz Hatch eorge decks P min share George s Rickety Car Martini s Rickety Truck Sam s Black Town Car Props 50 3 Highballs 6 6 Shovels 31 Banquet Plates Special Effects SLOT Crackling Fire Opening Dance Floor Wardrobe Army Uniform Curlers A list of existing elements will appear with selected elements denoted by a green checkmark 1 Select the element you wish to insert Section 3 Edit Element Window The Edit Element window provides access to a variety of functions such as 22 Specifying Day Out of Days
52. ent 0 Security 0 Additional Labor 0 Visual Effects 2 Mechanical Effects 4 Scene s 48 Int Ext Set le S PorcH OF BAILEY HOUSE I Synopsis Script Day ita Bailey and Annie talk Location Sequence D ha Unit y Back Story Notes i TERNERA Elements FRONT HALL BAJLEY HOME 15 54 Int GEORGE S OFFICE vie 56 58 60 62 GEORGES OFFICE Cast Members 6 5 Int GEORGES OFFICE l George 12 Ma Bailey Props 16 Annie 50 18 Cousin Eustace 6 Background Actors 31 Miscellaneous 0 15 Train Passengers Special Efi Notes 3 20 Onlookers Built In Categories 20 Restaurant Patrons OUTER OFFICE BLDG AND LOAN L Script Day 9 20 Townspeople 7 Sequence 5 OUTER OFFICE BLOG AND LOAN O unit 5 End of Day 7 Tuesday Dece y i Tump ore bridge Int OUTER OFFICE BLDG AND LOAN Location 0 George decks Bert Gs Int PARLOR Set 98 Gun shots Wednesday Dec Car screeches to a stop 28 4 Int Vehicles 43 Int V YORK OFFICE Ernie s Cab 30 40 Int 8 George s Rickety Car 3 o OE E E E E E E E E E E E O O O O O O a zo o a A a ll BIAS OHM VINI O BININ NN MN gt aje eIn OJN OSE iNe SMO OO SHS HO Oo Sooo aje 2 MYO Shi Hy HK SMW OO S gt Oo Solo sl Modified Cascade Window will be automatically m
53. entries of the same element 1 Select Element from the Field menu 2 Specify the Condition for the search 97 3 Specify the Category in which you wish to search Selecting All Categories will yield the most results A Select or enter an Element for the Value field 5 Click the Search Elements button SZ Find Select Find Advanced Field Condition Value Elements bet Containing x house Category fan Categories Ba Search Elements Board ID Element Category Ma Bailey s Boarding Set Dressing BEDROOM GEORGE FRONT PORCH OF HO GEORGE S HOUSE GRANVILLE HOUSE HALLWAY GEORGE S HOUSE House Owner Cast Members MARTINI S NEVY HOUSE Get OLD GRANVILLE HOU Set PORCH OF BAILEY H Set SIDE OF HOUSE Set TOLL HOUSE ON BRID Set Find Prey Look in Sheets All listings that meet your search criteria will be listed immediately No Results You will be notified by the No Find Results window if the search was not successful Ho Find Results Ci Scheduling has finished searching The search item was not found Section 3 Find All Find Next Find Prev To find all instances of a Value click the Find All button Not available for Look in Sheets option To find the next or previous instance of a Value click on the corresponding button 98 Chapter 13 Advanced Find You have the option to run a fin
54. eorge D Element George D Create Anchor Delete Anchor Add Element Remove Element Anchors List Linked Elements List Anchor Mame Element Category Board ID Element Category Preferences The Element Linking Manager window will appear 2 Inthe left hand column select a Category and a subsequent Element from the dropdown lists and click the Create Anchor button 3 With the Anchor Element highlighted in the left hand column select a Category and subsequent Element in the right hand column and click Add Element 4 Continue adding as many linked elements as desired and click the Close button at the bottom of the window when you are done Anchors List Linked Elementa List Category Board ID Category H George Cast Members Sa eee Expensive Furs Georges Mouth Bl Makeup Hair 5 Return to the Breakdown Sheet and insert the Anchor Element that you set up Notice that the Linked Elements are also automatically inserted Note If an element is linked to an anchor and is also an anchor itself all the linked elements for both anchors will be inserted Element Linking Groups Creating element linking groups allows you to set up different sets of linked elements for the same anchor 44 For example if a character has an eye patch and a gun for a third of the script a cloak and a dagger for a third and a bandana and a whip for the rest of the script you can set up the three different groups of linked elements
55. ers 96 Search Elements Only active when conducting an Element Find Click to run a search within the Elements List Click this button when you wish to locate a Value within a long list of elements Search Elements Look in Specify whether you wish to run the search in the Breakdown Sheets or in the Stripboard You will be brought to the Breakdown Sheet or Stripboard immediately stripboard Stripboard Find Buttons e Find Locates the first occurrence of the data you are looking for e Find Next Locates the next occurrence of the data you are looking for e Find All Locates all occurrences of the data you are looking for Not active for Look in Sheets option Section 2 Using Find 1 Select an option from the Field drop down menu 2 Specify a Condition 3 Specify a Category in which you wish to search active for Element find only 4 Specify a Value Two Methods e Type in the Value for which you would like to search e Select the Element for which you wish to search Available for Element search only 5 Select a Look in option located at the lower left of the Find window 6 Click a Find button Find All for Stripboard option or hit the Return key on your keyboard The Find results will display in the window Search Elements For Element searches you may wish to initially narrow the options by conducting a search within the Element List This search is also helpful for identifying duplicate
56. f photography any holidays or travel days when shooting cannot occur and regular off days Saturday and Sunday Category A Category is a collection of Elements that share a common set of properties Categories determine the manner in which Elements are grouped on Breakdown Sheets and also the properties that are available to be set for each Element Day Break See Day Break Strip Day Break Strip Day Breaks are a special type of strip They are placed onto a Stripboard to represent the boundaries of a single day All the strips between two day breaks are scheduled to be shot in a single day Delete Delete refers exclusively to the complete removal of a component breakdown sheet element etc from a schedule See also Remove Design Design objects are those items related to the design and layout of certain components strips reports categories etc that can be imported or exported independently of the schedule itself Day Out of Days Day Out of Days is a report that shows the status of an element for individual days within a schedule Drop Day 124 In a Day Out of Days Report the last day that an element works in a schedule immediately prior to a temporary lay off Drop Exempt In a Day Out of Days report a state that indicates that an element that cannot be dropped cannot have drop days Drop Value In a Day Out of Days report a numeric value that tells the application when a day may be considered as a possible
57. ference the element this field is inactive Total Days 2 Indicates the total number of scheduled days on the active Stripboard with breakdown sheets that reference this element If no breakdown sheets reference the element this field is inactive Element Properties This section is defined in the Edit Category window You can use the default fields or create new fields by accessing the Edit Category window Often these fields are used for cast addresses Section 3 Creating New Elements from Element Manager 1 Click on the Category where the new element is to be located 2 Click on the New icon 28 77 New Element Cast Members New Element Name New Element Board ID T Lock ID Exclude From Stripboard Day out of Days T Allow Hold Days Allow Drop Pickup Days Min Days Between Drop Pickup Usage Total Breakdown Sheets Used on fo Active Schedule Start Finish Total Days Element Properties Full Name OOOO Address FO Phone AA Agent PO AA A New Element window will open Type the name of the new element in the Name field Enter a Board ID Cast ID number If a Board ID is not entered the new element will appear at the end of the current list of elements within the selected Category Complete the rest of the fields optional Click OK The new element will be added to the list immediately Duplicating E
58. field will bring you to that field In some cases single clicking will also select that field s contents and in the case of the Breakdown sheet allow you to type over the existing text Double clicking in a field will highlight its contents and allow you to type over or edit the text Selecting Strips Simply click on a strip to select it It will be displayed in the highlight color to indicate that is selected Selecting Elements Category boxes in Design layout Simply click on a design tool to select it for use This applies to both the Reports and Strips Designer However you must use the Selection Arrow tool to select an existing Category box For more detailed information please see Chapter 10 Strip Designer Section 3 Shortcut Keys EP Scheduling offers a number of shortcuts through the keyboard keys used in combination with the Control CTRL key Macintosh users please substitute the Command CMD key Identical shortcuts perform different functions depending on the module active window in use To use shortcuts simply hold down the Control Mac Command or Apple key and hit the shortcut key at the same time Note The EP Scheduling Quick Tips Card contains a list of all Shortcut Keys One Quick Tips Card is included with each boxed EP Scheduling program purchase A printable Quick Tips card in PDF format is also downloadable from www entertainmentpartners com at no charge Application Breakdown Sheet Window Shortcu
59. gate By Shet y mm Scene s et DayMight a E Synopsis SS Script Page s Script Day i Sequence 40 Section 2 Completing the Breakdown Sheet The top half of the Breakdown Sheet is comprised of fields such as the Scene number Int Ext Day Night Synopsis and Location Each Breakdown Sheet usually corresponds to a single scene and therefore a single strip The bottom half of the Breakdown sheet is comprised of Elements divided into Categories such as Cast Members Props and Scenery Breakdown Sheet Seil E G ii ae Navigate By Sheet Sheet 5cene s Int Ext Day Hight Page s TTT et HEN Synopsis d Script Page s Script Day Unit Sequence Y sl sl gt Entering Scene Information 1 Tab to or click in the Scene s field and enter the scene number Tip To move freely between the fields hit the Tab or Enter key after you have filled out each box or use your mouse to click in each box individually 2 3 Click in the Sheet field and enter 1 for your first sheet Tab to or click in the Int Ext field and select your choice for the scene from the dropdown list of options 4 To enter Set see below Tip As a shortcut type the first letter of your choice such as i or I for Interior You can use this shortcut method for all fields with drop down menus 5 Tab to or click in the Day Night field and select the appropriate time of
60. ghted in black 2 Select Day Off from the list of Special Days options 77 Edit Calendar New Calendar Name New Calendar Days Off T Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu IT Fri T Sat Special Days C Co Travel Holiday Production Dates Prep Start h2m22004 bd Gol Prod Start 2102 2004 Go End of Prod 02 02 2004 Gol End Post 2102 2004 y Gol ores Weekly 1 Simply select the day s you wish to schedule off from the Days Off field with a checkmark The off day s will be shown on the calendar with a red x mark 94 Edit Calendar New Calendar X Name New Calendar Days Off T Sun T Mon IT Tue Wed T Thu IT Fri Special Days J Gy Tr 69 Holiday Day Of te Jone Production Dates Prep Start 202 2004 Go Prod Start 2022004 Go End of Prod 02 02 2004 Go End Pest 21022004 Go Cancel Designating Special Days You can designate special days on your calendar such as a company travel day or a holiday by selecting from the Special Days list 1 Click on the calendar day you wish to designate as a Special Day That calendar day will be highlighted in black 2 Select the Special Days icon that best categorizes the day off Special Day s C Co Travel ea Holiday C Day off Ce Mone 55 The selected calendar day will be marked with both a Red X to indica
61. ging the cursor will become an image of a hand holding a strip 5 Release the mouse button The selected strip will appear in the area at which you released the mouse button The selected strip will remain red until it is deselected or you have clicked off of the strip Or 1 Right click CTRL Click Mac CMD Click the select strip s and select Move to Scheduled The selected strip will move to the end of the scheduled area 2 Stripboard New Stripboard MITE e ESF TT lt T AS ob fe 35 E Layout Thin Horizontal y Board New Stripboard y Calendar 5 Day week D Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 18 pas 4 Ext MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Nighi 1 8 pas pas 1 Ext OLD GRANWILLE HOUSE Nighi 2 Ext RESIDENTIAL STREET Nighi 2 pas 1 Ext STREET Nighi 48 pas 1 2 Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 148 pas 449 Section 3 Scheduling a Day Break This is an essential step You cannot generate a Day Out of Days report without scheduled Day Breaks Note Newly inserted Day Breaks appear after the selected strip Select the strip immediately before the desired location for the Day Break 2 Insert the Day Break zech Two Methods e Click on the Insert Day Break icon e Right click CTRL Click Mac CMD Click and select Insert Day Break The Day Break will be added to the Stripboard with the Day Break date inside of it 88 GEORGES OFFICE GRANWILLE HOUSE Auto Day Breaks Adding Auto Day Breaks
62. h elements to retain the assigned IDs in the event of a Board ID renumber Exclude from Stripboard Select this option if you wish the element to be excluded from appearing on a vertical Stripboard ID table Day Out of Days Allow Hold Days An element s Allow Day Out of Days Hold Days indicates whether or not Hold days should be indicated on the Day Out of Days report for that element Allow Drop Pickup Days An element s Allow Day Out of Days Drop Pickup Days indicates whether or not Drop Pickup day pairs should be indicated on the Day Out of Days report for the element Minimum Days Allowed Between Drop Pickup An element s Day Out of Days Minimum Days Allowed Between Drop Pickup specifies the minimum number of days that should be allowed between element Drop days and Pickup days Usage Total Occurrences Indicates the total number of breakdown sheets on which the element is referenced within the schedule The number includes references from any breakdown sheet in the schedule regardless of whether of not the breakdown sheet is scheduled on any Stripboard Active Schedule Start Indicates the first earliest date that a breakdown sheet referencing the element is scheduled on the active Stripboard If no breakdown sheets reference the element this field is inactive Active Schedule Finish Indicates the last latest date that a breakdown sheet referencing the element is scheduled on the active Stripboard If no breakdown sheets re
63. have the ability to drag and drop each strip with your mouse as you would pick up and replace each strip by hand with a traditional Stripboard Section 1 Stripboard Manager The Stripboard Manager allows easy access to managing and creating boards for your schedule Access the Stripboard Manager 1 Goto Schedule on the menu bar and select Stripboard Manager is tripboard Manager Start Date Endl Date Default Stripboard Default Calendar Feb 3 2004 Feb 3 2004 You will now be in the Stripboard Manager Section 2 Default Stripboard A default Stripboard for your schedule already exists in your Board Manager You simply need to rename it Use the Edit Board window to change the Stripboard name or Calendar From Stripboard Manager Two Methods e Double click on the field labeled New Stripboard e Select the Stripboard listing click on the Edit icon To access the Stripboard from the Breakdown Sheet simply click on the Stripboard icon Section 3 Creating New Multiple Boards You can have several different boards corresponding to the exact same calendar Creating more than one Calendar or Stripboard per schedule allows you to view a schedule with different time scenarios Calendar and Stripboard applied to it From the Stripboard Manager 1 Click on the New Stripboard icon CTRL B Mac CMD B 60 New Stripboard VC Suipboard Manager ASS Start Date End Date Ac 5 Day Week hoy Feb 6 2004 5 Day Week Nov
64. he last Save or AutoSave occurred e No Closes the schedule without saving changes to the schedule since the last Save or AutoSave occurred All changes will be lost and the schedule reverted to the last time it was saved e Cancel Halts the Close Schedule action allowing you to resume work on the active schedule Section 5 Saving A key feature of EP Scheduling is Auto Save Reminder see Chapter 2 Schedule Setup which sets automatic reminders for you to save your schedule at regular intervals However you may wish to conduct a manual save immediately after making important changes to ensure that your work is saved correctly Auto Save Reminder Once set this feature automatically prompts you to save the active schedule at previously selected intervals The Auto Save Reminder is set in your Schedule Preferences Please see Chapter 2 Schedule Setup Save 1 From the File menu select Save CTRL S Mac CMD S E Save As Template Save in __ Templates Defaut Template epst fe Ze File name Mondertul Lite Demo epz Save EN Files of type ES Template files epst D Cancel The active schedule will be saved immediately Save As Save As allows you to save a copy of the current schedule under a different name 1 Go to File select Save As Tip Saving your file schedule with a different name is a good way to create a backup schedule Saving as a Template If after creating your schedule you decide you want
65. her apart from the top left most box Alignment Aligns the new box with the selected current box Wrap Text Separates text into as many lines as can be accommodated in the box Borders Places an underline overline or box in a selected field You must either Print or Print Preview to see the borders Font Lists Font options for strip text Font Size Lists Font size options for strip text Bold Bolds selected text Italicize ltalicizes selected text 0 Line Width Designates width options for lines drawn ZE ae Ee 108 Script Page Script Page Page Count We Inch Centimeter Toggle Breakdown Sheet The sheet is bordered by rulers to assist with your design The boxes inside of the layout represent the categories shown in your report The arrangement of the boxes visually represent your report layout i e the box with the word Scenes is placed where the Scene number is placed on your report Category Box Properties Window 1 Double click on a Category box gt Background Actors Properties Background Actors Selected Category C Remaining Categories IT Growable Wrap Text Special Effects Draw Box ardrobe IT Draw Line Above IT Draw Line Below IT Separate tems with Commas Number of Columns lo cc The Properties window for that Category box will open 2 Make any changes necessary and click OK Section 2 Creating New Report Elements Use design tools to create new elements
66. hile changing what each box represents d 2 3 Double click on a category box This will open the Properties window The Properties window is populated with default categories Select the category you want that box to represent Click OK The new category will replace the original category Adding New Category Boxes Add new category boxes to your report design by selecting from the side list of categories 1 110 Click and hold on the category you want to add This will highlight the category Drag the cursor to the location on the report in which you wish the new category to appear Release the mouse button The new category box will appear in the place you let go of your mouse Aligning Category Boxes Newly added category boxes will not automatically align to the categories already on your report Shift category boxes into place with the Alignment tool You must have more than one box selected for the Alignment option to be active From Strip Designer Two Methods 1 2 3 E Select the box you wish to align the new box to Select the new box Make a selection from the Alignment dropdown list located on the toolbar Or Hold down the Control key CTRL Mac CMD Select the existing Category box to which you wish the new box to align Select the new Category box Right click your mouse and select from the menu of alignment options Set Synopsis Copy Lid Cut Chri Delete Delete
67. icon Merge Sheets x Merge Current Sheet With Next Sheet on Active Board Y Sheet to Be Merged sheet bE al Scene 23 Synopsis Harry returns from school with vite Merge Current Sheet with Sheet OK Cancel The Merge Sheets window will open 3 Specify how you wish the current sheet to merge Merge Current Sheet With e Next Sheet on Active Board Merges the current sheet with the immediately succeeding sheet e Previous Sheet on Active Board Merges the current sheet with the immediately preceding sheet e Next Sheet by Number Merges the current sheet with the succeeding sheet in numeric order e Previous Sheet by Number Merges the current sheet with the preceding sheet in numeric order Merge Current Sheet With Sheet Enter the specific sheet number you wish to merge the current sheet with Click OK 77 Breakdown Sheet OSX e a gt e EE nen ree z Day Number 1 Date Mon Dec 01 2003 Sheet Scene s Int Ext Day Hight Page s Set e729 ex y TRAIN night D la Gs Synopsis Bert and Poster Man work in rain Script Page s Script Day i Sequen P haz2 Back Story ii Location 55 Popcorn George Set Dressing Harry Broken Windows Uncle Billy Bert Ruth Poster Man Background Actors 15 Train Passengers Conductor Vehicles Steam Engine Train Props 52 Bridal Suite Sign 53 10 Travel Posters 54 Luggage You will be brought
68. ield box for which you wish to change the text justification 2 Select a text justification from the Text Justification list of options available on the toolbar The selected category text will now be displayed with the new justification Note Changing the text direction will disable the alignment buttons Strip Fonts 1 Select the category field box for which you wish to change the text font 2 Select a new font style from the Font list of options available on the toolbar The selected field text will now be displayed in the new Font 79 Changing Font Size 1 Select the category field box for which you wish to change the text font size 2 Select a new font size from the Font list of options available on the toolbar The selected field text will now be displayed in the new Font Size Bolding or Italicizing 1 Select the category field box for which you wish to bold or italicize the text 2 Click on either the Bold or Italicize icon available on the toolbar aria ele B Your Stripboard text will now be displayed with the new text style Banner Day Break Area Text Edit Banner Day Break Area text appearance by accessing the Designer Settings window The sample text directly below the setting options will display the setting changes immediately after they are made Access Designer Settings From Strip Designer 1 Click on the Designer Settings icon 2 Strip Designer Horizontal A
69. ilename oatawer Scheduling Examples wonderful Lite Demo mms Browse OK Cancel 2 The Export window will open 3 Select Movie Magic Scheduling 3 7 for the Export To field Click on Browse to locate an alternative location for the file 4 Click OK Consult the Reel Logix Production Calendar documentation for instructions on importing the scheduling file 123 Glossary Allow Multiple Day Breaks Allows reports to show work spanning multiple days This is applicable for situations such as scenes that take multiple days to shoot On the Stripboard multiple day breaks are inserted after a set of strips that will reflect the multiple shoot days Banner See Banner Strip Banner Strip A banner is a special type of strip Banners are placed onto a Stripboard to represent events in the shooting schedule that are not script dependent for example travel days Board See Stripboard Breakdown Sheet A Breakdown Sheet describes a designated unit of work and the Elements associated with that work A Breakdown Sheet is populated with all the elements that will be required to shoot a particular portion of the script A single breakdown sheet can represent a single scene multiple scenes or a portion of one or more scenes Calendar A Calendar describes an ordered sequence of calendar dates in which workdays may be scheduled A calendar also details noteworthy days for a production e start of principal photography end o
70. in the strip where you wish to create or draw the new element box line text box The Selection Arrow becomes a Drawing Tool plus sign or cross the moment the cursor is in the strip layout area Click and hold the mouse button while moving the cursor in the direction you wish the new property to be drawn Once you are satisfied with the new element release the mouse The new element will appear on the strip layout with small black pegs Squares at each corner Tip To delete a design you must use the Selection Arrow to select the element you wish to delete and then hit the delete button on your keyboard Creating a Text Box The Text Box tool lets you easily create text and or category boxes 1 2 el eee Click on the Text Box tool Move your cursor to the area in the strip where you wish to create or draw the new text box The moment the cursor enters the strip layout area the arrow turns into a cross or plus sign The cursor becomes a drawing tool when it is in the cross form Click and hold the mouse button while moving the cursor in the direction you wish the text box to be drawn Once you are satisfied with the size and location of the text box release the mouse An Edit window will open Enter your new text Select attributes for the new text box from options located to the left of the Text field Click OK when you are finished I E Text Properties Please enter your text IT Wrap Text D
71. ind All scheduled z Ext STREET Night 48 pas 12 3 cla 51 VH us a sds int ERNIES CAB ER 10 325 Int BEDROOM WINDOW HATCH HOME Mig hi lz pas 1 2 37 0 Int BEDR ODM GEORGE AND MARYS Night 2 pgs 12 The Find results will appear in the format you specified Additional Search Parameters You can add additional entries to the Advanced Find list with different search parameter 102 And The Find tool will only find elements that meet both the first AND the additional entry parameters This usually yields fewer results because the elements must meet both parameters at the same time Or The Find tool will find elements that meet either the first OR additional entry parameters This usually yields more results because the elements can meet either search parameter After entering the first Find entry as detailed above 1 Select AND or OR from the And Or drop down list of the first Find entry gt Find S elect Find Advanced FindSelect Sheets or Strips Scenes Containing George AND Set Containing Howse Additional rows will be added to list of element parameters 2 Complete the search information parameters as detailed previously The results will display in the selected format 103 Chapter 14 Reports Once you have completed your production schedule you can generate reports You can begin generating reports from any stage of your scheduling process and from any window in the program
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73. inimized to a smaller size and placed in a diagonal sequence beginning from the upper left corner and ending at the lower right corner Each window will layer on top of the previous ARTE E E Schi P ss La Sa Si Sort By Board ID sl A Y George 104 g TE le O Saves ee _ Background Actors 41 Stunts 9 _ Vehicles 11 1 George 10 02 09 2004 2 3 a 4 Props 99 5 6 7 3 Mary 35 02 09 2004 Harry 12 024 0 2004 Uncle Billy 23 024 0 2004 Mr Potter 11 02 24 2004 Mr Gower 8 03 08 2004 Ernie 15 02 09 2004 Bert e 02 09 2004 Joe 1 04 15 2004 Clarence po 02 25 2004 Violet 10 02 11 2004 Ma Bailey 8 02 09 2004 Mrs Hatch 6 024 3 2004 D wn 3 Camera 0 rc o 1 Special Effects 11 _ Wardrobe 23 Makeup Hair 2 9 7 Animals 0 10 Animal Wrangler 0 11 7 Music 1 12 Sound 11 13 CAAT 7 La L i LJ Lal uJ i LJ La uJ Elem Y Ll d Luo La Quick Window Access All windows that are currently open in EP Scheduling are listed for convenient access Simply select the window you wish to navigate to and that window will become active on top Section 2 Selecting and Highlighting Right click Mac CTRL click Right clicking on a schedule element will offer a shortcut to editing tools 1 Right click on the item for which you wish to reveal the shortcut tools Single click Double click Single clicking in a
74. ips that are going to be shot This represents the actual shooting schedule Strips excluded from this section are not to be shot and are unscheduled Sheet See Breakdown Sheet Shoot Day A day on which filming occurs or can occur e a day for which a Day Break strip exists on the Stripboard Strip A strip is a visual representation of a Breakdown Sheet that is placed onto a Stripboard to create a schedule Stripboard A Stripboard represents a schedule through an ordered collection of Stripboard Days scheduled for work beginning on the start date and proceeding on each subsequent workday identified on the associated Calendar Stripboard Day A Stripboard Day is an ordered collection of Strips on a Stripboard that are scheduled for work within a single day Delineated by a Day Break Strip Remove Refers exclusively to the elimination of an element from a Breakdown Sheet or sheets Removing an element does not delete it See also Delete Report A grouping of data that can be printed viewed on screen or exported as a report layout object Template Template files are based on the preferences and design components of previously created Schedule documents Unscheduled Area Section of a Stripboard that is used to hold strips not yet scheduled on the Stripboard 126 Work day In a Day Out of Days report a day designated on a Calendar on which work can be scheduled Not all work days on a Calendar will actually be scheduled
75. is a quick way to schedule Day Breaks for the entire Stripboard schedule at one time You will be prompted to designate the maximum number of pages to schedule for each day This number is the maximum number of pages that will appear between Day Breaks 1 Click on the Auto Day Breaks icon Auto Day Breaks x Maximum Pages Per Day The Auto Day Breaks Maximum Pages per Day prompt will open 2 Enter the maximum number of pages strips you wish to schedule per Day Break 3 Click OK E Stripboard New Stripboard f yA Zr E De z LS db E Strip Layout Thin Horizontal y Board New Stripboard acneduled Ext STREET Night 48 pas 1 2 Ext SIDE OF HOUSE Nighi 148 pas 849 e Ext MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Night 18 past End of Day 1 Monday December 1 2003 2 5 8 pgs ig fag Tint ERNIES CAB Tay 1208 pas 127 End of Day 2 Tuesday December 2 2003 1 2 8 pgs 9 Ext OLET BICKS BEAUTY SHOP Night 2 1 8 pas 1 11 44 45 17 Int GEORGES OFFICE Night 3 8 pas 1 Fis 128 58 00 62 nt GEORGES OFFICE Day 2 pa End of Day 3 Wednesday December 3 2003 2 6 8 pgs End of Day 4 Thursday December 4 2003 10 2 8 pgs Int SOS NEW YORK OFFICE Nig hi Kl pos 24 Int BEDROOM WINDOW HATCH HOME Nighi 8 pas 1 2 End of Day 5 Friday December 5 2003 sc 2 8 pgs Int BEDROOM GEORGE AND MARY S Nighi 2 pas 1 2 Day Breaks will immediately be scheduled into the entire
76. k OK Section 6 Strip and Strip Text Colors EP Scheduling has default colors assigned to Int Ext but you can customize your own colors for your strips Standard Default Colors White Int Day Yellow Ext Day Blue Int Night Green Ext Night Strip Colors Assigning colors to the strips allows you to readily discern whether a scene is interior or exterior day or night Design Achons Window Help f Report Layouts CP Strip Layouts Chrl h Categor Manager ef Strip Colors Production Info 82 1 Goto Design select Strip Colors a a VIS VIDEO 0 E The Strip Colors window will open 2 Select the field you wish to assign a color to by clicking on it Strip Colors 3 Select a color from the color palette Note Double click on the color palette for additional color selections The selected strip will now display the assigned color in both the Strip Colors window and your Stripboard 83 2 Stripboard Actor Scenario ool A gt a E a S2 al A G Gel Strip Layout Vertical 11 D IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE Director Frank Capra Producer Frank Capra Assistant Director Chris Wilson Script Dated March 4 1947 Selected Strip Day Breaks Banner Colors From Strip Colors window 1 Select Selected Strips Day Break Strip s or Banner Strip s located at the lower left corner 2 Select a color 3 Click OK The changes will be reflected immediately on the Stripbo
77. le Text 2 Click on the Growable Text icon located on the toolbar All of data text inside of the text box that was previously hidden due to size limitations will now be visible The box will continue to expand as needed Report Designer Toolbar E Report Designer Breakdown Sheet 1 107 Print Previcw LT H E Drun les 9 Text Orientation Ll 3 Page Setup 7 Vertical Line Draw 4 Designer Settings 6 Horizontal Line Draw 4 Selection Arrow 5 Box Draw 1 Save Saves the most recent changes made to the Strip Design 2 Print Preview Displays the Strip exactly as it would look if printed 3 Designer Settings Accesses the Designer Settings window Not available in Report Designer 4 Selection Arrow Allows you to select Strip elements 5 Box Draw Creates draws a box 6 Horizontal Line Draw Creates draws a Horizontal Line 7 Vertical Line Draw Creates draws a Vertical Line 8 Text Box Creates box in which text can be typed 9 Text Orientation Orients all text displayed within the selected text box 10 Justification Justifies text to the left center or right of the box 1 Make Same 7 Font Size 2 Stack Distribute 6 Font 8 Bold 4 Wrap Text 9 Italicize 10 Line Width 1 Make Same Sizes the new box to be the same as the selected current box 2 Stack Distribute Stacks Distributes boxes horizontally or vertically nearer to or furt
78. lements 1 Select the element you wish to duplicate 2 Click on the Duplicate icon E Edit Element Cast Members Copy of George Element Mame Copy of George Board ID F Lock ID Exclude From Striphoard Day Out of Days Allow Hold Days T Allow DropPickup Days Min Days Between Drop Pickup Usage Total Occurrences fo Active Schedule Start Finish Total Days Element Properties Full Marne James stewart Address I 24 Balmoral Lane Los Angeles CA 90064 Phone a1 3 555 2345 Agent Jagent Teddy Stein Wrin Morris Agent Ph E 3 555 1427 The Edit Element window for that Element Duplicate will open You can change the Element Name and ID number at this time 3 Click OK The Element Duplicate will be added to the Element List immediately Deleting Elements 1 Select the element you wish to delete 2 Click on the Delete icon A Delete Element confirmation message will display 3 Click Yes to complete the deletion Delete Element Confirm x a K Do vou really want to delete element Copy of George Section 4 Sorting in Element Manager 1 Go to the Sort By dropdown list Sort By Board ID ne na Board lO ZU Dr Element Marne 2 Click on the downward pointing arrow to reveal the dropdown list of Sort options Manual Board ID Locked Element Name Occurrence Start Date Finish Date Total Days Company Travel Work Hold Holiday 3 Select the opti
79. ment Window Access an element s Edit Element window to make element modifications Access the Edit Element Window Each element s details such as the Element name and ID number can be accessed through an info window 1 Select the element for which you wish to see the info window 2 Access the info window Three Methods e Double click on the element e Click on Edit Element icon CTRL K Mac CMD k e Right click and select Edit Element 77 Edit Element Cast Members George Element Name George Board ID fi IT Lock ID Exclude From Stripboard Day Out of Days T Allow Hold Days Allow DropPickup Days Min Days Between Drop Pickup Usage Total Occurrences fi 04 Active Schedule Start fi 2 01 2003 Finish 0210612004 Total Days so Element Properties Full Name James Stewart Address 124 Balmoral Lane Los Angeles CA 90064 Phone 213 555 2345 000 Agent agent Teddy Stein Wrn Morris Agent Ph z1 3 555 1427 coca The Edit Element window will open The window is comprised of the following sections 26 Element Identification Element Name The element s name This is the only field that must be present in all Element Info windows Board ID Used to identify locate and place elements on lists The Board ID is usually a number assigned in order of appearance in the schedule It is not a requirement that Board ID be a number Lock ID Select this option if you wis
80. nd CTRL F Mac CMD F The Find Select window will open Also located in the Find portion of the Edit menu are frequently accessed Find functions such as e Find Sheet CTRL F Mac CMD F e Find Scene CTRL G Mac CMD G e Find Next F3 e Find Advanced Section 1 Find Window Navigation The Find window is comprised of a series of drop down menus and buttons that allow you to search easily E Find S elect Find Advanced Field Condition Fire Elements ba Containing EN Category an Categories bd Search Elements Find Mest Board ID Element Category Find Prey Stop Rind pg Look ir Stripboard bd 95 Field The Field drop down menu is comprised of the field labels that make up your schedule s Breakdown Sheet e Elements Sheet Set Scenes Synopsis etc E Find Select Find Advanced Field Elements Condition Specify parameters to narrow your Find results Condition Containing e Equal To To find results that exactly match the Value entered e Containing To find results that contain segments either whole phrases or single words of the Value entered e Starts With To find results that begin with the Value entered Value Enter the data for which you are searching Category This field is active only when conducting an Element Find Select the specific category in which you wish to search Category D Categories SS All Categories Cast Memb
81. nd Post h2n22004 zl Go cnc The Edit Calendar window will open Creating Additional Calendars You may want to create several calendars in order to view different versions of your schedule 92 From the Calendar Manager Calendar Manager Prep Start Prod Start End Of Prod End Post Default Calendar Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 1 Click on the New icon A new blank calendar will open immediately Renaming Calendar The default name for newly created calendars is New Calendar From the Calendar Manager 1 Access the calendar you wish to rename 2 Click to select highlight the current name in the Name field FS Edit Calendar New Calendar Mame New Calendar Days Off FT Sun IT Man CS Weed mo Fri Sat Special Days Go Travel 6a E Holiday EA Day a Production Dates Prep Start Panozzo ki Go Prod Start 210212004 z Go End of Prod 0202 2004 Go End Post fo2m22004 Gol eres 3 Type a new name for the calendar 4 Click OK 53 Section 2 Building a Calendar Scroll between different months by clicking on the arrow buttons at the top of the calendar located at either end of the month name Selecting Days Off You can designate days off on an individual or weekly basis For example you may wish to schedule all Saturdays off Single days 1 Designate single days off by clicking on the day within the calendar The calendar day will be highli
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83. nt Board IDs in Breakdown Sheet Window Select to hide each Element Board ID while in the Breakdown Sheet window Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet Select to add any newly entered element into the current Breakdown Sheet Goto Next Breakdown Sheet Creates Sheet Select to automatically add a new blank sheet when you click on the Goto Next navigation button while on the final existing sheet of your schedule 17 Chapter 3 Element Quick Entry Element Quick Entry is a tool that allows the quick creation of new elements and makes it easier to Add Remove them on the Breakdown Sheet With the Quick Entry tool you only have to enter information once to have it available for the rest of the schedule Section 1 Opening Quick Entry Two Methods e Goto Breakdown select Element Quick Entry CTRL E Mac CMD E e Click on the Element Quick Entry icon Windows only Element Quick Entry i Element Category cast Members D e Add Mew Elements to Breakdown Sheet Elements List Board ID lemer Uncle Billy ES KA Es a E EE S Bes KS SS KA sc The Element Quick Entry window will open immediately The Element Quick Entry window is comprised of e Element Entry Field and Category List e Elements List e Action Buttons 18 Elernent Add New category Cast Members Elements option e Add Mew Elements to Breakdown Sheet Create new elements by typing into the Element Entry Field Indicate the
84. nts from one category to another the defaults for the new category will be automatically applied to the element after it has been moved All current element properties will be discarded 33 34 Moving Elements in the Edit Element Window You can also move elements in the Edit Element Window by typing in the new category before the name in the Element Name field Be sure to include a colon after the category name and click OK to complete the move Edit Element Cast Members stunts George Element Mame Stunts George Chapter 5 Category Manager The Category Manager lists all the categories that have been created in the active schedule The manager allows you to add modify duplicate or delete the categories Access the Category Manager 1 Select Category Manager from the Design menu E Category Manager JA Jl JE Category Mame ast Members 60 ackground Actors 411 unts 91 ehicles 113 rops 991 amera 0 pecial Effects 11 ardrobe 25 akeupHair 2 himals 07 Morir eee za lzsn IA The Category Manager window will open Section 1 Edit Category Access the Edit Category Window Three Methods 1 Right click on a category Mac Hold down the CTRL key and click 2 Select Edit from the list of options Category Mame Cast Members Extras Stunts Vehicles Props SpecialEffec Delete Category Delete Costumes Edit Category Duplicate Category Or 1 Select a category 2 Click on the Edi
85. on you wish the Element List to be sorted by 30 The Element Manager will display the new sort order immediately Tip You can also sort by clicking on the column headings in Element Manager Manual Sort Move each element into place by using the upward facing and downward facing arrow buttons These arrows become active only when Manual sort is selected 1 Select the element you wish to move 2 Click on either the upward or downward facing arrow button until the element is in the correct position order sot By Manual Renumbering Elements 1 Select the element you wish to renumber if renumbering by Selection 2 Click on the Renumber icon Renumber Renumber Board IDs X Ce Al Elements Starting il Selected Elements cancel The Renumber Board IDs window will open 3 Select a renumber preference e All Elements if you wish to renumber the entire Element List e Selected Elements if you wish to renumber a specific element 4 Enter the Starting Number you wish the newly renumbered list to begin with For example if you enter 223 the first element will be numbered 223 the next entry will be numbered 224 the one after that will be 225 etc 9 Click OK The Element List will be renumbered immediately according to your preferences 31 Merging Elements 1 Select the elements you wish to merge You must select more than one element Note To select multiple elements hold down the
86. ou select will appear as Interpreted Text which is standard text that is enclosed in curly braces The text between the curly braces refers to a set of established fields in the scheduling application When Interpreted Text is rendered the value of the named field replaces the Interpreted Text Picture Tithe Page Number of Total Pages Report Name 5 Click the Font button to change the font settings of either the Header or Footer Note The font settings apply to all fields of the Header or Footer resprectively 6 Click Preview to view the report before printing 118 Day Out of Days Report Page 1 of 14 IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE Day Out of Days Report for Cast Members 0209 0210 0211 0213 os 0214 02 15 02 16 CH 02 18 0219 0220 Sm Mon Wed Fi Day of Week Mon Me Vd ta Bi Sat 7 Click OK to save your preferences Page Setup You have the option set up basic page preferences like the paper and margin sizes of the report and page orientation From the Day Out of Days Preferences window 1 Click on the Page Setup button Page Setup Paper Size Source Letter 8 x11in Tray 1 y Orientation Ge Portrait Margins inches Left os Right os CO Landscape Top os Bottom 0 5 Margins Cancel Printer The report margin preferences can be set in the Day Out of Days window via the Page Set
87. ows for easy movement of Elements between categories Sort By Reveals a drop down menu of Element sorting options Move Element Up Moves selected element up in the list Available in Manual Sort only 10 Move Element Down Moves selected element down in the list Available in Manual Sort only A SS Window Navigation You may opt to automatically arrange the windows on your scheduling desktop by selecting either Tile Vertically or Cascade from the Window menu The Windows menu also offers quick access to all of the windows you currently have open on your scheduling desktop Window Help AA Tile Vertically Cascade Close All Breakdown Sheet Element Manager Element Quick Entry Stipboard Actor Scenario Note In order for the tile or cascade view options to function the windows cannot be in minimized view They can be any size except for completely minimized Tile Vertically Each window will be automatically resized so it fills and fits the screen The windows do not overlap and are placed directly next to each other aale E CDS 13 4 lt gt gt SECH T T E SIE E le S sea Sort By Board Scheduled Ext OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE eet i Sau aie 41 Stunts 9 Vehicles 11 Props 99 Camera 0 Special Effects 11 Wardrobe 23 Makeup Hair 2 Animals 0 Animal Wrangler 0 Music 1 Sound 11 Art Department 0 Set Dressing 45 Greenery 2 Special Equipm
88. r co E larence olet bta Bailey ow rs Hatch 7 Cousin Eustace Friday December 5 2003 ete Bailey arter am Wainwright 2 End of Day 1 End of Day 4 Thursday December 4 2003 ick End of Day 6 Monday December 8 2003 2 pgs End of Day 2 Tuesday December 2 2003 End of Day 5 mM gt 57 O ajaj ki 9 Janie Bailey End of Day 3 Wednesday December 3 2003 2 6 8 pgs 3 3 a Unmodified Chapter 1 Getting Started Before you begin the process of scheduling you should take a moment to familiarize yourself with some of the basics of EP Scheduling This first chapter introduces you to frequently used toolbars the steps to starting new schedules and ways to save them properly You will learn how to set both application preferences such as the New Strip Default Position and individual schedule preferences such as Sheet Numbering colors Section 1 Navigation EP Scheduling offers intuitive navigation with a combination of easy to use toolbars and menus EP Scheduling Menus The EP Scheduling menus offer access to all major modules of the program Once accessed each area such as the Breakdown Sheet or Stripboard has its own functional controls which are available via a toolbar EP Scheduling Fle Edt Breakdown Schedule Design Achons Window Help Main Toolbar Available for Windows systems only Me EP Scheduling Wonderf
89. raw Box a Draw Line Above E Draw Line Below Resizing a Strip Element box You must have the Selection Arrow tool activated in order to resize an element 1 Select the element you wish to alter or reshape The moment an element is selected small black pegs appear at each corner of the element The pegs appear automatically if the element was just created Grab one of the pegs by clicking and holding down your left mouse button Drag the peg until you are satisfied with the shape of the item you have drawn Release the mouse button UN Section 4 Strip Text Appearance Your schedule s strip text is highly editable You can edit very specific Strip Category text or Banner Day Break Area text Strip Category Text Strip Category Text is the text that appears in specific category boxes within the strips You ll find a dropdown list of fonts and font sizes on the Strip Designer tool bar You ll also find the Bold and Italicize tools Changing Text Orientation You can change the orientation of category box text by selecting a direction from the Text Orientation list of options available on the Strip Designer tool bar 1 Select the category field box for which you wish to change the text direction 2 Select a text direction from the Text Orientation list of options 78 You will be able to immediately see the change of direction on the Strip Designer Justifying Text From the Strip Designer 1 Select the category f
90. rips When you initially access a Stripboard all of the Strips are housed in the Unscheduled section of the board by default Use your mouse to manually drag and drop each strip to the Scheduled area of the Stripboard where you can begin adding Day Breaks and Banners Section 1 Tool Icons E Stripboard Actor Scenario M zl coo K 3 A 3 23 ls rip Layout Thin Horizontal D Board actor Scenario Calendar 5 Day Week D Deel KE Stipboard Actor Scenario TINE US as LAN 4 k D 4 een k Insert Auto Day Sort Hide Insert Day Delete All Reorder Break Day Breaks Strips 77 Stripboard Actor Scenario strip Layout Thin Horizontal Board actor Scenario Calendar ls Day Week Strip Layout Allows easy swapping between Strip Layouts Strip Layout Md el Horizontal E Thin Horizontal vertical 11 K 1q a wa SHorizortal A Might Pik 86 Board Allows easy swapping between different Boards Board Jactor Scenario z Actor Scenario Location Scenario Calendar Allows easy swapping between different Calendars Calendar ls Day Week y 5 Day Week Ib Day Week Actor Unavailable Section 2 Scheduling a Strip All Strips are housed in the Unscheduled section of the Board until you schedule them Schedule a Strip by manually dragging and dropping it into the Scheduled section of the Board with the mouse Note If you
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92. roll through multiple page reports Typically a Day Out of Days report is read from left to right Use the Right Navigation arrow to scroll to the last page of the report Day Out of Days Re a Click the Print icon to print the report or click the PDF icon to create a PDF file of the report Mac The PDF option is available in the print dialog Click Print and then Save as PDF Day Out of Days Totals Scroll to the end of a Day Out of Days report to view the Totals such as the total number of Work or Hold days for which an element is scheduled 115 2 Day Out of Days Report Page 7 of 14 MA Uog a Ecg Uncle by Jo O Joao uss RSC s mra i oa sme 0 BM Gower Pose fos fe The Hold Days total for the element The Holidays total between the elements Start and Finish days The element s scheduled start date The element s scheduled finish date The sum of the Work Hold and Company Travel totals for the element 116 Day Out of Days Preferences You can edit the Abbreviations that are used in your Day Out of Days report as well as set the preferences to skip the names after the first page and determine what information will be displayed in the Headers and Footers of the report To access the Day Out of Days Preferences window 1 Gotothe Schedule menu select Day out of Days Preferences CTRL Shift Mac CMD Shift Day Out of Days Preferences E pl Abbreviations Start is
93. rs in your Calendar Manager 1 Select the Calendar you wish to delete 2 Click on the Delete icon E Calendar Manager Delete 3 Click OK to delete Note You cannot delete a calendar that is currently being used by a board Changing the Default Calendar The default calendar is the calendar that will be the default when creating a new Stripboard You may create as many calendars as you wish for your schedule Although only one can be designated as the default it is easy to change the default calendar for your schedule at any time Note The active calendar is the one that is used when printing Reports The active calendar can be accessed by the drop down menu on the Stripboard See Chapter 8 Stripboard 58 1 Access the Calendar Manager CTRL L Mac CMD L 2 Check the box labeled Default for the calendar you wish to have as the default calendar RS Calendar Manager ID sl Lei Prep Start Prod Start End Of Prod End Post 5 Day Week Jun 16 2003 Mow 30 2003 Feb 5 2004 Apr 15 2004 E Day Weck Jun 16 2003 Now 30 2003 Jan 27 2004 Feb 5 2004 Evim Actor Unavailable Jun 16 2003 Now 30 2003 Feb 26 2004 Feb 26 2004 3 Close the Calendar Manager The newly defaulted calendar will now be the default choice when creating a new Stripboard 59 Chapter 8 Stripboard The EP Scheduling Stripboard has a similar look and feel to a traditional Stripboard Each strip corresponds to one breakdown sheet You
94. s inserted after a set of strips reflects multiple shoot days New Designates functionality where objects are created and added to the Schedule Document for the first time It does not refer to the insertion of these objects on an individual breakdown sheet See Insert Preference There are two unique types of program preferences and schedule preferences Both are manipulated using the Set Preferences window Application Preference 125 Application preferences are those preferences whose settings pertain to the entire program as opposed to a single schedule For example the Auto Save function which allows the user to set the time increments by which the system will automatically save an open schedule is a program level preference Schedule Preference Schedule preferences are those preferences whose settings pertain to a single schedule as opposed to the entire program For example the Hide Empty Categories preference which dictates whether categories will be visible on a Breakdown Sheet when they do not contain any elements is set on a schedule by schedule basis and will vary from one file to another Schedule See also Stripboard and Schedule Document Schedule Document A Schedule Document Schedule refers to the entire grouping of boards sheets strips reports and calendars that can be stored in a single EP Scheduling document file See also Schedule Scheduled Area The portion of the Stripboard used to arrange the str
95. scellaneous 20 Restaurant Patrons Crackling Fire Hotes 20 Townspeople Opening Dance Floor gt Empty Categories Car screeches to a stop Army Uniform George decks Bert Curlers Gun shots Make up Hair Jump off bridge Animals Animal Wrangler Ernie s Cab Music George s Rickety Car Sound Martini s Rickety Truck Art Department Adding New Sheets From the Breakdown Sheet 47 48 1 Merge Sheets Add Sheet Cl Breakdown Sheet e Renumber Duplicate Click on the Add Sheet icon CTRL B Mac CMD B The position order of the newly added sheet depends upon the New Strip Position on Default Stripboard selection in Application Preferences Please refer to Chapter 2 Schedule Setup for more detailed information on Application Preferences A new strip will automatically be inserted into the Stripboard for the new sheet Please refer to Chapter 8 Stripboards for more detailed information on managing the Stripboard Merging Sheets Merging Sheets combines the information from two different sheets into one single sheet The sheet that you are merging into or are on takes precedence The only categories that will change as a result of the merge are Sheet Scene and Elements The resulting sheet will be numbered according to the Schema you selected while setting up your Schedule Preferences From the Breakdown Sheet d Navigate to the sheet into which you wish to merge another sheet 2 Click on the Merge Sheets
96. se buttons to either Add or Remove a line of search parameters Note A line for additional search parameters will be added automatically if the And Or option was selected for the previous line Find Select Sheets or Strips Sentence Form Read only This area displays the find parameters you have set in sentence form This may be helpful in determining more complex searches 100 Find Select Sheets or Strips in Sentence Form Read ont FIND the strips on WHICH the Script Page Equal To Look In Same as the Look in option for regular Find This specifies the location in which you wish the search conducted Breakdown Sheets or Stripboard Sheets The Sheets field becomes active when Sheets is selected for Look in Use the Display Order menu to specify the order in which you wish the results to be displayed sheets Stripboard Look for Strips in Display Order Sheet Order D Seege Becinmina zl scheduled Area Scene Order Board Order Stripboard The Stripboard fields become active when Stripboard is selected for Look in Use these fields to narrow your search criteria further such as the exact board area you wish to search as well as the exact board area to which you wish to move the located strips I Move Stripe Tu Look in Stripboard sheets Stripboard Look for Strips in Scheduled Area E Display Order Beginning Of E Scheduled Area a Find Buttons Active buttons depend on
97. sibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this book Entertainment Partners and its subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through use of this software Entertainment Partners and its subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or power loss or repairs Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss IMPORTANT Please read the Entertainment Partners End User License Agreement accompanying the software program s Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement Windows R and Microsoft R are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Mac R Macintosh R and Apple R are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc EP Scheduling Manual Table of Contents Idee Le Dei dn cai acia 1 Chapter 1 Genting laredo raid 2 Section 12 NEE eege 2 Si enee Tele On 2 MERA e e nn 2 Breakdown Sheet Toolbar 3 SiMpPboard TODA EE 4 Element Manager Toolbar nnmn 5 Window Navigation 6 Section 2 Selecting and Highlighting oooccconncconnnicnconiconacocanononannncnnnnonnnnonanaronannrennnrnnaananos 7 Right click Mac PREACICK E 7 ele tel elle Double click at A siete ies pence 7 Selec
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99. strip order 6 Cut Removes selected Strip or Day Break and places it on the clipboard ready to be pasted CTRL X Mac CMD X 7 Paste Pastes the most recently cut strip onto the Stripboard after the selected strip CTRL V Mac CMD V 8 Sort Allows the sorting of strips according to criteria such as sheet set pages and location CTRL T Mac CMD T 9 Hide Unscheduled Toggles visibility of the Unscheduled section of strips Stripboard Actor Scenario x De GG A 3 28 Strip Layout Thin Horizontal D Board actor Scenario D Calendar s Day Week Strip Layout Thin Horizontal Board Jactor Scenario sl Calendar ls Day Week Strip Layout Allows easy swapping between Strip Layouts Board Allows easy swapping between different Boards Calendar Allows easy swapping between different Calendars Element Manager Toolbar Element Manager Ey En sort ey Board ip a 1 New Element Creates a new element CTRL B Mac CMD B 2 Edit Element Opens the selected element info wndow making it available for editing CTRL Mac CMD K Duplicate Element Creates duplicate of selected element Delete Element Deletes selected element Renumber Elements Reassigns Board ID numbers to elements according to current list order 6 Merge Elements Combines two distinct elements into one element Only available when two or more elements are selected Move Elements All
100. such as boxes lines or text boxes in your strip A Ot hee dell 10 109 Selecting and Using Tools 1 2 Click on a tool icon to select it Move the cursor to the location in the report where you wish to create or draw the new element box line text box The Selection Arrow becomes a Drawing Tool plus sign or cross the moment the cursor is in the report layout area Click and hold the left mouse button while moving the cursor in the direction you wish the new components to be drawn Once you are satisfied with the new element release the mouse If you created a text box an Edit window will open where you can enter your new text Click OK when you are finished The new element will appear on the report layout with small black pegs squares at each corner These black squares allow you to resize the element e make a line longer or a box bigger Resizing Boxes ik oS Click on the arrow tool icon Select the element you wish to alter or reshape As you use the arrow tool to select the element small black pegs appear at each corner of the line or square The pegs appear automatically if you just drew the element Grab one of the pegs by clicking and holding down your left mouse button Move the cursor until you are satisfied with the shape of the element Release the mouse button The element will now be in its newly sized shape Changing Report Categories You may keep the layout of the report w
101. t Category icon on the toolbar 35 36 1 Category Mame Cast Members 60 Background Actors 411 Stunts 9 Vehicles 113 Or Double click on the Category listing Edit Category Cast Members x Name Cast Members Sort Elements By Manual Element Defaults Exclude from Stripboard E Apply to Existing Elements T Allow DOOD Drop Pickup E Apply to Existing Elements Allow DOOD Hold Days T Apply to Existing Elements Min Days Between Drop Pickup Ha Apply to Existing Elernents Element Properties New Single line Text Single line Text Delete Single line Text Single line Text Move Up Single line Text Single line Text Sinnlaline Tevt The Edit Category window for that category listing will open 2 Modify the Category here The Edit Category window is comprised of the following sections Category Identification Name Enter the Category Name here Sort Elements By Select how you wish the Elements within the Category to be sorted by Board ID Name Occurrences or Manually Element Defaults e Exclude from Stripboard Select this option if you do not want the Category to appear on a vertical Stripboard e Allow Day Out of Days Drop Pickup Select this option if you wish to allow Drop Pickup days on the Day Out of Days report e Allow Day Out of Days Hold Days Select this option if you wish to allow Hold days on the Day
102. t Key Element Manager Window Shortcut Key New Element CTRL CMD B Edit Element CTRL CMD K Stripboard Window Calendar Manager Window Shortcut Key New Calendar CTRL CMD B Edit Calendar CTRL CMD K Section 4 Starting a New Schedule Begin the scheduling process by creating a new schedule You can begin with a template or open a pre existing one Once created and saved all of your schedules can be accessed with ease Creating a New Schedule from a Template EP Scheduling offers the ability to create your own templates to work with 1 Go to the File menu and select New Schedule from Template CTRL N Mac CMD N Select an EPS Template File X Look in Templates D E SES ey Default Template epst i Desktop Fe My Documents File name Open Matec ame Files of type BS Template files epst y Cancel 2 Select a Schedule Template 3 Click Open Your new schedule will have the same category strip and report design as the template Opening a Pre Existing Schedule Saved schedules are stored in a conveniently accessible folder 1 Go File select Open Schedule CTRL O Mac CMD 0 Select a Schedule File Look in L Examples mm old Test Show epad E Wonderful Life Demo epad Recent Sa File name Open ODEM Files of type Schedule files eped rime Cancel 2 Select the schedule you wish to open 3 Click Open A window with a list of existing sched
103. t and specify the following e Days off e Special Days holiday travel day etc e Production Dates Prep Start Prod Start etc Access the Calendar Manager Two Methods e Click on the Calendar Icon Windows only Fle Edt Breakdown Schedule Design Achons Window Help i Calendar Icon e Goto Schedule select Calendar Manager CTRL L Mac CMD L Calendar Manager ae start Prod Start End Of Prod End Post 5 Day Week Jun 76 Pios Feb 5 2004 Apr 15 2004 D Day Week Jun 16 2003 Mov 30 2003 dan 37 2004 Feb 5 2004 Actor Unavailable Jun 16 2003 Moy 30 2003 Feb 26 2004 Feb 26 2004 The Calendar Manager window will open Section 1 Creating a Calendar Newly created schedules are designed with pre existing default calendars which can simply be accessed and edited EP Scheduling also allows you to create mulitple calendars for the same schedule Default Calendar From the Calendar Manager 1 Access the Default Calendar 91 gt Calendar Manager la ES Prep Start Prod Start End Of Prod End Post Default Calendar Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Two Methods e Double click on the Default Calendar listing e Click to select the Default Calendar listing then click on the Edit icon Edit Calendar Default Calendar co Iravel sa E Holiday O Day Off one Production Dates Prep Start bozonge 2 Go Prod Stat o2m220047 Go End of Prod 02022004 Go E
104. t linking to help with adding and removing linked elements 1 Click on the Preferences button in the lower left hand area of the element linking window 45 Preferences security Breakdown Sheet Preferences Enable Security sheet Numbering Automatic S Hide Element Board IDs in Breakdown Sheet Window Password le Add New Elements to Breakdown Sheet Confirm Password le Goto Next Breakdown Sheet Creates Sheet Element Linking Preferences Insert Linked Elements Automatically si Remove Linked Elements Atter confirmation OK Cancel The Preferences window will open 2 There are two dropdowns that pertain to Element Linking Insert Linked Elements e After Confirmation A confirmation window will appear confirming the linked elements that are to be inserted into the breakdown sheet e Automatically The linked elements will automatically be added no confirmation window will appear e Never Linked elements will never be added at all making element linking inactive Remove Linked Elements e After Confirmation A confirmation window will appear confirming the lined elements that are to be removed from the breakdown sheet e Automatically The linked elements will automatically be removed no confirmation window will appear e Never Linked elements will remain on the page and have to be removed manually 3 Set your preferences and click the OK button Note The element linking onl
105. te a day off and the Special Days icon you selected February 2004 am bad Sun me qm E a DUNN EE de Setting Production Dates Your production dates must be set in a chronological order with start dates occurring prior to the end dates This is the most important piece of information for your calendar The rest of the schedule originates from the designated start date Two Methods e Selecta date from the drop down calendar of the Production Date you are setting Production Dates Production Dates Prep Start h2 02 2004 Go Prod Start 22 2004 gt Go i 2 3 4 5 6 7 End of Prod 02 02 2004 Go a ala End Post Prozo Go 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 25 2d Or e Manually enter the correct date into the Production Date field using mm dd yyyy format Note The End of Prod date is cannot be modified This date is calculated by the number of Daybreaks in the Scheduled area of the active board Completing the Production Calendar When you are satisfied with your calendar click on the OK button at the lower right corner of the Edit Calendar window 96 You will be brought back to the Calendar Manager window and your newly created calendar will be listed E Calendar Manager Prep Start Prod Start End of Prod Ot Prod End Post Default Calendar Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Feb 2 2004 Sample Calendar Feb 2 2004 Feb 6 2004 Feb 6 2004 Feb 6 2004 Note
106. the fields provided Picture Title Director etc 3 Click OK E Stripboard Actor Scenario Page Count IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE Director Frank Capra Producer Frank Capra Assistant Director Chris Wilson Script Dated barch 4 1947 67 The Header Board will immediately display the information you entered for Production Info The Production Info will also appear in the schedule reports as well The production cast list with board ID numbers is also available on the Stripboard s vertical layout view Character E GE Uncle Billy i fos ae fo paer ks E rs fon wane P 15 26 29 janie Bailey Tom 68 Chapter 9 Strip Appearance EP Scheduling enables you to manually change the strip design for your Stripboard You can alter the strip s interior layout as well as specify the categories that appear in the strip Section 1 Accessing the Strip Layout Manager The Strip Layout Manager allows you to manage active strip layouts The Strip Layout Manager window lists existing strip designs labeled by name layout orientation horizontal or vertical and size File Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actons Window Help Report Layouts Ctrl F m m y S Strip Layouts Ctrleb Category Manager AE Strip Colors Production Info 1 Goto Design select Strip Layouts CTRL M Mac CMD M Vi Strip Layouts 0 Vertical H Horizontal Horizontal A Horizontal Thin Horizontal Horizontal The Strip
107. ting the Element Sum Field lf you have an Element Sum field on your strip layout you can choose whether you would like numbers text or both numbers and text displayed 1 Double click on the Element Sum box in the Strip Designer 7 Element Sum Properties Element Sum TP Wrap Text IT Draw Box Draw Line Above l Draw Line Below Page Number Select Category cast Members Count E Supress Zero Totals C Text C Text Count caca The Element Sum Properties window will open 2 Select either the Count Text or Text Count options 3 If Text or Text Count is selected enter the desired text in the box to the right 74 4 Ifthe sum is ever zero you can choose to not have this number displayed by suppressing zero totals 5 If you select the Text Count option you must enter the letter followed by a colon E Supress Zero Totals a on 6 Click OK Adding New Category Boxes from the Category list Add new category boxes to your strip layout by selecting from the side list of categories Note This will not replace a current category but will create a new one Location Sequence ScriptP age ScriptD ay ID List 1 Select and drag a category name from the list to the area on the strip you wish the new category to be located Note The new category cannot be dropped into an area that is already occupied by another category 2 Release the mouse button to drop the category into place
108. to use the format for a new schedule you can save it as a template 1 Goto the File menu and select Save As Template 12 2 Type a name for the new template in the space provided 3 Click OK Note The schedule you used to create the new template will still be active Remember to save and close this schedule to begin a new schedule from the template The new template is immediately available for use Revert If you have made changes to the schedule but do not wish to keep them use the Revert feature to change the schedule back to the state it was in when the last Save was conducted 1 Go to File then select Revert gt EP Scheduling Wonderful Life Demo epsd Fle Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actior New Schedule From Template Ctrl P New Blank Schedule Open Schedule L nii Revert bd Save Ctrl 5 Save As H Save As Template Revert Import Export gt Print View Ctrl P Recent Schedules E xit Alt F 4 The current window will close and the schedule will immediately be reverted back to what it was when it was last saved 13 Chapter 2 Schedule Setup Setting up your schedule is simple Keep in mind that once your preferences are set you do not need to go through this process each time you create a new schedule Simply save the schedule with your preferences as a template which you can then use to create new schedules Make modifications as necessary for the new schedule Section 1 Setting Schedule
109. ul Life Demo epad Fle Edt Breakdown Schedule Design Actons Window Help New Blank Schedule Creates a New Blank Schedule Open Schedule Opens an existing Schedule Save Schedule Saves current Schedule Print Schedule Prints current Schedule Show Breakdown Sheets Shows Breakdown sheets for current Schedule Show Stripboard Shows Stripboard for current Schedule Show Element Quick Entry Shows Element Quick Entry window for current Schedule Show Calendar Shows Calendar for current Schedule Close All Windows Closes all currently open windows 0 Show Help Shows Help section for EP Scheduling Bo ee EE Breakdown Sheet Toolbar 7 Breakdown Sheet 11 12 J af Oy Lal a a E Sit Cl Navigate Ey Sheet Add Sheet Adds a new Breakdown Sheet CTRL B Mac CMD B Merge Sheets Combines the elements of two sheets into one Duplicate Sheet Creates a new sheet with all the properties of the active sheet CTRL D Delete Sheet Permanently removes the active sheet Renumber Sheet Reorders breakdown sheets to reflect the same order in which corresponding strips appear on the Stripboard or reorders breakdown sheets according to Sheet order CTRL T First Sheet Navigates to the first sheet of the schedule CTRL 1 Mac CMD 1 Previous Sheet Scrolls to the previous sheet CTRL Left Arrow Mac CMD Left Arrow Next Sheet Scrolls to the next sheet CTRL Right Arrow Mac CMD Right Arrow Last Sheet
110. uled Strips x Sort By Order O Cancel The Sort window will open 2 Click on the Add button to add a sort level Sort Scheduled Strips x Remove Sort By OK Cancel Add additional sort levels by clicking the Add button Delete sort levels by selecting the level you wish to delete and clicking the Remove button 3 Specify the sort parameters by selecting Sort By and Order options Sort Scheduled Strips Sort Scheduled Strips Sort By Sort By Ascending OK Cancel 66 If you select Ascending the corresponding Sort Level will be listed in ascending order If you select Descending the corresponding Sort Level will be listed in descending order 4 Click OK The Sort will occur immediately Note All assigned Daybreaks will be deleted upon sorting Section 8 Production Information Production Information includes details such as the production title director s name and producer s name 1 Goto Design on the menu bar and select Production Info E Production Info ME Picture Title rs A WONDERFUL LIFE Production Mo J541 Company rico Productions Inc Prepared By kan TANG Director Frank Capra Timing Producer Frank Capra Episode No LPM Misc 1 Assistant Director chris Wilson Misc 2 Art Director Misc 3 Set Dresser Misc 4 Script Dated arc 4 1947 The Production Info window will open 2 Enter the correct information in
111. ules will open The window will be determined by the Default Open Path set in Preferences 10 Opening a Recent Schedule EP Scheduling retains up to four of the most recently opened schedules in an easily accessible list FS EP Scheduling untitled3 epsd File Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actions Window Help New Schedule From Template Ctrl FTT EES t F Mew Blank Schedule gt Open Schedule Lia LE Close Schedule Ctrl S Hitta Kl Save Cla Dave As GI Save s Template ever Import Export C Print ties Ctrl P Recent Schedules CAEPDatatEP SchedulingiExamples onderful Life Demo epzd AbEA CA EPDataEP SchedulingsE vanmplez old Test Show epad 1 Goto File select Recent Schedules A list of the last four schedules will appear 2 Select the schedule you wish to open The schedule will open immediately Note You cannot have more than one schedule open at a time If you already have a schedule open you will be asked if you wish to save the current schedule before the new one is opened Click Yes to save the current schedule and to open the new schedule Save S Do you want to save new schedule untitled3 eped Closing a Schedule 1 Go to File select Close Schedule CTRL Shift W Mac CMD Shift W Save Ed K Do you want to save the changes made to Wonderful Life Demo epsd A window will open prompting you to save the schedule before closing 11 e Yes Saves all changes to the schedule since t
112. und Actors 411 Stunts Sy Vehicles 117 Prop 99 3 Click on either the upward or downward facing arrow button until the category is in the correct position order 39 Chapter 6 Breakdown Sheet The Breakdown Sheet you will use to enter your elements onscreen looks nothing like the traditional paper based breakdown sheet Once you generate a report based on your onscreen entries you will be able to print out a version that more closely resembles the traditional breakdown sheet format Breakdown Sheet Breakdown Sheet Report Aas 8 4 gt drenke pee e o Shom Sremnete mEn xet Bly Might Paie las Ex a PORCH OF sarev House fer Eh synopsis Cast Members Background Actors Maecini s Pickecy Teuck Sia a Black Ton Cae Prope 50 3 Nighballs 6 6 Shovels Jl Banque Flabea Special Eiiecta 2 digt z M Wai Ley A E mm N I E in P nq ra 20 Onlookers Opening bence Floor Stunts Wehicles 20 Dearausnng Farzona Ceackling Fire al Taimnapeaple Engi Stun Gun shots Arey Uniforca Deosoe decks Beet Curl Lag acgecchea ff a itip Jump 622 bxidq Vehicles Eznic s Cab be rgr a Hicks Caz Section 1 Accessing the Breakdown Sheet 1 Goto Breakdown select Breakdown Sheet CTRL Y Mac CMD Y A Breakdown Sheet will open The Breakdown Sheet will be blank if it is the first time you are accessing it for the current Schedule Al Breakdown Sheet El CHE kal ad 4 E Z Navi
113. up Dialog box Nothing is printing in the margin areas of a report page 119 Chapter 17 Importing Files EPS allows users to import data from Script Export sex files To import a Script Export file 4 5 120 Open the schedule you wish to import the sex files into or open a new schedule from a template Go to File select Import Select the sex file you wish to import into EP Scheduling Look in E Desktop lez g My Computer GE My Network Places EPB PDFs GLOBAL VISTA ES Out4Life sex R File name JoutaLite sex Import Mahi ae Files of type sex files sex y Cancel Click Import Creating Breakdown Sheet All of the Categories set descriptions and elements from that sex file will be integrated into the active schedule Chapter 18 Opening Movie Magic Files EP Scheduling allows you to open your old Movie Magic files directly in the program as you would any regular EP Scheduling file To open a Movie Magic Scheduling File Go to File select Open Schedule CTRL O Mac CMD 0 The Schedule File window will open Select the Movie Magic Files mms you wish to open Click Open NS A Copy of the selected Movie Magic Scheduling file will be converted into EP Scheduling with a the default name Untitled The original Movie Magic Scheduling file will remain intact Conduct a Save As to change the name of the new EP Scheduling file and to save any changes you have made in
114. wish to edit 23 oe 24 Edit Category Cast Members Cast Members BoardID CCC E gt Al ee Fuere Singlestne Text a per Singetne Text Since tine Test Ine re Te The Edit Category window will open Check to select the Element Defaults you want to add or deselect to remove Add edit or delete from the Element Properties line items Click OK Chapter 4 Element Manager The Element Manager offers a convenient method to view edit and manage the Elements in your production schedule Each Element is listed with its Board ID Name and number of Occurrences in the schedule Section 1 Access the Element Manager 1 Go to Breakdown select Element Manager Element Manager WEIS Cast Members 59 Board ID i E _ Background Actors 41 Element Name Occurrence George Mary La ee Sort By Manual y aA Y 104 02 09 2004 02 09 2004 04 20 2004 0416 2004 Start Date Finish Date Total Days Co ag mm Hold Holiday 50 50 C Stunts 9 Harry 0210 2004 04 20 2004 2 Vehicles 11 Uncle Billy 024 0 2004 04 19 2004 Mr Potter 02 24 2004 04 08 2004 L Camera 0 Mr Gower 0308 2004 04 13 2004 1 2 3 L 4 L Props 99 5 L 6 L Special Effects 11 7 8 Ernie 02 09 2004 0419 2004 C Wardrobe 23 Bert 02 09 2004 04 05 2004 C MakeupHair 2 Joe 0415 20
115. y Breaks icon e Right click Mac CTRL Click and select Delete then All Daybreaks All of the Day Breaks will be deleted Section 7 Cut Cutting a strip will remove the strip and place it on the clipboard to be pasted elsewhere 1 Select the strip you wish to cut 2 Cut the strip Two Methods 1 Click on the Cut icon Or 1 Right Click CTRL Click 2 Select Edit then Cut Rescheduling a Cut strip Once the strip is in the Cut section you can easily add it back into the schedule Three Methods Paste Icon 1 Select the strip immediately before the desired location for the Cut strip 2 Click on the Paste icon CTRL V Mac CMD V The strip will automatically be inserted into your chosen spot Or Paste 1 Select the strip immediately before the desired location for the Cut strip 2 Right click Mac CTRL Click and select Paste from the Edit menu The strip will automatically be inserted into your chosen spot Or Click and Drag 1 Select the strip you wish to reschedule 2 Click and drag the strip to the desired location on the board 3 Release the mouse button to drop the strip into its new location 91 Section 8 Reordering Strips Reordering Strips allows you to place your strips in a new order without manually dragging each strip to its new location Simply type the strip numbers in the order you want them to appear Note You need to know the exact order you wish the strips to be in gt
116. y affects the current breakdown sheet Meaning if an anchor is removed and the preference is set to remove the linked elements it will only affect the current breakdown sheet Other breakdown sheets will not have the elements removed also Show Hide Empty Categories To show all categories on the Breakdown Sheet including those that do not contain any elements click on the Show Hide Empty Categories button on the toolbar Click on the button again to revert to the previous state FP 7 Breakdown Sheet E Gmax al are E Show Hide Empty Categories Hide Empty Categories Only those categories that contain elements are listed Elements Cast Members Sam s Black Town Car 15 Cousin Eustace Props 16 Annie 50 3 Highballs 12 Ma Bailey 6 6 Shovels l George 31 Banquet Plates Background Actors Special Effects 20 Towmepeople nom 20 Restaurant Patrons Crackling Fire ZU Onlookers Opening Dance Floor 15 Train Passengers Army Uniform Car screeches to a stop Curlers George decks Bert Show Empty Categories All categories are listed including those that do not contain elements LE Elements Cast Members Sam s Black Town Car Set Dressing l George Props Greenery 12 Ma Bailey 50 3 Highballs Special Equipment 16 Annie 6 6 Shovels Security 18 Cousin Eustace 31 Banquet Plates Additional Labor Background Actors Camera Visual Effects 15 Train Passengers Special Effects Mechanical Effects 20 Onlookers Snow Mi
117. y into an actionable plan for shooting your film Once you have completed your schedule you will have a sequence for shooting a record of the working days for each actor a breakdown sheet for each scene listing all elements required for shooting a calendar shooting schedules and Day Out of Days reports that you can print and distribute to cast and crew members EP Scheduling also makes it easy for you to save multiple versions of your schedule EP Scheduling Wonderful Life Demo epsd File Edit Breakdown Schedule Design Actions Window Help Se Se i Stripboard New Stripboard MEE hf 31 e T K cS do A Gell E Layout PENE sl Board New Stripboard D Calendar ls Day Week af A Sheet Page Count Night IT S A WONDERFUL LIFE Director Frank Capra Producer Frank Capra Assistant Director Chris Wilson 80 Script Dated March 4 1947 Ext MAIN STREET BEDFORD FALLS Night Ses 32 Ext WOLET DICKS BEAUTY SHOP Ext OLD GRANVILLE HOUSE Ext SIDE OF HOUSE 67 13 4 8 pgs Int ERNIES CAB Sos 49 1 2 8 pgs Ses 56 58 60 62 1 2 8 pgs Int BEDROOM GEORGE AND MAR Ni ght zZ o Ses 6 Character aj b A E 2 George Uncle Billy en KI Une ity P pe Sower KI pet e piano pe pa ey e foie Cousin Eustace te Pete patey po ee 3 afan kd gt Syg 21212 a RE SIS SI el 5 R EE y a t S lt Monday December 1 2003 ai Le ht Potte

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