Say hello to the new LockitWebTools! Important and exciting news: we took the time to completely overhaul the LockitWebTools interface. We proudly present the new version of LockitWebTools! Not only did the layout change; the software now also provides a workflow that’s easier and more comfortable. Here’s what we[…]
“Your production crew doesn’t care about the downstream use of data – their job is to make their day. If you want to capture more data from their workflow, give them tools that capture the data you want while simplifying their jobs.” He is so right! Watch Alex LoVerde –[…]
Check out this making of video starring script supervisor Eva Lechner using our LockitScript App on set of “Iron Sky 2”. They also kind of try to explain the demanding role of a script supervisor. “Lots of lots of things to do….”
Go sign up on Change.org for the following petition addressed to Internet Movie Database (IMDB): “Create an individual category for Script Supervisor!” At LockitNetwork also think it’s about time to honor the importance of that job on a filmset. “The Script Supervisor is one of the department heads of a movie, television[…]
The iOS devices’ speech recognition has advanced a lot in recent years. By now, it can even be applied in a productive way. Several users of our LockitScript App report of successful experiences they have using Siri to save time entering a shot description or a take comment. How? Pretty[…]
To display RGB- colours as hexadecimal code is a wonderful example for a metadatum. Clever folks have developed the probably most colourful clock in the world, which no browser should be lacking from now on. So: What colour is it? http://whatcolourisit.scn9a.org/
This has totally nothing to do with metadata, but this thing seems to safe time on filmset as well. And: it’s super awesome. The GAFF GUN!
We all know the problem: Despite the large number of possibilities, authors tend to deliver their scripts in PDF-format. Many tools have a tough time reading and processing PDF-files properly to make them handy for other tools in the follow up production steps. This is where the new tool “DramaQueen”[…]
A couple of days ago we found this interesting link: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2014/08/apple-wins-a-patent-for-an-e-clapperboard-for-tv-film-industry.html “Apple” got a digital clapper (e-Clapperboard) and a digital on-set metadata-workflow patented. A lot of developers of the field were like: „Whaaaaat?“ Will products, which are already on the market, face legal trouble now? Does “Apple” really want to[…]
The script supervisor is a regular feature of large movie productions, but an expendable one for smaller productions. Does this make any sense? No, saving money by canceling this on-set position is short-sighted. It shows, that a lot of people don’t really know, what these droll creatures are good for[…]