Events

Events help you keep track of important project-related occurrences that aren't part of the shooting Schedule. Events are tied to the Segment in which you add them. You can add Events to different Segments and still have them generate a Conflict. So, you may want all your Unavailable Events in a different Segment or a Pre-Production Segment that handles travel and rehearsals before the first day of filming.

Add an Event

To add an Event:

  1. Click to select the day in the Calendar.
  2. Right-click to open the Day option menu.
  3. Select + Event.
  4. Name the Event (optional). If not named, the Event type will be used.
  5. Change the date range the Event impacts if necessary.
  6. Select an Event type. If no type or name is specified, the Event will be called “Event”.
    • None: A general Event; will not show on the DOOD.
    • Travel: One or more Elements are traveling; will show on the DOOD.
    • Fitting: One or more Elements are in a fitting; will show on the DOOD.
    • Unavailable: One or more Elements are unavailable; will show on the DOOD.
    • Rehearsal: One or more Elements are in rehearsal; will show on the DOOD.
    • Camera Test: Indicates a camera test; will not show on the DOOD.
  7. Select a color for the Event.
  8. Add one or more Elements from your breakdown to the Event. Note: You cannot add new Elements to your Breakdown from this screen. Go to the Elements tab.
  9. Click Add Event.

Movie Magic Scheduling will import Red Flags from MMS6 as Events, but the new Events feature is more powerful in that you can create multi-day Events and assign more than one Element without having to create Red Flags for each of them.

Edit an Event

To edit an Event:

  1. Click to select the day in the Calendar.
  2. Click the Event bar in the day.
  3. Click the name/type of the Event in the flyout.
  4. Make changes to your Event.
  5. Click Save & Close.

If many Events land on the same day you can click the "+ n more" at the bottom of the day to select from any of the other Events scheduled.

You can also double-click an Event in the Calendar to edit it.

Remove an Event

To remove an Event:

  1. Click to select the day in the Calendar.
  2. Click the Event bar in the day.
    • Click the name / type of the Event.
    • Click Delete Event.

Please note that a deleted Event cannot currently be recovered in the private beta of Movie Magic Scheduling.