Shows

A show in NIM is a collection of shots. Each job may contain multiple shows to organize the breakdown of shots. The organization of shows is largely dependent on the company needs.

For example:

Shows can be everything from an individual spot, an individual deliverable, or simply a sequence of shots. In commercials a show could be determined as a deliverable where in episodic work it could be an entire episode, or in features a show could denote a sequence. The organization is up to you.

In addition to the list of shots associated with a show, each show can have a linked previs section. The previs allows users to work in scratch pad area. This allow users to work in situations where editorial is not locked, or as a general R&D area to create shots before they are committed to the show.

Tip

The organization of shows influences how job actuals are displayed. In the job actuals, shows display subtotals for all estimated and accrued time and total hard cost. Please take into account how you would like to visualize the job actuals when dividing your structure into shows.

Show Configuration

When a show is added to a job, a new menu item is added to the Job Menu with the name of the show including the following sections:

Sequence

A group of shots created within the show

Previs

The previs sequence associated with the show (if one was added before bringing the show online).

Review

An area to review dailies that have been flagged for review.

Tasks

This section is for scheduling and adding tasks to sequence shots.

For more information on creating and managing shows, please refer to the Show Configuration section of the documentation.

Sequence Menu

Use the Sequence menu option to view all shots associated with the show. From this location, users can create shots, assign shot based tasks, create shot and task based notes, view and export shot and task based grids, log shot based elements and files, and more. For more information on shots, please refer to the Shot Overview section of the documentation.

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Tip

This menu label “Sequence” can be customized in the Admin > Job - Options tab to better identify with how you use shots in NIM.

Previs

In addition to the list of shots associated with a show, each show can have a linked previs section. The previs allows users to work in scratch pad area. Example use cases may be in situations where editorial is not locked, or as a general R&D area to create shots before they are committed to the show. The Previs section works identically to the Sequence with its own set of shot names and project folders.

Review Menu

The Review menu option contains all review items uploaded to any shot or shot based task that is a child of the show. For further information about the review tools please refer to the Review section of the documentation.

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Tasks Menu

The Tasks menu option provides access to the shot task timeline. The task timeline displays all tasks for shots within the show, in a gantt style format. For more information, please refer to the Task Timeline section of the documentation.

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