asset management 33, 149; categories 152; categorisation 151–2; local assets, management 156–8; naming conventions 152–3; organisational strategies 150–6; storage capacity, increase 155; subcategories 152; systems, integration 156; tagging 153–4, 154; version control 155–6

asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) 21–2; limitation 23

auditing 143–4

Autodesk Shotgun see Shotgun

Autodesk Video Lens (autodeskresearch.com/publications/videolens) 236

automatic updates, Cloud benefit 18–19

automation 211; ad-hoc integration 215–16; integration 214; notifications 212–13; paradox 212; push notifications 213; services 216–7

Avengers, The 193

Avid Media Composer Cloud (avid.com) 96, 101

back-end provision 131–2

backers, involvement 221–2

backup system 42

Basecamp (basecamp.com) 114

benchmarking, usage 236–7

BlueJeans Network (bluejeans.com) 74, 80

Box (box.com) 47

Brightcove Zencoder (brightcove.com/en/zencoder) 67–8, 171

broadcasting, Cloud (usage) 180–1

browsers 18; browser-based software, allowance 22; hijacking 205; third-party plugins/extensions, allowance 18

Bubbly 76

budgeting, Cloud (usage) 121–2

budgets: defining 118; living budget 122

business logic 133–4

business model 84–5

calendars 105; improvement 105–6

call sheets 104

camera: Cloud role 32; motion, analysis 53; settings, wireless synchronisation 28; tests 155

Canada Film Capital scheme 120

cards, organisation 92–3

Carousel, Dropbox launch 45

casting 90–3, 216; calls 90; submissions 90

casting, Cloud role 32

CastingWords (castingwords.com) 230

Cast It (castitsystems.com) 100

Cast It Talent (castittalent.com) 90

categories 152

categorisation 151–2; tagging, usage 154

cells, grid 129

cellular Internet connections 12

cellular networks 15–16

Celtx (celtx.com) 116–17

channels 75

chase sequence, example 151

CineSync (cinesync.com) 162, 172

Cisco WebEx (webex.com) 79

Cloud: access, ubiquity 234–5; accountability 35; accounting 122–3; approval 165–7; archive 176, 183–9; archive services 189–91; asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) 21–22; automatic updates 18–19; automation 211; benefits 10–19; broadcasting 180–1; browsers 18; budgeting 121–2; calendars 105; calendars, improvement 105–6; casting submissions 90; cellular networks 15–16; challenges 2–3; Cloud-based calendars 105; Cloud-based digital dailies 169; Cloud-based document management 89; Cloud-based editing environment 97; Cloud-based email system, leasing 8; Cloud-based environment 149–50; Cloud-based planning applications 107; Cloud-based services 17, 20, 23, 96; Cloud-based services, assumptions 194; Cloud-based services, features (addition) 18; Cloud-based services (trial), risk (absence) 30; Cloud-based system, differentiation 25; Cloud-based tracking system 154; Cloud-powered services 20–1; Cloud-powered spreadsheets 130; communication 69–76; compatibility 31; connectedness 29; consistency, benefit 19; convenience 17; coordination 103–4; cost, reduction 235; crowding 218; database 131–2; data redundancy 42; data saving 128–9; data storage 42, 177; defining 7–9; dependence, increase 24–5; digital compression 186–8; disadvantages 19–25; distribution 176–83; distribution services 189–91; education 34–5; efficiency, increase 29–30; film/video production 26; finance 118–21; finance services 123–6; flexibility, absence 23; information access 28–9; innovation, impact 236–7; Internet connection, problems 20–1; Internet Protocol Suite 9; interoperability, improvement 234; local assets, references (tracking) 157; messages, carrying 29–30; mobile devices, usage 12–13, 13; movie production incentives 120–1; notifications 15, 15; notifications, production 213; on-boarding crew 92; Open-Source software, usage 24; planning services 112–17; potential 232; power, increase 235; promise 1–2; review 165–7; review sessions 163–4, 164; roles 31–3; running costs 19–20; saving 128–9, 184–6; scaling, ease 16; scheduling 104–12; security, examination 25; Service Level Agreement (SLA), impact 20; sharing benefit 10–11; speed, importance 233–4; speed, problems 22; status reporting 87, 87–8; structured data 129–35; transcoding 171; transcription 72–3; transitioning 30–1; turnover process, automation 158; usage 12, 94; WebSockets 23; WiFi 13

CloudBooks (cloudbooksapp.com) 125

Cloud Computing 8, 53–8, 54; assets, availability (difficulty) 60–1; benefits 58–9; best practices 65–6; challenges 63; compatibility problems 60; components 54; cost 62–3; cost effectiveness 59; drawbacks 59–64; lead time 58; leveraging, purpose 61; on-demand costs 57; preparation 65; procedure 54–5; processing tasks 62; resources, limitation (absence) 59; security issues 63–4; services 66–8; setup difficulty 59; software licenses, impact 60; speed 58–9; speed, limitations 61–2; work progress, monitoring (difficulty) 61

CloudConvert (cloudconvert.com) 68

Cloud information: persistence 14, 14; sharing 10, 11, 176–8; syncing 11–12, 12; tracking 135–42

Cloud production: document management 88–9, 89; future 232–7; management 86–9; problems 33–5; services 98–102; tracking services 144–8; usage 26–30

Cloud rendering: analysis 55; simulation 58; stereo conversion 57–8; transcoding 55–6; uses 55–8; visual effects studio plan 57

Cloud Services 27; adoption 2–3; number, increase 234; opinion 19; scalability 16–17; setup, speed 27–8

Cloud Storage 8, 32, 36–8, 37; access 40; benefits 40–1; business models 45; capacity, problems 43–4; collaboration 41; components 37; cost effectiveness 41; drawbacks 43–4; ease 40; files, usage (enhancement) 44–5; long-term Cloud storage 188–9; management 39; online requirement 43; password protection, breaches 46; personalisation 45; procedures 37–8; providers 141; security/reliability 41; services 38, 46–52; space, inclusion 45; speed, problems 43; synchronisation 40; sync process 39; synergy 59; systems 20; transfer 38; trust, absence (possibility) 44; versioning 42

clutter 128

collaboration 69; Cloud storage ability 41; services 76–82; tools 92, 106

communication 69–76; emergency calls 72; hybrid communication 74–5; instant messaging 70–1; remote technical support 74; services 76–82; social networking 75–6; tools 92, 106; transcription 72–3; video conferencing 73–4; Voice over IP (VoIP) 71–2

complexity, funneling 138

compression: digital compression 186–8; lossless compression 186, 187; lossy compression 186, 187

computer-generated animations, usage 58

computing 53–8, 54; assets, availability (difficulty) 60–1; benefits 58–9; best practices 65–6; compatibility problems 60; components 54; cost 62–3; cost effectiveness 59; drawbacks 59–64; procedure 54–5; resources, limitation (absence) 59; security issues 63–4; setup difficulty 59; software licenses, impact 60; speed 58–9; speed, limitations 61–2; work progress, monitoring (difficulty) 61

concealment 199

connectedness, Cloud ability 29

connections, security (problem) 204

consistency, Cloud benefit 19

continuity, Cloud role 32

convenience, Cloud benefit 17

coordination 103–4

Cospective, CineSync 162

coworking 224–5

Creative Cloud see Adobe Creative Cloud

creative development 93–5

crewing 90–3; crew on-boarding 91–3, 92; crew selection 91

Critique (critiquecloud.com) 166, 173

crowd, wisdom 227

crowdfunding 219, 219–22; campaign, running 222–3; contest approach 223–4; support person, hiring 223

crowdsourcing 218; creativity 223–4; services 227–31

Crowd Studio (crowdstudio.com) 224, 230

crowd voting 226–7

dailies (rushes): Cloud-based digital dailies 169; digital dailies 167–70, 168; processing 168; video dailies, saving 43

data: analysis 53–4; deduplication 188; flow, management 3; mining 53–4; model 132; reclassification 140; redundancy 42; relational databases 131–3; saving 128–9; sending, API (usage) 214; structured data 129–35; transfer 162

databases, hybrid approaches 133–4

data storage 11, 42, 177; reduction 188

data transfer: peer-to-peer environment 183; server-client environment 182

day players 88

dependence, increase (Cloud problem) 24–5

DesignCrowd (designcrowd.com) 229

digital assets: categorisation 151–2; manager 150

digital clutter 136–7

digital compression 186–8

digital dailies 167–70, 168; Cloud-based digital dailies 169

Digital Imaging Technicians (DITs) 3, 32, 170

digital information, organisation 137–41

digital media, viewing devices 161

digital packages, transmission 167

digital re-creation, animation 135

Digital Rights Management (DRM) 197–8

digital screeners, usage 178

digital technology, benefits 55–6

directing, Cloud role 31

disks, purchase 43

distribution 176; Cloud, usage 176–83; services 189–91

document: categorisation 128; collation 89; key documents 88; management 86, 88–9, 89; scanning 89

Doodle (doodle.com) 113

DPX image sequence 39

draft, usage 141, 158

drama shots 56

Dropbox (dropbox.com) 46–7, 217; file sharing 8; first users, perspective 39

due date 131

editing 96–8; Cloud-based editing environment 97; environment, local network (usage) 97; environment, remote crew (usage) 97; real-time collaborative editing 39

editorial, Cloud role 33

efficiency: Cloud, impact 29–30; degree 34; maximisation 106

encryption 194–5; Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) 195

Entertainment Partners: Payroll Services (ep.com/home/paying-crew-and-talent/payroll-services) 125; Scenechronize (ep.com/home/managing-production-scenechronize/) 89, 100

error-checking 178–9

Evernote (evernote.com) 115

Extended Validation Certificates, usage 194–5

FaceTime (apple.com) 71, 78

FASP 179–80

feedback: distribution 165–6; provision 70

Fibre to the Cabinet technology 233

Fibre to the Premises technology 233

Fieldbook (fieldbook.com) 133, 146

fields, set 131

FileMaker database, records (addition) 40

files: components (sharing), Cloud (usage) 94; retrieval 62; sharing 86; transfer 38

Filetrack (filetrack.com) 199

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 38; servers, usage 161; usage 177

film-based production, delays 168

film production: Cloud usage 26–30; complexities 142

Final Draft screenplay, editing 39

finance 118; Cloud, usage 118–21; services 123–6

financing 119; peer-to-peer loans 119, 120

Firefox see Mozilla Firefox

flexibility, absence (Cloud) 23

Flickr (flickr.com) 36, 44–5, 51–2

FLIX (thefoundry.co.uk/products/flix) 158

folder metaphor 137

Forensic Watermarks 196

formula, usage 130

Forscene (forscene.com) 101–2

Foundry see FLIX

Frame.io (frame.io) 173

Freelancer (freelancer.com) 223, 228–9

FreshBooks (freshbooks.com) 125

front-end provision 132

Ftrack (ftrack.com) 148

functionality 34

funding: crowdfunding 219, 219–22; traditional model 219

Fusioo (fusioo.com) 147

Gantt charts 107, 108

Gantt, Henry 107

Ganttic (ganttic.com) 108, 114

Gmail (gmail.com) 75; Google Drive, integration 214

GoCodes (gocodes.com) 159

Google+ (plus.google.com) 75

Google Calendar (calendar.google.com) 112, 216

Google Chrome 18

Google Cloud Datastore (cloud.google.com/datastore) 145

Google Cloud SQL (cloud.google.com/sql) 131, 145–6

Google Cloud Storage (cloud.google.com/storage) 51

Google Docs 36, 110, 156

Google Drive (drive.google.com) 48; Gmail, integration 214

Google Hangouts (hangouts.google.com) 75, 81, 92

Google search bar, usage 22

Google Sheets (docs.google.com) 122, 144

Google Sites (sites.google.com) 111, 115

Google Spreadsheet, real-time collaborative editing 39

Google Voice (voice.google.com) 79

GoScreening (goscreening.com) 189

GoToMeeting (gotomeeting.com) 73, 80

GRC Search Space calculator 209

Groening, Matt 1

Gusto (gusto.com) 125–6

H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coder) 187

hacking process 207–9

hardware failure 59

hashed passwords 200–1

Heartbleed bug, impact 208

hierarchical systems, creation 137–8

hijacking: browser hijacking 205; router hijacking 205–6

HTTPS (HTTP over TLS) 194; security 204; usage 195

hybrid communication 74–5

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) 9

IFTTT (ifttt.com) 215, 216–7

Illustrator application, usage 93

images: manipulation, performing 53; referencing 177

IndieGoGo (indiegogo.com) 221, 228

industry-standard production tracking systems 134–5

industry-standard tracking systems 142

InfiniDisc (infinidisc.com) 191

information: analysis 142; availability 29; capturing 135–6; Cloud access 28–9; data, reclassification 140; digital clutter 136–7; exchange 177; master-detail representations 138; offline viewing 34; organisation 137–41; persistence 14, 15; relational information 130; sharing 10, 11, 176–8; smart folders, usage 141; syncing 11–12, 12; syncing, Cloud (usage) 12; tags, usage 141; tracking 135–42

Information Technology (IT) 27; abstraction 7; developments 1; expertise/resources 41; remote support 74; services, contrast 12

Information Technology (IT) environment: scaling, up-front costs 16; system setup 17

Information Technology (IT) infrastructure 17, 21, 25; requirement 7–8

innovation, impact 236–7

insecure connections 204

instant messaging 70–1

integrated systems, usage 156

integration 214; ad-hoc integration 215–16

internal database, usage 91

Internet: access 29; cellular Internet connections 12; Cloud access problems 33–4; connection 86, 161–2; connection, Cloud problems 20–1; Internet-based telephone system 71; tethering 16; transport layer protocols 178–80

Internet Explorer 18

Internet Movie Database (IMDb) 91

Internet of Things 216; technology roadmap 215

Internet Protocol Suite 9

Internet Service Providers, impact 233

interoperability, improvement 234

JPEG compression 187

JPEG file, viewing 185

JPEG images: detail (removal), algorithm (usage) 187; saving 186

key documents 88

keywords 154

Kickstarter (kickstarter.com) 221, 227–8

knowledge management 110–11

Labor Sync (laborsync.com) 98

leading zeros 152–3

legal issues, navigation 60

Lending Club (lendingclub.com) 119, 123–4

LIDAR scans 177

lighting, Cloud role 32

LinkedIn 91

Livestream (livestream.com) 181, 191

living budget 122

local assets: references, tracking 157; version control 158

local assets, management 156–8

local network, usage 97

local storage 36

logic, inclusion 143

long-term Cloud storage 188–9

LookAt (lookat.io) 173

lossless compression 186, 187

lossy compression 186, 187

low-resolution, transcoding 65

Lyrics Project 227

Mac-based networks 9

macrotasking 225

malware, installation 18

management: asset management 149; Cloud-based document management 89; digital rights management 197–8; document management 88–9, 89; knowledge management 110–11; local assets, management 156–8; physical assets, management 158–9; production management 86–9; project management 109–10; project portfolio management 111; storage management 39

man-in-the-middle attack 204

master-detail model 138

master-detail representations 138

Mechanical Turk see Amazon Mechanical Turk

mediaboxes 167

Media Composer Cloud (avid.com) see Avid Media Composer Cloud

media, streaming 182–3

Meekan (meekan.com) 106, 113

messages: encryption 70–1; vulnerability 203

messages, carrying 29–30

metadata, usage 136

Microsoft Azure (azure.microsoft.com) 67

Microsoft Azure SQL Database (azure.microsoft.com) 146

Microsoft Excel Online (office.com) 145

Microsoft OneDrive (onedrive.live.com) 49–50; photo album creation 45

Microsoft OneNote (onenote.com) 115

Microsoft Project Online (products.office.com/en-us/Project/project-online-portfolio-management) 111, 116

Microsoft Sharepoint Online (products.office.com/en-us/SharePoint/sharepoint-online-collaboration-software) 111, 116

microtasking 225–6; physical microtasking 226

Midpoint (midpoint.com) 121, 124

mobile devices: Cloud usage 12–13, 13; usage 20–1

Movie Production Incentives, Cloud (relationship) 120–1

Mozilla Firefox 18; browser, usage 24

MP4 files, playing 185

MPEG-compressed video, support 170

Mystery Science Theater 3000 220

naming conventions 152–3

narrative, coherence 70

native desktop application 85

NDA, signing 226

NeedaJingle (needajingle.com) 229

Netflix (netflix.com) 180

networking: peer-to-peer networking 181–3; social networking 75–6

noise, removal 55

notifications 28, 212–13; Cloud production 213; Cloud, usage 15, 15; push notifications 213

obfuscation 198–9

Office 365: desktop software, launch 45; platform, subscription 8

Open-Source software, usage 24

Optical Character Recognition (OCR), usage 136

organisation strategies 150–6

OwnCloud Server 45

packet loss 179

passwords: concerns 196–7; control 208; hashed passwords 200–1; salted passwords 200–1; strength 200; time-based one-time passwords 201–2

peer-to-peer environment, data transfer 183

peer-to-peer loans 119, 120

peer-to-peer networking 181–3

personal assistant 236

personal hotspots 16

personal identification number (PIN), usage 202

phishing 207

Photoshop application, usage 93, 214

physical assets, management 158–9

physical microtasking 226

physical rewards, offering (avoidance) 222

physical space, information (occupation) 136–7

Pinewood Studios 129

PIX (pixsystem.com) 166, 171

planning 103; Cloud services 112–17; production planning 111–12; project planning 106–7; resource planning 108; schedules 33

platform, independence 84–5

Polaris 234

Polycom RealPresence 74

post-production 96–8, 105; editing 96–8; tools 33

Prediction API (cloud.google.com/prediction) 235

pre-production 105

presentation 160–2

pricing structures, complications 63

Prime Focus Technologies 178, 189

processing tasks: parallel occurrence 62; serial occurrence 62

producing, Cloud role 31

production 84; Cloud problems 33–5; crunch 56; financing 119; future 232–7; Gantt charts 107, 108; industry-standard production tracking systems 134–5; information, capturing 135–6; movie production incentives, Cloud (relationship) 120–1; planning 111–12; post-production 96–8; process 155; scripted productions, breakdown 150–1; services 98–102; sound, Cloud role 32; tracking services 144–8

Production Cloud (primefocustechnologies.com/dax-production-cloud) 169, 174–5

production management: Cloud role 32; Cloud usage 86–9; document management 88–9, 89; status reporting 87, 87–8; time tracking 86–7

Production Minds PMP (productionminds.com) 134, 147

progress tracking 142–3

project: field 133; planning 106–7; portfolio management 111

project management 109–10; services 109

Project Oxford (projectoxford.ai) 235

Project Portfolio Management 236

proofs, generation 65

Prosper (prosper.com) 119, 123

protocols 178

push notifications 213

push technology 213

QuickBooks (quickbooks.intuit.com) 122, 124

Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) 180

rainbow table, usage 208–9

RAW files, storage 185

real-time collaborative editing 39

real-time tracking systems 87

records, sorting 132–3

redundancy, concept 42

Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) 42

references, tracking 157

relational databases 131–3

relational information 130

re-mastering 184

remote crew, usage 97

remote technical support 74

render farms, handling 56–7

rendering 53; analysis 55; simulation 58; stereo conversion 57–8; transcoding 55–6; uses 55–8; visual effects studio plan 57

resource planning 108

review 160; ad-hoc review sessions 165; Cloud, usage 165–7; presentation 160–2; services 171–5

review sessions 163–4, 164; organisation, challenge 163–4

router hijacking 205–6

running Cloud costs 19–20

rushes see dailies

salted passwords 200–1

scaling: ease 16; up-front costs 16

Scenechronize (ep.com/home/managing-production/scenechronize) 89, 100

scenes, changes 150–1

scheduled downtime 25

scheduling 104–12; problem 104; third-party scheduling software 106

SCRATCH Web (assimilateinc.com/products/scratch-web) 174

Screening Room system 235

Screenlight (screenlight.tv) 166, 172

scripted productions, breakdown 150–1

scripts, approved scripts 140

search space, maximisation 200

SecureScreener (primefocustechnologies.com/securescreener) 178, 189

security 25, 41; access restriction 196; account, hacking process 207–9; App Transport Security (ATS) 195; browser hijacking 205; concealment 199; connections, security (problems) 204; considerations 193; digital rights management 197–8; encryption 194–5; hashed passwords 200–1; man-in-the-middle attack 204; measures 194–9; obfuscation 198–9; passwords, concerns 196–7; passwords, strength 200; risks 203–7; router hijacking 205–6; salted passwords 200–1; social engineering, usage 206–7; time-based onetime passwords 201–2; two-factor authentication 202–3; virtual private networks (VPNs), usage 206; watermarking 198

sequences: categorisation 153–4; usage 151

server-client environment, data transfer 182

server-client model 181

Server Message Block 9

Service Level Agreement (SLA) 35; impact 20

service provider, flat rate 63

services: Cloud scalability 16–17; Cloud setup, speed 27–8; data (sending), API (usage) 214; number, increase 234; offline mode 21; prices/functionality 4

Sharepoint Online see Microsoft Sharepoint Online

sharing: Cloud benefit 10–11; ease 28

Shotgun (shotgunsoftware.com) 134, 148, 167, 214

simulation 58; generation 53

Skype (skype.com) 71, 78

Skype for Business (products.office.com/skype-for-business) 78–9

Slack (slack.com) 75, 81–2, 92, 214

smart folders, usage 141

SMS 70; messages, vulnerability 203

social engineering, usage 206–7

social media 197; services 44–5

social networking 75–6

software: licenses, impact 60; service 84–6

Sony Ci (sonymcs.com) 174

sound, Cloud role 33

source code, access 24

speed: Cloud problems 22; importance 233–4

spreadsheets 129–31; hybrid approaches 133–4; sorting, issues 132–3

Sqwiggle (sqwiggle.com) 82

Stanton, Andrew 160

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 193

status reporting 87, 87–8

stereo conversion 57–8

stereoscopic 3D, resurgence 184

stereoscopic conversion 184

storage 36, 37; access 40; benefits 40–1; business models 45; components 37; cost considerations 186; data storage 42, 177; ease 40; files, usage (enhancement) 44–5; local storage 36; long-term Cloud storage 188–9; management 39; online requirement 43; password protection, breaches 46; personalisation 45; procedures 37–8; services 46–52; speed, problems 43; sync process 39; synergy 59; transfer 38; trust, absence (possibility) 44

storage capacity: increase 155; problems 43–4

storyboards, saving 186

streaming media 161–2

structured data 129–35; hybrid approaches 133–4; relational databases 131–3; spreadsheets 129–31

Studio Binder (studiobinder.com) 112

subcategories 152

subcategorisation 151–2

subscription-based service 85

synchronisation, Cloud storage ability 40

SyncOnSet (synconset.com) 156

system: integration 156; setup: setup 17; time, duration 17

tables, set 131

tagging 139, 153–4, 154

tags 139, 154; usage 141

TaskRabbit (taskrabbit.com) 226

task (subtask), usage 143

taxonomies 139

technology roadmap 215

Telegram (telegram.org) 70, 77

Tesco, system access 208

text-based communications 166

third-party plugins/extensions, allowance 18

third-party scheduling software 106

third-party server, information storage 85

third-party software 23

time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) 201–3

time tracking 86–7

Toggl (toggl.com) 98–9

Tongal (tongal.com) 224, 229

tracking 127; auditing 143–4; Cloud-based tracking system 154; data, reclassification 140; industry-standard production tracking systems 134–5; industry-standard tracking systems 142; information analysis 142; information tracking 135–42; master-detail representations 138; progress tracking 142–3; real-time tracking systems 87; references, tracking 157; relational databases 131–3; services 144–8; smart folders, usage 141; system 135–6; tags, usage 141; time tracking 86–7