Draw Ticks without Sets or Scene Blocking
One way is to start drawing ticks in the script as soon as you start. This is an easy way to get your ticks drawn on the script to see what coverage you have. It’s a good way as well if you have a list of shots in your head and want to quickly add them to the script.
This also adds the shots to the shot list so you can get a good understanding of the number of shots you will have in your scene.
Creating the shot is the same as creating a shot when you have the set and scene blocking completed except the very last step.
How to Create a Tick
In the Script Panel, click on the Tick Icon (T - Hotkey)
The cursor looks like a Tick and you are in Tick Creation mode.
Find the part in your script you want to start drawing a tick and Left Click. This will start the drawing of the Tick.
Find the end of the shot you want to create and Left Click again. This will create the end of the Tick.
A CREATE TICK WINDOW will pop up.
Under Media Type, Select the type of Media you want to use:
For IMAGE, learn more at Using Media as a Shot.
For SHOT, continue on.
Click on the box next to Shot Type to choose which type of shot this tick is.
Scroll down to find the type of shot you want and Left Click.
There are two types of shots you can choose from:
Actor related shot - these are shots like Closeup, Medium Closeup, and so on.
Non Actor related - these are shots like Two-Shot, Establishing Shots
The Character button will be either activated for Actor related shots, or non-activated (greyed out) for Non Actor related shots.
If you chose a non-actor type shot, skip to step 10. If not, continue below:
Click on the box next to Character.
Filmatick knows which speaking actors are in your scene.
Scroll down to the actor you want and Left Click.
Filmatick has selected default lenses for each shot. If you wish to change the lens, simply click on the box next to Lens.
Scroll down to the lens type you want and Left Click.
If you choose an Actor Related shot, the Behavior Button will be active. If not, it will be non-activated (greyed out). Go on to Step 12.
Click on the Behavior you want for the camera. Learn more about Camera Behaviors.
Static - a regular camera that can be animated
Follow CHARACTER - This will make the camera Follow (move with or translate with) the Character selected in the Shot.
Look At CHARACTER - This will make the camera Look at (pan or tilt with) the Character selected in the Shot.
Follow and Look at CHARACTER - This will make the camera both follow and look at the Character selected in the shot
Click on Confirm to continue, or Cancel to opt out. The Confirm and Open Shot is greyed out because there is no shot to open yet.
Confirming or Cancelling your Shot
After you tell Filmatick what type of shot you want to do, the last step is confirming. There are three options when confirming;
Confirm and Open Shot
This option is greyed out because you are creating only the tick in the script and the shot list and not an actual shot.
Confirm
Clicking on this button will create the shot but not open it for you to edit. You may open the shot and edit it at anytime in the future.
Cancel
This will cancel the Tick Creation without creating a shot. This is undoable.
Colors on the Sides of Ticks
When creating shots on just the script panel and shot list, Filmatick gives a visual representation to let the user know that the shot isn’t completed yet.
Red Line on the Side - This means there is no set or scene blocking for the shot. The set and scene blocking must be completed before the shot is complete.
Yellow Line on the Side - This means there is no scene blocking for the shot. The scene blocking must be completed before the shot is complete.
If you double-click on the tick line or tick head (top of the tick), an error message will pop up telling you that you must either complete the set and scene blocking or complete the scene blocking before the shot is complete.