Inception for MJs and Reporters

URL – http://inception.ann.usc.edu  (Chrome browser is preferable)

Login – first initial, last name

Password – same as above

RUNDOWNS – go to Running Orders icon on left of top nav bar >  go to ATVN or See It

Live or Sports Scene > then double click on day-of rundown

Descriptions of Rundown Columns –                 

Slug – name of story

Anchor – name of person reading story

Segment column – format of the story will be here

Assignees column – who writes/edits the story (may be more than one MJ)

Notes column– notes to producer, writer, editor, etc.

Submitted column – request approval for script        

Approved by column – shows who approved the script

MOS abstract – CGs and ANCGs, video submitted, coding by director will show up here

MOS status – indicates when video is UNFULFILLED (not sent) and READY (ready for air)

Coded column- check mark indicates director has coded this script for air (usually after 4 p.m.)

TIMING columns –

Target timing – budgeted time for each story (this is time the producer allotting for story)                          

Estimated time – the time for the text/copy

Media time – time for SOTs and PKGs

Total time – estimated and media time added together

Yellow on the vertical line between Page and Slug – nothing in the script

Red on the vertical line – copy or production cue(s) are inside the script

Green on vertical line – script approved

Content locked by column- show who is currently in the script

SCRIPTS –  once you open a script, it stays open and you have the LOCK on it, so no one else can edit that script!

        Producer will put in production cues (e.g. Anchor, Copy, VO, SOT, etc.) Do NOT delete

        Check “content locked by” to find out who is in a locked script

        (EPs/Producers can move people out of scripts by clicking on Take Content Lock.)

HOT KEYS (shortcut keys!)

*SAVE out of stories once you finish working on them – Ctrl S + Q

        Ctrl S – SAVE

        Ctrl Q – closes windows

        Alt (up arrow) and Alt (down arrow) – move to different window focus        

        Ctrl enter – opens a script

HOT KEYS FOR CG graphics (lower thirds; cursor must be in the script, right side column where graphics live)

        ALT L – LOCATOR CG   (then double click on orange bar, fill out Name (location)

        ALT R – REPORTER CG  (then double click on orange bar,  fill out Name/Title

(sentence case)

        ALT S – SOT CG  (then double click on orange bar, fill out Name/Title (sentence

case)

**Note: some CG templates are already in scripts so MJ needs to double click on the orange, add location or name/title and hit UPDATE STORY.

   Once CGs are created, they will be visible in MOS ABSTRACT column in rundown.

****BE SURE TO SAVE AND CLOSE SCRIPT WHEN FINISHED IN A STORY***

FEEDS – see purple icon in top nav bar                                                     

        This is where you will find AP and CNS wires