Building the roster

Quick-Add Crew adds a named position in one click. Edit fills in phone and email. Send Invite gives someone their own login. Connect Device signs a phone or tablet in with a QR code.

The Team tab with the invite form and the roster

Add crew by position

Quick-Add Crew with one button per common position
  1. Click a Quick-Add Crew button

    Under the roster, Quick-Add Crew has a button for each common position you haven’t filled yet, like + Key Grip. One click adds a row named after the position, marked (placeholder) until it has an email. Press Edit to put the real name in.

  2. Find any other position

    Browse all positions… opens a search. Type part of a title or a department and click a result to add it. Collapse closes the list.

The position search showing four grip positions under Set Operations

Fill in contact details

The Edit Contact Info dialog
  1. Press Edit on a row

    Edit Contact Info opens with Name, Phone, Email, Address, Department and Notes.

  2. Add an email or phone

    Call sheets go to this email when the person has no app. Deal memo signing links go there too.

  3. Save

    Press Save. The phone number shows under their name on the roster.

Invite someone to the workspace

The invite form with Name, Email and Role
  1. Fill the form at the top

    Type a Name and an Email. Start typing in Role and pick a position from the list. Send Invite stays greyed out until a role is picked.

  2. Send Invite

    They get an email with a link to join. Until they accept, the invite waits under Pending Invitations, where Revoke cancels it.

Connect a device

The Connect a device dialog with a QR code and Copy code
  1. Press Connect Device

    It’s in the project header. It signs a phone, tablet or edit machine in to this project through your account.

  2. Scan or copy

    Scan the QR code with CinemaCrew, or press Copy code and paste it into the app. A code lasts 5 minutes, and a fresh one loads every 4 minutes while the dialog is open.

Work on several people at once

Select mode with Select All, Invert, Delete and Export
  1. Press Select

    Numbered boxes appear on each row. Click a box to pick that person. Select All and Invert help with long lists.

  2. Export or delete

    Export downloads a contact list PDF of the people you picked. Delete removes them from the project, after a confirm. Cancel leaves select mode.

New people start on the Crew access level. See Permissions and devices to change what each person can open.

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