Creating Characters And Casting Performers
The navigation labels this area Cast, while its list and record headings use Characters. A character is the story role; its linked contact is the performer.
Add A Character
- Select Cast → Add Character.
- Enter Character Name.
- Choose Gender, add Description and set Supporting Artist/Extra as appropriate.
- Select Create Character.
Characters can also be created or matched during breakdown import.
Manage And Cast The Character
- Select Manage beside the character.
- In Details, update Character Description, Gender, Extra/Supporting Artist, Is this character a minor? and Ethnicity as required.
- Select Update.
- Open Casting and choose a contact.
- Select Assign Cast. Use Remove Cast to remove the performer assignment without deleting the story role.
Where offered, Create New Contact lets you create a person from the assignment panel. Record the email and choose whether to create/invite a user if that option is appropriate.
Organise And Support Casting
Drag the character list's handles to reorder when sorting is available. This list order supplies character numbers used in other production views. Use Images, Notes, Attachments and Tasks where available to keep supporting information alongside the role.
The record's Scenes list shows where it is required. Delete and the list's Remove Selected are removal actions; check the confirmation before removing characters already used in production planning.
Troubleshooting
Not Yet Cast means the character has no performer contact assignment. Some names and photos can be limited by contact-information permissions. Inviting a performer to the platform does not cast them automatically.