Quickstart — DP / Camera Operator

You're a T2 role focused on the shot list and the takes that get captured. Scenes and schedule are read-only; shot list is full write. Camera operators get a tighter narrowing (shot list write only) — DPs additionally see crew, locations, the VFX dashboard, and the editor log.

Day one

  1. Open the shot list at Creative Prep → Shot List. Either the director has populated it or it's empty; in collaboration with the director, fill in shots per scene with size / angle / lens / movement.
  2. Spot-check locations at Schedule & Locations → Locations. Lat/lon, parking, power, generator notes — confirm these for your scout days.
  3. Check the schedule for shoot order: Schedule & Locations → Schedule.
  4. Add any prep refs you have: Creative Prep → Creative.

Shot list

What you do day-to-day

Most of your time is on set, not in Grace. When you check in:

  • Today's shots — per-production dashboard surfaces Shot List Progress card showing planned vs captured + circled-take counts.
  • Set Dashboard — for current strip status + projected wrap, same as the AD's view.
  • Editor log — Coverage → Editor Log shows circled takes you captured, organized by scene → shot → take.

Editor log

Camera reports

Once your 1st AC starts logging takes (Coverage → Script Sup), each take captures:

  • Camera (A/B/C), camera body
  • Lens, t-stop, filter, focus distance
  • Duration (auto from take start/end)
  • Notes (what was different about this take)

You can review and edit takes from the Script Sup view, or read-only from the Editor Log.

VFX shots

When a shot is flagged VFX, the VFX requirements appear on the shot row: clean plate, tracking markers, HDRI, chrome/gray ball, measurements, reference stills, LIDAR. Mark each as captured / na as you get them. See VFX flagging + turnover.

What you can write to

  • Shots (full)
  • Scenes (read)
  • Schedule (read)
  • Crew (write — used to indicate who's on which camera setup)
  • Locations (read)

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