FiveSprockets
Encyclopedia
FiveSprockets is a web-based software
company based in San Diego, California
, United States
focused on developing resources, social networking
, and web-based collaborative software
for scriptwriting, filmmaking and digital-video production. The name FiveSprockets comes from the five phases, or sprockets, of media production: (1) Story Development & Scriptwriting; (2) Pre-production
; (3) Production; (4) Post-production
; and (5) Marketing & Distribution. Founded in 2007 by CEO Randy Ullrich, FiveSprockets launched its Beta Release in September 2008 with an initial focus on social networking
, educational content, and web-based software
for screenwriting
and production management.
s module where creators can store their raw ideas across several different Idea types (such as Story or Character).
about each story and manage their stories. vScripter supports a variety of different media-project formats, including screenplay, TV Sitcom, TV drama, Stage Play, Audio / Radio Play, and Comic Book.
, Director
, and Producer
, to "Below the Line" roles such as Line Producer
, Script Supervisor
, and Key Grip
.
features such as user profiles, project showcasing, contact building, internal messaging, and discussion boards. FiveSprockets also includes an educational content and resources where users can share their knowledge and learn from others across content types like how-to videos, instructional guides, discussion forums, and glossary elements.
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
company based in San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
focused on developing resources, social networking
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
, and web-based collaborative software
Collaborative software
Collaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...
for scriptwriting, filmmaking and digital-video production. The name FiveSprockets comes from the five phases, or sprockets, of media production: (1) Story Development & Scriptwriting; (2) Pre-production
Pre-production
Pre-production or In Production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance.- In film :...
; (3) Production; (4) Post-production
Post-production
Post-production is part of filmmaking and the video production process. It occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, radio programs, advertising, audio recordings, photography, and digital art...
; and (5) Marketing & Distribution. Founded in 2007 by CEO Randy Ullrich, FiveSprockets launched its Beta Release in September 2008 with an initial focus on social networking
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
, educational content, and web-based software
Web application
A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
for screenwriting
Screenwriting
Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
and production management.
Ideas Module
FiveSprockets includes an IdeaIdea
In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational images; i.e. images of some object. In other contexts, ideas are taken to be concepts, although abstract concepts do not necessarily appear as images...
s module where creators can store their raw ideas across several different Idea types (such as Story or Character).
vScripter
vScripter is FiveSprockets web-based story-development and scriptwriting software. vScripter takes a story-development perspective on the process and allows the writer(s) to collect metadataMetadata
The term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
about each story and manage their stories. vScripter supports a variety of different media-project formats, including screenplay, TV Sitcom, TV drama, Stage Play, Audio / Radio Play, and Comic Book.
- Editor - vScripter's scriptwriting editor includes features typical of scriptwriting software such as (a) proper formatting as recommended by AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting; (b) writing accelerators such as intelligent tab-and-enter key processing; and (c) character and location memory for auto-completion typing.
- Story Metadata - vScripter stores metadataMetadataThe term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
about the story, including Log lineLog lineA log line or logline is a brief summary of a television program or film, often providing both a synopsis of the program's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest.-Uses:There are two principal uses for loglines:...
, TaglineTaglineA tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...
, TreatmentFilm treatmentA film treatment is a piece of prose, typically the step between scene cards and the first draft of a screenplay for a motion picture, television program, or radio play. It is generally longer and more detailed than an outline , and it may include details of directorial style that an outline omits...
, and story notes. - Collaboration - The script's originator can selectively choose to share a script in read-only or write-access mode to any of the originator's contacts.
- Import/Export - Scripts written in other applications can be imported into vScripter via the RTFRich Text FormatThe Rich Text Format is a proprietary document file format with published specification developed by Microsoft Corporation since 1987 for Microsoft products and for cross-platform document interchange....
standard, which typically preserves most (but not necessarily all) of the original script's formatting. Additionally, vScripter can export to RTF, PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
, and HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
. - Script Registration - Through a partnership with ProtectRite, the creator and pioneer of online intellectual-property registration, writers can access the ProtectRite service directly from within vScripter to register and protect their work.
vProductionOffice
vProductionOffice is FiveSprockets web-based production-management software.- Script Breakdown - When the user GreenlightGreenlightTo green-light a project is to give permission or a go ahead to move forward with a project. In the context of the movie and TV businesses, to green-light something is to formally approve its production finance, thereby allowing the project to move forward from the development phase to...
s a production, vProductionOffice walks the user through a simple wizardWizard (software)A software wizard or setup assistant is a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed, or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard...
that, among other things, creates a script breakdownScript breakdownA script breakdown is an intermediate step in the production of a play, film, comic book, or any other work that is originally planned using a script.-Film and television:...
. This includes separating the various scenes, listing the characters needed in each scene, and marking the 1/8's of each scene. The scenes can then be scheduled for their shooting date. - Storyboarding - The StoryboardStoryboardStoryboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence....
feature allows the user to create storyboards for each scene in the breakdown and watch the storyboard in an animation viewer. - Casting and Crewing - The user can cast and crew the production from their various connections within FiveSprockets.
Job Board
FiveSprockets includes a Job Board so that its users can seek out new collaborators across a variety of media-production roles, from "Above the Line" positions such as ActorActor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and Producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, to "Below the Line" roles such as Line Producer
Line producer
A line producer is the key manager during the daily operations of a motion picture production.The line producer supports the vision given by the director but does not have direct influence on the creative expression or narrative of the film....
, Script Supervisor
Script supervisor
A script supervisor is a member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the motion picture's internal continuity and for recording the production unit's daily progress in shooting the film's screenplay...
, and Key Grip
Key grip
In the United States and many parts of the world in film-making, the key grip is the head of the grip department and chief rigging technician on the set. Using light, he or she is in charge of the shadows of light, the movement of the camera, the placing of cameras on any stationary, moving,...
.
Social Networking & Community
FiveSprockets includes social networkingSocial network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
features such as user profiles, project showcasing, contact building, internal messaging, and discussion boards. FiveSprockets also includes an educational content and resources where users can share their knowledge and learn from others across content types like how-to videos, instructional guides, discussion forums, and glossary elements.
See also
- Web 2.0Web 2.0The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
- Web applicationWeb applicationA web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.Web applications are...
- Social network serviceSocial network serviceA social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
- FilmmakingFilmmakingFilmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
- ScreenplayScreenplayA screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
- Scriptwriting
- ScreenwritingScreenwritingScreenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is a freelance profession....
- List of screenwriting software