The Department Grid
Crew print by department in two or three columns. Each row is Title, Name and Call. The Phone Numbers switch adds a Phone column, in the two-column layout only. Drag a department by its header to move it. Auto-Balance Columns packs the sections so the columns come out level. Turn it off and each department stays where you drop it.
Call Times
Each crew call is stored as an offset from the general crew call and printed as a clock time. Move the general call and every crew call moves with it. N/C marks somebody not called and O/C somebody on call. Neither counts toward the meal lines below.
Meal Instructions
The Catering section prints four lines, each with a count and a Meals RTS @ time.
| Line | Who it counts | RTS time from |
|---|---|---|
| Courtesy Breakfast | Crew, drivers, cast, background and stand-ins | Breakfast time on the CS Front |
| Driver Lunch | Transportation rows titled driver | Earliest driver call plus 6 hours |
| Cast/Crew Lunch | Crew and cast | Lunch time on the CS Front |
| BG+Stand-In Lunch | Background and stand-ins on the front | Lunch time on the CS Front |
How the Counts Are Made
The counts come from the call sheet itself. The BG breakdown is only used to check them. A row with no call time is not counted, and neither is N/C or O/C. A performer you took off the day is not counted. A performer playing two characters is one lunch, and so is a crew member on two job rows. Stand-ins are counted from their own box on the front.
Adjusting a Count
Every line has + and - buttons. The adjustment sits on top of the worked-out count, so the base keeps updating as the day changes. Tap the number to clear the adjustment. The RTS time can be typed over as well.
Food Restrictions
Under the meal lines, Food Restrictions lists each restriction with how many people on the day carry it, from the crew, cast and background records. A person with two restrictions counts once under each. Each line has its own + and -. For a background row that is a role category, only the performers actually cast into it are counted. Twelve diner patrons with three named performers gives three known dietaries, and the adjusters cover the rest.
Transpo and Walkies
Under the grid sit two optional pieces. The TRANSPORTATION table, turned on per day with the Transpo Schedule switch, carries shuttle runs and cast pickups. Its own article covers where the rows come from. If it pushes the back onto a second page, a flag says so. The page still prints in full. The walkie bar lists channels 1 to 10. Hover it and click the pencil to rename a channel in place. Channels belong to the production, so a rename shows on every day.