We’re excited to release the latest educational resource: “Step-by-step Rundown Setup for Broadcast & Streaming Pros”, is a tutorial meticulously crafted for professionals passionate about elevating their production capabilities, increasing team collaboration and creating more efficient workflows.

Efficiency and organisation are paramount in the dynamic fields of broadcast and streaming. Dramatify has long stood at the intersection of technology and media production, offering tools that streamline the production process from concept to completion.

What Are Dramatify’s Rundowns?

Dramatify’s rundowns are an essential tool for non-fiction content creation and production planning, offering a flexible and comprehensive solution for managing live-to-tape shows, broadcasts, streaming events, and more. With four different, integrated views for different production roles and integration with other Dramatify features, the rundowns ensure that every aspect of production is organised and accessible to the entire team, from producers and directors to technical staff and on-air talent.

Setting Up Rundowns – Why this Tutorial Matter

Our new tutorial provides a practical guide to setting up your first rundown, tailored for both beginners and professionals in TV entertainment, sports broadcasting, and other media production areas. It covers the basics of accessing and utilising Dramatify’s platform to create a rundown that meets the specific needs of your production, whether you’re managing a live sports event, a television series, or a one-off entertainment special.

Drawing from our rundown features, this tutorial highlights how rundowns can be customised for different types of productions. It demonstrates the importance of a well-structured rundown in managing complex broadcast scenarios, such as live sports events where timing and coordination are critical, as outlined on our sports broadcast production page. For entertainment projects, as detailed on our TV entertainment production page, rundowns facilitate the smooth integration of content, crew, and technical details, ensuring that productions are both engaging and efficiently executed.

Rundown setup – What You Will Learn

Viewers of this tutorial will gain insights into:

  • The fundamentals of setting up rundowns and how to navigate it.
  • Assigning user roles and permissions to streamline collaboration across departments.
  • Customising rundowns to align with the unique demands and workflows of TV, entertainment, and sports productions.

This tutorial is the first in a series aimed at unpacking the full potential of Dramatify’s rundowns. Future installments will delve into more specific features and use cases, providing viewers with the tools to optimise their production processes further.

Rundown Setup – Watch and Learn

We invite professionals in the broadcast and streaming industries to watch this tutorial, available now on Dramatify’s website. It’s a valuable starting point for those new to our platform and a refresher for seasoned users looking to maximize their use of rundowns.

As the media landscape continues to evolve, so too do the tools and technologies at the disposal of production teams. Dramatify is committed to developing resources that support this evolution, helping teams produce high-quality content more efficiently.

Stay connected with us for updates on future tutorials and insights designed to support your growth in the broadcasting and streaming sectors. Your feedback is crucial as we continue to refine our offerings to better serve the needs of media professionals worldwide.

Dramatify is here to simplify your production process, making it easier for you to focus on what you do best: creating compelling content for your audience. Welcome to a smarter way of producing. Welcome to Dramatify.

WORKFLOWS

Film & Drama

From screenplay import to semi-automatic call sheets and DPRs!

Entertainment

Explore our innovative rundown suite with smart integrations.

Sports

Game on! Cover sports in the field with a premier mobile solution!

Talk Shows & Current Affairs

Easily collaborate from wherever your cast and crew are!

Factuals & Documentaries

3 different script formats, made for remote co-productions!

Children's programmes & Kid's shows

Produce any kind of kid's content with specific features for children on set!

Social media, commercials & corporate video

Image-based scripts to easily express your vision!

Key features

Production dashboard

Everything at a glance across productions!

Budgeting

Smart, integrated easy-to-use budgeting for any kind of production!

Automatic production updates

Automatic updates when critical details change, with the option of manual comments!

Cast & Crew Management

From interactive team lists to integrations with scheduling!

Rundowns for multi-camera

Integrated with cue cards, CuePilot, teleprompters and all our features!

Drama screenplays

Import/synch with Final Draft/.fdx, automatic script sides and automatic watermarking!

Image-based AV scripts

The perfect format for commercials, social media and storyboards!

Story shelf

Plan, store & bounce scenes - super useful from drama to big sports events!

Script breakdown

Smart script breakdown, including optional partial access for creative departments.

Shooting scheduling

Powerful scheduling integrated with cast DooD and all other scheduling features.

Crew Scheduling

Easy to use crew scheduling integrated with call sheets.

Cast scheduling

Smart integration with Daily Cast Schedule, DooD, stylists' scheduling & call sheets!

Daily Production Schedules

Ditch Excel and work smarter! Smart, integrated daily production schedules with powerful features. 

Semi-automatic call sheets

Integrated call sheets that writes themselves as details are added elsewhere. For print and mobile!

Catering lists - automagically!

Automatic catering lists per shooting day - including special diets & allergies!

Set design & Scenography

From auto set lists, images and breakdown to 3D files and set details!

Locations

With images, maps & automatic weather reports and much more!

Character management

Auto-lists with automatic statistics, booking sheets, stripboards and more!

Wardrobe

Inspo images, measurements, breakdown, wardrobe lists and more!

Makeup & Hair

Integrated makeup & hair functionality with looks, cleanface, makeup charts and more!

WHY DRAMATIFY?

Overview

A production tool for all your company's productions.

Saving time & money

How Dramatify minimise risk and saves your production time and money every day.

For Producers & Production Managers

Plan and track productions, the content, cast & crew.

For creatives

Smart, integrated tools for the creative crew, from ADs to wardrobe designers, set designers and makeup artists.

For crew

Find tools and information according to your role and access level in the production.

For cast members

How to use Dramatify for cast members, including actors, anchors and hosts.

WORKFLOWS

Drama

From screenplay import to semi-automatic call sheets - Dramatify helps you run a tight production.

Entertainment

Enjoy Dramatify's innovative rundown suite with a plethora of smart integrations.

Sports

Integrated features for both large event planning, and scripted and semi-scripted shows.

Talk Shows & Current Affairs

Plan, write and produce talk shows & current affairs shows.

Factuals & Documentaries

With 3 different script formats, start with the one fitting your project's particular needs.

Social media, commercials & corporate video

Use the same tools as the industry professionals for your productions.

Broadcasting & live streaming

Productions powered by Dramatify reaches millions of viewers a week. Join our growing list of broadcasters!

Graphic audio

From script breakdown to recording scheduling and cast and crew booking, we handle enhanced audio productions.

PLANS

Free plan

3 active users for basic drama & documentary pre-production.

Bronze plan

Starter plan for small productions & production companies

Silver plan

for up to 25 active users + unlimited productions, cast & crew.

Gold plan

MOST POPULAR with up to 50 active users + unlimited productions, cast & crew.

Platinum plan

for companies & broadcasters with up to 100 active users + unlimited productions, cast & crew.

Enterprise

Contact us for a custom deal that suits your needs!

Education

Free plans for professional industry schools & educations!

Resources

Quick Start Guide

Quickly get started with your production!

Add & manage team members

Add crew and cast members, set permissions & allow access.

Add episodes & work with series

The episode functionality is super useful - even for features!

Working with rundowns

How to create rundowns for multi-camera live & studio productions.

How to work with screenplays

How to import/synch with Final Draft/.fdx, write natively and work with updates.

Working with image-based AV scripts

How to make the most out of the AV scripts.

Working with script breakdown

How to breakdown your script regardless of script format.

Working with scene items

From props to vehicles - here is how to work with scene items!

How to schedule your production

Powerful scheduling integrated with call sheets and other features.

How to schedule crew

How to work with crew scheduling, integrated with call sheets, time sheets and DPR.

Working with cast scheduling

Smart integration with scene scheduling, Daily Cast Schedule, DooD, stylists' scheduling & call sheets and more!

Creating call sheets

Call sheets almost write themselves - for mobile and print!

Working with sets & scenography

Breakdown, link to locations, share images, 3D files, add props, scene items and continuity.

Adding & working with locations

With images, releases, maps & automatic weather reports and much more!

Working with cast, characters, wardrobe, makeup & hair

A walk-through of character lists & pages, scheduling, details, linking to cast and more.

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