3. Locations
i. Adding photos
ii. Uploading new Files
You can upload photo files directly into your Pitch Room from your computer or camera. Go to the Locations / Pitch Room Locations page, look to the far right center of your screen, and select the “New” tab. The first step requires that you to enter key text information to create a detailed and searchable Location File where your images will be stored. The second step is to select the photos from your computer to upload.
Be sure to fill in all required fields marked by an orange asterisk (*). When complete, click “Submit”. On the following page, scroll down to the bottom of the page until you see “Upload new pitch room media”. Click the “Browse” button to select a .zip file or series of JPEGs from your computer or camera to upload.
iii. Adding Files from the Location Library
1.While logged in to your Pitch Room, click on Locations on the toolbar and select “Location Library”. From the Library section, you can copy files into the Pitch Room by checking the selection box underneath the “Location ID: #”. Then click on “Add to Pitch Room+”.
The selected photo files will now appear in the Pitch Room Locations library under the “Locations to be Filed” folder in the filing system on the left side of the page.
iv. Adding files from a VisionPIM (Private Image Management) site
(ie. A Scout or Location Manager’s private VisionNet Location file database)
Logout of the Pitch Room and Log into your P.I.M. site.
Search and select the files that you wished to be copied into your Pitch Room by clicking on the selection box in the bottom right hand corner of each Location file.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Copy to Pitch Room”.
A username and password for the Pitch Room will now appear below. Enter the requested information.
Your files will now be copied and appear in the Pitch Room Locations in the “Locations to be Filed” folder.
v. Creating and Managing Folders: Photo Organization
You have 2 options for setting the order of the images within a file folder.
Click the thumbnail image of a location file. Once you are inside the viewer, to set the order of the images simply drag and drop the photos within the filmstrip at the bottom of the page. The photo that you place in the first position (ie. Left-hand side) will appear as the file’s thumbnail cover photo. No saving of changes is necessary – the website will record your changes as you work.
Click on the thumbnail image file. In the image viewer, select “Full Page Edit”. Now you can more easily reset the sequence of your photos by holding down the arrow icon to drag and drop it into its new position. Images may also be deleted from the group by clicking on the icon.
If this folder is a copy an original stored elsewhere (i.e. A P.I.M. site or the main Locations Library) deleting images in the Pitch Room will not affect the original photo file, which will remain intact in their original location. Thereby, images deleted from the Pitch Room may be recovered and replaced if necessary by selecting the ‘V’ icon underneath the location file thumbnail image. ‘V’ stands for “view source location” and clicking on it will direct you to the original file.
vi. Folder Organization
You can organize your Location files in your Pitch Room by creating separate folders. In the Location page of your Pitch Room, create and name multiple folders for each scene or type of location. Click on “Add a Folder +” on the left side of the Location page.
You will be asked to name the new folder. That folder name will now appears in the folders box, and will also be included in the dropdown menu connected to: “Move to:” at the top of the page.
When you add Location files to the Pitch Room from any one of VisionNet’s services, they will automatically be situated in the “Locations to be Filed” area. To move them to an appropriate folder, click on the check box underneath the file ID and thumbnail photo on a Location file, and choose the relevant folder name from the “Move To” folder by clicking on the arrow to reveal the dropdown menu at the top of the page.
To re-order the files within a folder that you have created, use the arrow icon in the bottom left hand corner of a file to drag and drop it into the order you would like.
You can also set the order of the actual folders. Except for “Locations to be Filed” folder, you can rearrange the order of the folders you create by using the arrow icon.
VisionNet Inc.
VisionNet has been providing on-line, location-finding services to the local film industry since 2003.
Started by a group of location professionals led by Michael Gazetas, VisionNet has focused on creating internet-based tools that give local filmmakers a competitive advantage by saving them time and money. >>>
VisionPitch!
Pitch Rooms are on-line proposals in password-protected websites, where you can include all the information necessary to pitch your upcoming project to potential investors. Film Commissions can use this service to share the benefits of filming in their region with film projects that are searching across North America for the perfect location.
As long as you have the right permissions, a Pitch Room can be seen by your clients 24-hours a day from any computer that has internet access. Similarly, if you are working with a team who are contributing information to the Pitch Room, they can be uploading information from anywhere in the world at any time of the day.
Pitch Rooms are rented by the week and can be renewed indefinitely.