Interacting with Brand Talent

ShotFlow capture enables users to interact with the talent resources assigned to a shot list from within the platform, by toggling them on/off, which serves 2 main purposes: 

• Stamp the talent information into the shot metadata (active featured talent only)
• Link the talent to the shot in the Platform

Featured vs Contributor - On-Set Role

There are two default types of On-Set Roles that a talent resource can be tagged as: 

Featured: These talent resources are tagged in the XMP metadata that is passed downstream when toggled on (active).

Contributor: These talent resources are assigned to the Shot List and visible, but NOT tagged in the XMP metadata, nor linked to the Shots.

The ability to interact with the Talent (toggle on/off), is controlled by the shot list configuration "Talent - Manage from set." A yes value for this configuration field will allow users to toggle assigned Featured Talent on (active) or off (inactive), and add/remove Talent resources from within capture. A no value, will force all featured talent assigned to the Shot List into the metadata and link to shots as captures are taken. The ability to add/remove Talent resources will not be available from within capture. 

Talent is assigned at the Shot List level. To link talent to a shot, first connect the shot, and then begin taking captures. Once the first capture for the shot has been taken, a relationship is established between the active featured talent and that shot in the platform. 

• If the user toggles additional talent on (active) before the next capture, the newly activated talent will also be related to the Shot in the Platform. The metadata for that capture (and any subsequent captures where the featured talent is still active) will include the newly activated talent data (only for featured talent). 
• If the user toggles any talent off (inactive) before the next capture, the deactivated talent is not removed from the shot relationship in the Platform, but the metadata for the deactivated talent will not be recorded for that capture (and any subsequent captures where the talent is still inactive). 

Talent Metadata

The fields that are stamped into the metadata are configurable and will vary from one brand to the next. System default fields that are typically included are: 

• Name
• Type
• On-Set Role
• On-Set Headshot

Custom client fields can also be included upon request. 

Talent Window and Talent Icons

If talent is related to the shot list, a Star icon will be displayed next to the shot list name. 

Clicking the Star icon will open the Talent Window, which contains all of the talent, both featured and contributor, linked to that Shot List. If an image is provided in the "On-Set Headshot" field of the talent record in the Platform, that image is displayed along with the value provided in the "Name" field. If no image exists for that talent record, a Generic Person icon will be displayed.

The Talent window is able to be resized and repositioned as needed. It will remain open, but moves behind the main ShotFlow capture window when that window is active (clicking anywhere in ShotFlow capture). To bring the Talent window to the front, either click on it or navigate to "Window" in the application menu and choose Talent - xxxx (where xxx is the Shot List name).

If the shot list allows for interaction of talent (value for Shot List field "Talent - Manage from set" field is set to yes), clicking on the image in the Featured section of the Talent window will toggle the talent active or inactive. By default, all related featured talent is active (green) upon initial launch of ShotFlow capture. Inactive talent is displayed within a gray frame. Contributor talent is displayed within a pale green frame and always active (unless removed), but never tagged within the XMP.

Once a shot is related to talent, that relationship is visualized by a star icon under the shot title in the Shots for Products panel. Shots without a Star icon currently have no relationship to any talent.

Adding/Removing Talent within ShotFlow capture

If the shot list configuration "Talent - Manage from Set" is set to "Yes", and the Talent has been shared with a Studio booking (Configuring Workflows from Brand(s) to Studio(s)) the capture team is enabled to add/remove talent resources in addition to toggling featured talent on/off. 

To add a new Talent resource: 

1. Choose the + sign in the bottom right of the Talent Window

2. Start typing in the Name of the Talent Resource to be added. 

3. Choose the appropriate Talent resource (highlight the talent)

4. Choose "Add Talent"

Talent can also be added by right-clicking the shot list name from within the Product Centric View. 

To remove a Talent Resource: 

1. Choose the - sign at the bottom right of the Talent window. 

2. Choose the Talent Resource to be removed (highlight the talent)

3. Choose "Remove"

Visibility to Talent Attributes

If configured, via capture views and forms, users have visibility to client desired attributes by choosing the information (i) icon next to a talent record. A seperate window pops up with the information to be viewed or edited.