Prior to distributing any cuts, please check in with the FES Post and Production Executives to confirm distribution.

Frame.io is currently the only approved platform for distributing any cut material and can only be distributed to approved recipients. If anyone asks for access that has not been previously approved, please reach out to FES Post. When posting a cut, please include the following on the slate:

• Project name
• Episode number (if applicable)
• Cut name (network cut, locked cut, etc.)
• TRT (include over/under, if applicable)
• Cut date

CUT DOWNLOAD ACCESS

By default, all download access is disabled. If anyone requests download access, please submit a request to your FES Post-Production Executive. Download access will only be granted on a limited basis.

WATERMARK

All rough cuts exported from editorial must include a “Property of Fox Entertainment Studios” banner. Banners should be centered on the bottom of the screen over picture (not in the black matting) and include the following information:

SHOW NAME – EP # - PROPERTY OF FOX ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS – TYPE OF CUT – DATE

For example: the first Network Cut of Animal Control episode 101 would look like this:

 CONTINUITY REPORTS

Please create and distribute a continuity report via email with each cut. Continuities should include:

• Scene number
• Brief scene description
• Scene length
• Act length
• Total show length
• Over/under target running time (if applicable)
• Music information: indicate if score is temp or original, indicate song titles and artist name(s)

When measuring a project for length, please remember to include an allocation for end credits and logos. This should be included in your TRT. Please refer to Appendix A11.11.01 for Comedy and A11.11.08 for Drama. If another template is needed, contact the FES Post-Production Executive.

Each time a cut is sent out to Studio and client, please send an email to all cut recipients informing them a cut has been sent and attach the continuity as a PDF and include a due date for notes. For Example:

A link has been sent to Producers via PIX or Frame.io for the following cut:

SHOW NAME

EPISODE # (if applicable) CUT TYPE 

DATE

TRT and OVER/UNDER TARGET TIME

Notes are due on Monday, July 8th at 12p PST.

Please contact (insert contact person from Producers department) if Producers have any issues viewing the cut.