Creating and editing characters
Add your cast as characters so their changes, looks, wear notes and garments have somewhere to live. A principal needs a Character ID and a Name; a crowd character needs only a Name.
If you are not sure which type to use, see Principals and crowd.
Creating a principal
- Open your Principals list and click Create Character.
- Enter the Character ID. It is required.
- Enter the Name, and add a Description if you want.
- Click Create. The character lands in the Principals list.
- On the Principals tab, tap the add button in the title bar.
- Leave Character Type set to Principal.
- Enter the Character Number. It is required, and the app suggests the next free number for you.
- Enter the Name and an optional Description, then tap save.
Creating a crowd character
A crowd character needs only a Name. There is no Character ID field to fill in.
- Open your Crowd list and click Create Crowd.
- Enter the Name, add a Description if you want, then click Create.
- On the Crowd tab, tap the add button. The form opens with Character Type set to Crowd.
- Enter the Name and an optional Description, then tap save. There is no number to enter for crowd.
Editing a character
Open the character, click Edit on the Details tab, change the fields, then Save. You can also edit the Character ID or Name inline straight from the list.
Open the character, tap edit, change the fields, then save.
You can switch a character between principal and crowd while editing. If a character already has more than one change or look, the app blocks the type switch until you archive those, so the data stays consistent.
With your characters in place, add them to the scenes they appear in. See Adding characters to scenes.