Ask about your show in plain English. Get a straight answer.
Three people have tasks assigned on Sparks:
Note that 79 of the project's 104 tasks have nobody assigned yet. Want me to break those down by step or status?
1 ShotGrid query
You're assigned to 6 tasks on Sparks:
Three of the Comp tasks are past due as of today.
1 ShotGrid query
Two tasks are due this week (Mon 14 – Sun 20 Sep) on Sparks:
The Animation task is already finalled, so the only live item is your Comp on spk_001_020. Want me to also pull anything already overdue?
1 ShotGrid query
spk_001_010 has 2 notes, one of which is on the Comp task:
The other note is on the FX task, in case it's relevant:
1 ShotGrid query
There's no shot coded 001_10 on Sparks. The closest match is spk_001_010, which is the shot I just pulled notes for. Its notes, newest first:
If you actually meant a different shot, just say which.
2 ShotGrid queries
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Gofer is a desktop assistant for VFX and animation crews, and every show runs through Flow Production Tracking: tasks, versions, notes, schedules. A simple question still turns into a trip through pages, filters and saved views, or a message to whoever knows where to look.
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“What's due this week?”
Two tasks are due this week (Mon 14 – Sun 20 Sep) on Sparks…
1 question
Point Gofer at your Flow Production Tracking site and pick a model. Your project, connection status and quick actions sit in the sidebar.
Type a question in plain English. Gofer works out which shots, tasks and people you mean, queries the database, and answers in a sentence you can actually read.
It keeps the thread. Ask what Peter is assigned to, then “what's due this week?”, and Gofer knows you still mean Peter.
Every answer lists the ShotGrid queries behind it, so you can see exactly where the numbers came from.
Gofer can act on what it finds. New actions are quick to add, so tell us what you'd want it to do next.
Autodesk Flow Production Tracking
(formerly ShotGrid)
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Yes. Flow Production Tracking is ShotGrid's new name, and Gofer connects to it.
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It can act too. Today it can create playlists, open versions in Screening Room or RV, and assign tasks. More actions are easy to add, and we'd like to hear which ones you need.
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