How EVA Story works
EVA Story is a logging app for film and television productions. The people on set write down what happens, against timecode, as it happens. The edit team can find it straight away, on any device, while the shoot is still going.
How a shoot moves through EVA Story#
Step 1
Before the shoot
Create the project, set its timecode, and load the cast, crew, locations, gear and tags you will log against. Invite the team and choose what each person can see and change.
Step 2
On set
Loggers write down what happens as it happens, against a clock synced to an internet time source. Each log holds a start and end timecode, a scene, a description, tags, and markers for the moments inside it.
Step 3
After the shoot
The edit team searches every log, gathers them into stories, follows up on what was flagged, and exports the logs as markers for the edit, or as a PDF.
Who uses it#
| Who | What they do in EVA Story | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Loggers on set | Log scenes and moments against timecode, tag the people and places in them, and flag anything the edit should see first. | Getting started |
| Producers and project owners | Set the project up, invite the team, decide who can see and change what, and look after billing. | Setting up a project |
| Editors, DITs and post | Search the logs as they arrive, follow up on flagged shots, build stories, and export logs into the edit. | Finding logs |
What makes it work#
- Timecode you can line up with footage.The logging clock is synced to an internet time source and follows the project's frame rate and drop-frame setting. As long as the cameras run time-of-day timecode, a log points at the right moment in the footage.
- Everyone sees the same logs, live. A log written on set appears for the edit team as soon as it is saved, wherever they are.
- Nothing needs installing. EVA Story runs in the browser on a laptop, a tablet or a phone.
- Search that understands people. Search finds the logs that contain every word you type. When none do, it looks for a near spelling, or for the logs that hold most of your words, and tells you which it did.
- Voice to log. Speak while you log: what is said is transcribed live beside your notes, the recording is kept, and a write-up of the conversation, with its key quotes, is added afterwards. This depends on your plan.
- Straight into the edit. Log Export turns logs and their markers into markers for your editing software.
Logs can also come from EVA AI, which transcribes footage and adds a log for each clip. They carry the EVA AI tag, so you can keep them apart from what people wrote.
Everything in this guide#
Start here
Before the shoot
On set
After the shoot
Finding logs
History, search and filters — and what a close or partial match means.
Reading and editing a log
One log in full: its description, summary, photos, markers, and the recording and speakers on a voice log.
Flags, follow-ups and Tag Watch
The lists that collect the moments someone marked for attention.
Exporting to the edit
Log Export for your editing software, and PDF Export for paper.
Stories, notes and schedules
Shape the story from your logs, keep production notes, and plan the shoot days.
Account
Questions
Can't find what you need? Email eva@bravechannels.tv.