REPORTS: Rounding or Exact Times

[Scott (formerly Digga)]

Random question: When you're reporting running times on your reports - do you include the seconds or do you round up/down to the nearest minute?

[dallas10086]

I don't include seconds but I don't round up/down either.

But I work in a non-union house.

[EFMcMullen]

On Performance Reports, I round to the nearest 15 sec.  On rehearsal reports I don't report seconds.

[MatthewShiner]

It depends on the show.

Comedies, I tend to include the seconds.

But my default is only minutes, and seconds only if the director or producer is really worried about time.

[Scott (formerly Digga)]

But my default is only minutes, and seconds only if the director or producer is really worried about time.

This is what I do too.  With comedies, if the time runs longer than usual due to laughter, I just make a note about it in my report.

[nick_tochelli]

Always seconds. Not sure why. Just how I was brought up in the world.

In college when I was feeling randy I'd put milliseconds in as well. Don't think I ever pulled that in the professional world.

[Aerial]

I always use seconds on my performance reports, but usually round to the closest minute for run through times in rehearsal reports, because those are more apt to change significantly. 

[iamchristuffin]

I've never used seconds for any report. Unless the show is running very close to it's curfew or time limit, I can't see how it would be useful.

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[RuthNY]

For Performance Reports: Under 15 seconds round down to the minute, over 15 seconds or under 45 seconds, round up or down to the :30, over 45 seconds, round up to the next minute.

Unless I am specifically asked to do otherwise, of course. I have been asked for exact seconds, instead.

I have tried the minutes only/no seconds, but it sometimes raises questions, so I don't usually choose this method.

Random question: When you're reporting running times on your reports - do you include the seconds or do you round up/down to the nearest minute?

[missliz]

Minutes, unless it's there's a time limit (i.e. each performer should have 7 mins, with 1:30 for transition between each piece).

[ScooterSM]

I usually do minutes and seconds to the closest :15, but occasionally will round to closest :30.  Old habits die hard, I guess... :-)

[Stuart Plymesser]

I don't use seconds.  I round up if the seconds on the stopwatch end up being 30 or more.

[Beatr79]

This thread is fascinating to me - I've worked on a lot of shows with a lot of SMs, and it's always been to the second.  It has never occurred to me to round up or down. 

[nick_tochelli]

This thread is fascinating to me - I've worked on a lot of shows with a lot of SMs, and it's always been to the second.  It has never occurred to me to round up or down.

Same here! I suddenly feel like such a reject because I don't round up or down like everyone else does! :p

[amagelssen]

I use seconds. I've been asked more than once by sound designers for the length of transitions between scenes and it's just easier for me if I record everything in seconds. I was also the kid in high school physics class who would record answers to the seventh decimal place before my teacher took me aside and tried to explain that it was okay to only go to the third decimal.