AndAction - Script to Generate a Nice Folder Structure for Cinematography Projects

andaction.sh

#!/bin/bash

### Functions
trim() {
    local trimmed="$1"

    # Strip leading space.
    trimmed="${trimmed## }"
    # Strip trailing space.
    trimmed="${trimmed%% }"

    echo "$trimmed"
}

### Project name
printf "What's the project name? "

read -r DIR
DIR="./`date +%Y.%m.%d` - $DIR"

### Project duration
DAYS=0

while [ $DAYS -lt 1 ]
do
	printf "How long did the project take (in days)? "

	read -r DAYS
done

# Cameras
printf "Which cameras did you use (separated by commas)? "
read -r CAMERAS

set -- "$CAMERAS" 
IFS=","; declare -a CAMS=($*)
for ((i=0; i<${#CAMS[@]}; i++));
do
	CURRENT="$(trim ${CAMS[$i]})"
   	CAMS[$i]="$CURRENT"
done


### Action
mkdir -pv "$DIR" "$DIR/Footage" "$DIR/Graphics" "$DIR/Music" "$DIR/Project Files" "$DIR/Renders"

for ((i=0; i<$DAYS; i++));
do
   	for j in "${CAMS[@]}"
	do
		DAY=$(($i + 1))
		DAY=$(printf "%03d" $DAY)
	   	mkdir -pv "$DIR/Footage/Day $DAY/$j"
	done
done

echo "Project folders created successfully"

tree $DIR

open $DIR

echo "PRO TIPS:"
echo "1 - Copy the whole content from the source, like DCIM and MISC from the camera memory cards."
echo "2 - When backing up, copy the content from original source to the back-up disks. This avoids duplication of errors."
echo "For more tips: Check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJwfzqsl5o"
echo ""