<s>
FiveSprockets	B-Application
was	O
a	O
web-based	B-Application
software	I-Application
company	O
based	O
in	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
resources	O
,	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
and	O
web-based	B-Application
collaborative	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
scriptwriting	O
,	O
filmmaking	O
and	O
digital-video	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
FiveSprockets	B-Application
came	O
from	O
the	O
five	O
phases	O
,	O
or	O
sprockets	O
,	O
of	O
media	O
production	O
:	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
Story	O
Development	O
&	O
Scriptwriting	O
;	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
Pre-production	O
;	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
Production	O
;	O
(	O
4	O
)	O
Post-production	O
;	O
and	O
(	O
5	O
)	O
Marketing	O
&	O
Distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
2007	O
by	O
CEO	O
Randy	O
Ullrich	O
,	O
FiveSprockets	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
Beta	O
Release	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
focus	O
on	O
social	O
networking	O
,	O
educational	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
web-based	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
screenwriting	O
and	O
production	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FiveSprockets	B-Application
included	O
an	O
Ideas	O
module	O
where	O
creators	O
could	O
store	O
their	O
raw	O
ideas	O
across	O
several	O
different	O
Idea	O
types	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Story	O
or	O
Character	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vScripter	O
was	O
FiveSprockets	B-Application
 '	O
web-based	B-Application
story-development	O
and	O
scriptwriting	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
vScripter	O
could	O
export	O
to	O
RTF	O
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
and	O
HTML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
vProductionOffice	O
was	O
FiveSprockets	B-Application
 '	O
web-based	B-Application
production-management	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casting	O
and	O
Crewing	O
-	O
The	O
user	O
could	O
cast	O
and	O
crew	O
the	O
production	O
from	O
their	O
various	O
connections	O
within	O
FiveSprockets	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FiveSprockets	B-Application
included	O
a	O
Job	O
Board	O
so	O
that	O
its	O
users	O
could	O
seek	O
out	O
new	O
collaborators	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
media-production	O
roles	O
,	O
from	O
"	O
Above	O
the	O
Line	O
"	O
positions	O
such	O
as	O
Actor	O
,	O
Director	O
,	O
and	O
Producer	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
Below	O
the	O
Line	O
"	O
roles	O
such	O
as	O
Line	O
Producer	O
,	O
Script	O
Supervisor	O
,	O
and	O
Key	O
Grip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FiveSprockets	B-Application
included	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
user	O
profiles	O
,	O
project	O
showcasing	O
,	O
contact	O
building	O
,	O
internal	O
messaging	O
,	O
and	O
discussion	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FiveSprockets	B-Application
also	O
included	O
educational	O
content	O
and	O
resources	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
share	O
their	O
knowledge	O
and	O
learn	O
from	O
others	O
across	O
content	O
types	O
like	O
how-to	O
videos	O
,	O
instructional	O
guides	O
,	O
discussion	O
forums	O
,	O
and	O
glossary	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
four	O
years	O
as	O
a	O
web	O
service	O
,	O
FiveSprockets.com	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
Friday	O
,	O
2	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
9pm	O
Pacific	O
Standard	O
Time	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
(	O
Midnight	O
Eastern	O
Standard	O
Time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
nothing	O
else	O
,	O
try	O
good	O
old	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
