Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Actions
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Set Theater Mode
Enable Theater Mode to reduce Watch sounds and display activity.
Skip Content on Apple TV
Skips forward or backward media currently playing on the specified Apple TV.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
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I’m working late
Turns the studio lights to softer color temperatures and turns off all the lights in the rest of the houhse.
Toggle the Kitchen lights
Sets the Hue light in my kitchen on or off depending on the current state.
TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
Hey Computer
Opens the Alexa app, which can be set to automatically listen for responses when opened.
I’m working in the living room
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
Toggle the Bedroom lights
Sets the Hue lamps on the side tables in my bedroom on or off.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Movie%20Setup
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Movie%20Setup
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Movie Setup”
end tell
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Start presentation
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