In the Stripboard of the Scheduling tab, use Run with AI Dude to reorder scenes, move them between shooting days, and restructure your schedule with natural language.
Note: This operation uses Dude Coins. See What are Dude Coins and Plans, Dude Coins & Pricing.
Before you begin
For what AI Dude can and cannot change in your schedule, see What AI Dude can change in your schedule.
Procedure
Go to app.filmustage.com, and then open your project.
On the ribbon, go to Scheduling → Stripboard.
In the toolbar, select Run with AI Dude.
From the menu, select the request closest to what you need. For reordering, use Sort the schedule by location, Build the whole shooting schedule, or Fix the cast and location conflicts.
In the chat panel, edit the request text. The menu fills in a starting phrase — replace or extend it to describe exactly what you want.
For example, change "Sort the schedule by location" to "Sort the schedule by location, but keep all night exteriors on the last shooting day."Send the request.
Filmustage applies the changes to your schedule and updates the Stripboard.
Note: Selecting a menu item does not run the request. It only fills the chat panel with editable text — nothing changes until you send it.
Refine the request
Every menu item lands in the chat panel as plain editable text. AI Dude works within your current Stripboard — it moves and reorders existing scenes. Use these as patterns for what to add:
Reorder scenes within a day
"Sort today's scenes by location."
"Place all apartment interiors first."
Move scenes between days
"Move every night exterior to the last shooting day."
"Put all studio scenes on the same shooting day."
Restructure the board
"Group scenes by location to reduce company moves."
"Balance the schedule evenly across shooting days."
Check before you change anything
"Are any days overloaded with long scenes?"
"Do we have cast conflicts this week?"
Undo a change
The menu includes Undo the last change you made, which reverts the most recent change AI Dude applied to your schedule.
Requests that duplicate manual tools
Two menu items do the same job as controls you can use directly:
Split the schedule into shooting days — the same result as the Add Day Breaks button. See Add Day Breaks automatically.
Estimate how long each scene takes — fills the same Estimation, h field you can type into on each strip.
Use the manual control when you already know the exact values you want, and AI Dude when you want it to work them out.
What to do next
What AI Dude can change in your schedule — what it can and cannot change, and how it handles your existing structure.
Sort the scenes by 3-level sorting — deterministic sort by predefined parameters, without AI.
Sorting parameters — full reference of parameters available for 3-level sorting.