The Stripboard is the default view of the Scheduling tab. It lists every scene, day break, and banner as a horizontal strip — the same layout productions have used since paper boards were standard.
When to use the Stripboard
Use the Stripboard to:
Build the shooting order from scratch.
Reorder scenes, insert day breaks, add banners.
Assign units, locations, and shooting time estimates.
Run Scheduling AI Dude or 3-level sort.
Edit scene details inline.
Export the schedule to MMSX, SEX, XLSX, or PDF.
For real-date mapping and conflict detection, switch to the Calendar view. For cast and tag scheduling across shooting days, use the DOOD report.
Scriptyard and Boneyard
The Stripboard splits scenes into two yards:
Scriptyard — scenes included in your shooting schedule. Day breaks and banners live here.
Boneyard — scenes parked outside the schedule (for example, title sequences, deleted scenes, or scenes pending a decision). Boneyard scenes never appear in the Calendar, DOOD, or schedule exports.
Switch yards using the Scriptyard / Boneyard tabs above the strip list. Move a scene between yards from the strip's gear menu (Move to Scriptyard / Move to Boneyard).
Anatomy of a strip
Each row in the Scriptyard is one of three types:
Scene strip — a scene with its number, set heading, page count, estimation, location, unit, cast IDs, script day, and tags.
Day break — a horizontal separator that marks the start of a shooting day, with a shoot date, notes, and per-day page and time totals.
Banner — a colored divider for company moves, meal breaks, end-of-day markers, or any custom note.
Strip actions
Hover over any strip to reveal its gear ⚙ menu on the right side. The available actions depend on the strip type:
Scene strip — Add day break under, Add banner under, Move to Boneyard, Edit Schedule Item.
Day break — Update day break, Remove day break. A 📄 Create Call Sheet shortcut also appears next to the gear, opening the call sheet builder pre-filled for that shooting day.
Banner — Update banner, Remove banner.
Batch reorder with multi-select
To rearrange several strips at once:
Hold Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (Mac) and click each strip to add it to your selection.
Drag any selected strip to the new position.
All selected strips move together. See the Multi-Strip Sort badge above the strip list for a quick reminder.
Display options
Toggle what each strip shows from the gear ⚙ menu in the Stripboard toolbar — synopsis, characters, script day, and tag categories (Props, Costumes, Special Effects, and more). See Manage shooting schedule.
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