Day Out of Days
Day Out of Days
The Day Out of Days (DOOD) report is the industry-standard cast availability matrix — rows for each cast member or element, columns for each shooting day, with cells showing who’s working when. Producers and ADs use it to negotiate cast deals, manage holds, and plan around availability.
Generating a DOOD
- Open Reports and click the DOOD tab.
- Pick a type from the dropdown — typically Cast, with Crew and other element categories also available.
- The matrix renders. Rows are cast/elements; columns are shoot days; cells show presence and role type for that day.
Reading the Matrix
Cell markings follow the standard DOOD shorthand:
- A cell with a value indicates the person is needed that day.
- The exact role type (e.g., SW = Start Work, W = Work, WF = Work/Finish, SWF = Start/Work/Finish, H = Hold, T = Travel, R = Rehearsal, F = Fitting, WD = Work/Drop, D = Drop) is rendered per industry convention. See DOOD export for the full code reference.
Variations
Versioning for this report is supported by the backend but not yet surfaced in the UI. The Variations picker that appears on the call sheet, sides, one-liner, full-fat, and cast-info screens is not present here — DOOD currently renders live from the schedule rather than from named snapshots. Variations will follow in a later release.
Exporting
Click Export PDF to download a print-ready PDF of the matrix.
Empty State
“No DOOD data available — Schedule scenes and assign elements to generate the matrix.” Lock or activate a scenario in the Schedule section first; then assign cast and crew elements to the relevant scenes.
Tips
- The DOOD report in Reports is the production-facing chart for cast deals and hold negotiation. The DOOD tab in Schedule is similar but lives alongside the strip board for working-schedule planning. See Schedule DOOD and DOOD export for related views.
- Re-export the DOOD whenever the schedule shifts — even small reorderings can change start, work, and finish dates for cast deals.