Schedule Overview
Schedule Overview
The Schedule section is where you organize your production’s shooting order. It provides a strip board for arranging scenes into shoot days, scenario versioning for exploring different schedules, a Day-Out-Of-Days (DOOD) matrix, and conflict detection.
Prerequisites
- You need at least one uploaded script with parsed scenes.
- Scenes should ideally have breakdowns completed (tagged elements) for the most useful schedule view.
The Four Tabs
The Schedule screen has four tabs at the top:
| Tab | What it does |
|---|---|
| Strip Board | The main scheduling interface. Drag and drop scenes into shoot days. |
| Calendar | A read-only calendar view of your schedule. |
| DOOD | Day-Out-Of-Days matrix showing element requirements per day. |
| Compare | Side-by-side comparison of two scenarios. |
Key Concepts
Scenarios
A scenario is a named version of your schedule. You can create multiple scenarios to explore different shooting orders (e.g., “Original Order,” “Weather Cover,” “Revised Schedule”). Only one scenario is active at a time. Scenarios can be locked to prevent accidental changes.
Strips
A strip represents a scene (or a non-scene event like a company move or meal break) on the strip board. Each strip shows the scene number, location, page count, cast requirements, and other metadata. Strips are color-coded by INT/EXT and time of day.
Shoot Days
Shoot days are numbered sequentially (Day 1, Day 2, etc.) and can be assigned a calendar date. Each day has a type (shoot, prep, travel, hiatus, weekend, holiday, weather, wrap) and can include crew call times, location assignments, and notes.
Unscheduled Pool
Scenes that haven’t been assigned to a shoot day appear in the unscheduled pool on the right side of the screen (visible at 900px and above). Drag strips from the pool to a shoot day to schedule them, or drag scheduled strips back to unschedule them.
Typical Workflow
- Create a scenario — Click ”+” in the scenario bar to create your first schedule.
- Generate strips — Click the “Create Strips from Scenes” button to auto-generate a strip for each scene.
- Add shoot days — Click “Add Shoot Day” to create days in your schedule.
- Schedule scenes — Drag strips from the unscheduled pool into shoot days.
- Reorder within days — Drag strips up or down within a day to set the shooting order.
- Detect conflicts — Click the shield icon to check for scheduling issues.
- Lock the scenario — When your schedule is finalized, lock the scenario to prevent changes.
Responsive Layout
| Screen Width | Layout |
|---|---|
| Under 600px | Strip board only, single column |
| 600 — 899px | Strip board with sidebar navigation |
| 900px and above | Strip board + unscheduled pool side panel (340px) |
The unscheduled pool is only visible on the Strip Board tab.