Strip Board
Strip Board
The strip board is the primary scheduling interface. It displays your schedule as a vertical list of shoot days, each containing strips that represent scenes or events.
Layout
The strip board has three main areas:
- Scenario bar — Across the top, showing scenario pills and a ”+” button to create new ones.
- Toolbar — Below the scenario bar with search, filters, and action buttons.
- Day list — The main area showing collapsible day groups, each containing strips.
On screens 900px and wider, a 340px unscheduled pool appears on the right side.
Toolbar
| Element | What it does |
|---|---|
| Search | Filter visible strips by scene number or location |
| Unit filter | Show only strips assigned to a specific production unit |
| Detect Conflicts | Run conflict detection across the schedule (the shield icon) |
| Add Shoot Day | Create a new day in the schedule (the + icon; hidden when the scenario is locked) |
Schedule settings (strip display fields, conflict rules, units, timings) are not in this toolbar — open them from Global Settings → Schedule via the settings cog (in the sidebar, or the top bar on phones). See Settings below.
Day Groups
Each shoot day is shown as a collapsible section:
- Day banner (header) — Always visible. Shows the day number, calendar date, crew call time, page stats, cast count, estimated wrap time, and warnings. Click to expand or collapse.
- Strip list — The scenes scheduled for that day, shown as individual strip tiles.
Day Banner Details
The day banner displays:
- Day number and calendar date
- Primary location
- Day type badge (if not a regular shoot day)
- Crew call time
- Total and remaining pages
- Cast and extras counts
- Estimated wrap time
- Page count status (“On track” or “Over target”)
- Lunch warning (amber pill, clickable to acknowledge)
- Conflict badges (red, showing count)
The left border of the day banner is color-coded:
- Purple — Night shoot (crew call at or after 17:00)
- Amber — Day has warnings
- Default — Normal day (subtle border grey)
Day Actions
Click the three-dot menu on any day banner to:
- Edit Day — Change day number, date, type, crew call, location, or notes.
- View Summary — See aggregated statistics for the day.
- Add Banner — Insert a non-scene event (company move, meal, safety meeting, etc.).
Strip Tiles
Each strip tile is a compact row (40px height) showing scene information:
- Color bar (4px left border) — Color-coded by INT/EXT and time of day
- Scene number — Bold, centered
- INT/EXT badge — “INT” or “EXT”
- Time-of-day badge — Color-coded (DAY = orange, NIGHT = blue, DAWN/DUSK = orange)
- Set name — Bold, uppercase
- Page count — In eighths format
Additional fields can be toggled on or off via Display Settings:
- Location, cast numbers, synopsis, unit badge, special flags (stunts, SFX, VFX, animals, intimacy, closed set), script day, revision color dot, estimated duration, extras count
Strip Status
Strips have a visual state based on their status:
| Status | Visual |
|---|---|
| Scheduled | Default appearance |
| Shooting | In progress indicator |
| Completed | Semi-transparent (50% opacity), strikethrough text |
| Omitted | Strikethrough text |
| Held | Held indicator |
Strip Actions
- Drag to reorder — Grab and drag within a day to change the shooting order.
- Drag to move — Drag to a different day’s drop zone to reschedule.
- Complete — Click the checkbox to open the completion dialog (enter actual start/wrap times).
- Uncomplete — Click the checkbox again to revert to “scheduled.”
- Edit / Delete — Via the three-dot overflow menu.
Unscheduled Pool
The right-side panel (visible at 900px+) shows all scenes not yet assigned to a shoot day.
Pool Features
- Search — Filter by scene number or location.
- INT/EXT chips — Toggle to show only interior or exterior scenes.
- Time-of-day chips — Toggle to show only day or night scenes.
- Sort — By scene number, location, pages, INT/EXT, or time of day.
- Strip count — Shows total unscheduled scenes with an alert banner.
Scheduling from the Pool
Drag a strip from the pool and drop it on a shoot day to schedule it. Drag a scheduled strip back to the pool to unschedule it.
Settings
Open Global Settings → Schedule from the settings cog (in the sidebar, or the top bar on phones). It has eight leaves: units, timing, rules, prep, day computation, strip fields, day banners, conflict detection. The modal opens on Production units; use the sidebar to switch leaves.
Schedule settings cover:
- Schedule defaults — Timing, lunch/turnaround rules, prep times, sunrise/sunset computation.
- Strip display — Which fields appear on strip tiles and day banners.
- Conflict rules — Detection thresholds and per-element overrides.
- Production units — 1st unit, 2nd unit, etc.
Always shown (cannot be toggled off): scene number, INT/EXT, time of day, set name.
Toggleable fields: location, page count, cast numbers, synopsis, unit badge, special flags, script day, revision color, estimated duration, extras count, sunrise/sunset, daylight hours, cast IDs on banner, extras count on banner.
Your display preferences are saved per project and persist across sessions.