Strips and Banners
Strips and Banners
Strips and banners are the two types of rows on the strip board. Strips represent scenes; banners represent non-scene events.
Where strips come from
You don’t create strips by hand. Every scene in the active scenario already has a strip, and any strip not yet assigned to a shoot day waits in the Unscheduled pool on the right of the strip board (on screens 900px and wider).
To schedule a scene, drag its strip from the pool onto a shoot day. Drag it back to the pool to unschedule it. See Drag and drop below.
Strip Fields
Each strip tile shows a subset of the following fields (controlled by Display Settings):
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Scene number | Always shown. Bold, centered. |
| INT/EXT | Always shown. Interior or exterior badge. |
| Time of day | Always shown. Color-coded: DAY (orange), NIGHT (blue), DAWN/DUSK (orange). |
| Set name | Always shown. Bold, uppercase. |
| Location | Physical filming location (toggleable). |
| Page count | Scene length in eighths (toggleable). |
| Cast numbers | Cast member numbers needed (e.g., #1, #3, #7) (toggleable). |
| Synopsis | Scene summary in italic (toggleable). |
| Unit badge | Production unit: MAIN, 2ND, SPL (toggleable). |
| Special flags | Stunts, SFX, VFX, Animals, Intimacy, Closed Set (toggleable). |
| Script day | Story day (D1, D2, etc.) (toggleable). |
| Revision color | Colored dot indicating the script revision (toggleable). |
| Estimated duration | Estimated shooting time (toggleable). |
| Extras count | Background and featured extras counts (toggleable). |
Strip Color Coding
The 4px left border on each strip is colored by INT/EXT and time of day:
- INT + DAY — Yellow
- INT + NIGHT — Blue
- INT + DAWN/DUSK — Orange
- EXT + DAY — Light yellow
- EXT + NIGHT — Light blue
- EXT + DAWN/DUSK — Light orange
Consecutive strips at the same location also get a subtle background tint to help visually group them.
Strip Statuses
| Status | Meaning | Visual |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled | Assigned to a day, not yet shot | Default appearance |
| Shooting | Currently being filmed | In-progress indicator |
| Completed | Finished shooting | 50% opacity, strikethrough |
| Omitted | Scene removed from schedule | Strikethrough |
| Held | Temporarily held from schedule | Held indicator |
Completing a Strip
- Click the checkbox on the strip tile.
- The completion dialog opens with:
- Actual start time (time picker, required)
- Actual wrap time (time picker, required)
- Number of setups (optional)
- Notes (optional)
- Click “Mark Complete”.
The strip becomes semi-transparent and its text gets a strikethrough. To revert, click the checkbox again.
Drag and Drop
When the scenario is unlocked:
- Reorder within a day — Drag a strip up or down within its day group.
- Move to a different day — Drag a strip to another day’s drop zone.
- Schedule from pool — Drag a strip from the unscheduled pool to a day.
- Unschedule — Drag a strip from a day back to the unscheduled pool.
- Bulk move — Select multiple strips (checkboxes), then drag the selection to a target day.
Drag-and-drop is disabled when the scenario is locked.
Banners
Banners are non-scene rows that mark events within a shoot day. They appear inline with strips and can be reordered.
Banner Types
| Type | Color | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| Day Break | — | Transition point |
| Company Move | Amber | Crew relocating |
| Meal | Green | Lunch or meal break |
| Safety Meeting | — | Safety briefing |
| Holiday | — | Holiday marker |
| Travel | — | Location travel |
| Weather | — | Weather note |
| Note | — | General note |
Creating a Banner
- Click the three-dot menu on a day banner.
- Select Add Banner.
- Choose the type and enter text.
- The banner appears in the day’s strip list and can be repositioned by dragging.
Editing or Deleting Banners
Click the three-dot menu on the banner tile to edit or delete it.