A traditional production board, stripboard, or production strip is a
filmmaking
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...
term for a cardboard or wooden chart displaying color-coded strips of paper, each containing information about a scene in the film's
shooting script. The strips can then be rearranged and laid out sequentially to represent the order one wants to film in, providing a schedule that can be used to plan the production. This is done because most films are shot "out of sequence," meaning that they do not necessarily begin with the first scene and end with the last. For logistical purposes, scenes are often grouped by
talent or
location
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and are arranged to accommodate the schedules of
cast
Cast may refer to:
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* ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William
...
and
crew
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. A production board is not to be confused with a
Stripboard
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used for electronics prototyping.
A modern version of a strip board will commonly be printed using dedicated computer software, such as MovieMagic Scheduling,
Celtx
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, or
Scenechronize, or by customizing general purpose software such as
OpenOffice.org Calc
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or
Microsoft Excel
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.
Common Contents
Information on the strips can include
* The scene number
* The
day (Sunrise/Morning/Noon/Afternoon/Evening/Sunset/Night)
* The number of pages in that scene
** This is commonly counted in eighths of a page.
* The set that is described in the script
* The actual
location
In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...
that will be filmed
* The characters in that scene
* Miscellaneous notes on the production
Color Conventions
Production strip boards are often color-coded according to the following convention:
Scenechronize uses a sightly modified convention:
Finally,
MovieMagic Scheduling has its own standard:
MovieMagic Scheduling - Complete Video Training - Strip Colors
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See also
* Production schedule
* Shooting schedule
* One liner schedule
*Filmmaking
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, cast ...
References
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Film production
Television terminology
Film and video terminology
Production scheduling software
Film production software