How to create a Running Order stripboard & report

A Running Order stripboard is automatically generated as you build your shooting schedule in Dramatify. You can customise it extensively to fit everything from simple one-liners to detailed reports for wardrobe, continuity, cast, and more.

Where to find Running Order

Go to the Stripboard in the sidebar menu and click Running Order in the orange toolbar. Note! The Running Order only displays scheduled days and scenes/segments when there is a public shooting schedule. That schedule can be a fragment, a draft, or complete, depending on how the shooting schedule is created.

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Before scheduling

Stripboard colours

Drama screenplays and AV scripts

Below are the stripboard colours for drama screenplays and AV scripts. They are based on standard industry colours, with added shades for dawn, morning, dusk, and evening.

	INT. DAWN INT. MORNING		EXT. DAWN EXT. MORNING
	INT. DAY INT. AFTERNOON		EXT. DAY EXT. AFTERNOON
	INT. DUSK INT. EVENING		EXT. DUSK EXT. EVENING
	INT. NIGHT		EXT. NIGHT

 

Rundowns

Rundown stripboard colours are derived from these base colours.

	EVS (Video)		Studio
	Live A		Live B
	Online		Graphics
	Music		Voice over
	Other

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During and after scheduling

Once you begin scheduling, scenes appear in the Running order stripboard based on the order you set under Planning > Scheduling. At the top of the stripboard, beneath the Show/Hide bar, you’ll see production statistics including:

• Episodes
• Production days
• Total pages
• Estimated running time
• Estimated production time

Production day information

Different call sheet types display icons:

• Shooting: Camera icon
• Preparation: To-do icon
• Travel: Suitcase icon
• Holiday: Candle icon
• Other: Generic icon

If linked, the date and unit base also appear. Any banners you’ve added in the schedule will be shown.

Scene information

Each strip contains detailed, easy-to-read scene data. A few notes:

• A split scene is shown as 5:1 and 5:2 (scene 5, parts 1 and 2).
• PGS = page count; DAY = script day.
• ST = segment time (estimated finished scene time).
• PT = production time (estimated time to shoot the scene).
• The dark grey box on the right shows the production day number.

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Customising your stripboard

The Running Order stripboard works with all script formats: screenplays, rundowns (live & multicamera), and AV scripts. You can tailor it to show exactly the information you need by showing, hiding, filtering, or searching. The stripboard updates instantly to match your selections.

Filtering and limiting your selection

The filter block at the top appears by default. To remove it for printing, click the x in the upper right corner.

To add the Show/Hide block, click the black menu icon to the left of the green help button and select Show/Hide.

You can refine your stripboard by filtering on:

• Production day range
• Date range
• All teams, selected teams, or a single team
• One or more characters, locations, or atmosphere groups
• Scene numbers or scene headers/sluglines

Multiple selections

• Mac: Hold Command and click items.
• Windows: Hold Ctrl and click items.
• iOS: Click All Characters or All Locations, then tap items to select. A checkmark indicates selected items.

Show statistics

To display statistics, open the menu next to the green help button and select Statistics. Statistics adapt to your filters, allowing you to view totals for:

• An entire series
• A specific character
• A production day or date range
• A team or location

Character index

If you prefer numbers instead of character names, you can add and print a character index. Select Character Index from the menu next to the green help button.

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Printing your stripboard

After arranging your stripboard or one-liner, open the Edit menu and select Print. Your browser’s print dialog lets you choose:

• Colour or black-and-white
• Whether to include the browser header/footer

Because stripboard categories rely heavily on colour, printing in colour is generally recommended.