Stripboard Generator
Build a color-coded stripboard and reorder scenes into a shootable order.
What a Stripboard Actually Is, and How to Build One
A stripboard is the traditional tool a first assistant director uses to plan a shoot: one strip per scene, color-coded by interior/exterior and day/night, arranged in shoot order rather than script order. Grouping scenes this way — by location and cast availability instead of the order they appear in the screenplay — is how a real production schedule gets built. A scene that's page 90 in the script might shoot on day one, because that's when the location and the cast are actually available.
The standard color code — white for interior day, blue for exterior day, yellow for interior night, green for exterior night — lets a production office scan a stack of strips and immediately understand the shape of a shoot day without reading every scene description in full.
How this generator works
Add a strip for each scene — scene number, INT/EXT and DAY/NIGHT, a short description, location, cast numbers, and page count — and the strip colors itself automatically to match the standard convention. Use the up/down arrows to reorder strips into your actual planned shoot order. When it looks right, use Print / Export PDF to save a clean, color-coded stripboard — no account required.
This tool gives you a static, manually-ordered stripboard. If you want the strips generated and grouped automatically from your actual script — cast, locations, and elements pulled directly from a breakdown instead of typed in by hand — The Story Maker's in-product scheduling tool builds the stripboard and Day-Out-of-Days schedule directly from your script breakdown.
Stripboard — Frequently Asked Questions
What do the stripboard colors mean?
White is interior day, blue is exterior day, yellow is interior night, and green is exterior night — the standard convention used across most productions.
Why isn't the stripboard in script order?
Shooting in script order is almost never efficient — a stripboard groups scenes by location and cast availability so a production doesn't return to the same set or call the same actor on multiple, non-adjacent days.
Can I export the stripboard as a PDF?
Yes — use your browser's print dialog (Print / Export PDF above) to save or print a color-coded stripboard, no account required.
Does this generate a Day Out of Days report too?
Not this standalone tool — pair it with the free Day Out of Days generator for cast-level tracking, or use The Story Maker's in-product scheduling tool for both together.
Is signing up required?
No — every field, the reordering, and the PDF export work without an account.