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Stripboard

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, stripboard means: A scheduling board with movable strips representing scenes, used to arrange the order of filming.

In Turkish: çekim sıralama panosu

How it is used

Used by assistant directors to group scenes by location, cast availability and practical needs.

Example sentences

  1. We moved all the hospital scenes together on the stripboard.

    Grouping one location can reduce repeated setup work.

  2. The stripboard changed after our child actor became unavailable on Friday.

    Cast availability changes the planned shooting order.

Common collocations

  • update the stripboard
  • digital stripboard
  • pre-productionThe planning stage before filming starts, when the script is finished, the cast is chosen, locations are found and the budget and schedule are prepared.
  • screenplayThe written plan of a film in a standard format, with scene headings, descriptions of action, character names and dialogue.

More terms: Pre-Production and Scripts

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