A traditional production board , stripboard , gold production is a filmmaking term for a cardboard or wooden displaying color-coded paper strips, each containing information about a scene in the film’s shooting script . The strips can be rearranged and laid out to be able to fit the order one wants to film, 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 skill or rent and are Arranged to Accommodate the schedules ofcast and crew . A production board is not used with a stripboard used for electronics prototyping.

A modern version of a strip board, such as MovieMagic Scheduling, Celtx , or Scenechronize , or by customizing general purpose software such as OpenOffice.org Calc or Microsoft Excel .