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How to update the time of day for a scene on the stripboard

Learn how to change the time of day a scene takes place from your stripboard

Written by Cameron

StudioBinder allows you to customize the time of day listed for any scene directly from the stripboard. For example, if a scene initially scheduled as “twilight” is being reshot at “sunrise,” you can update that detail right from the stripboard

Note: Changing the time of day will change the color of the screen strip.

Step 1 ⏤ Open strip menu

Hover over the strip you want to edit to reveal & click the more icon (⋮).

Step 2 ⏤ Select edit details

From the drop-down menu, click Edit Details.

Step 3 ⏤ Update time of day

In the pop-up, click on the current time of day listed under D/N to access the drop-down menu, then select a new time of day.

Step 4 ⏤ Save details

Click Save Details to apply your changes

Step 5 ⏤ Confirm screenplay update

In the pop-up, choose whether or not to update screenplay, then click Save Details

Note: Choosing to update the screenplay will modify the scene heading in your screenplay editor.

Step 6 ⏤ View updated strip

The color of your scene strip will change to reflect the updated time of day, which will now appear in the I/E & Day column on the stripboard.

Now that you know how to update the time of day for a scene on the stripboard, here are more ways to manage your stripboard:

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