From the board to the day

A circled take is a take marked as preferred or worth drawing editorial attention to. Here is where the term comes from and what it means on a modern shoot.

What information travels from set into post-production, how professional script supervision handles it, and what smaller crews should make sure they preserve.

A practical process for turning a script or idea into a board that works for the director, the client and the crew who eventually have to shoot it.

What actually needs recording during a small or mid-sized live-action shoot, and why the best on-set system is usually the one you can update in seconds.

The best alternatives to Boords for filmmakers who need lower costs, stronger drawing tools, broader production management or a storyboard that continues onto set.

The storyboard tools that make sense away from the desk, whether you are building references on an iPad, reviewing a board with a client or running the shoot from your phone.