Writing & Worldbuilding
Screenplay Beat Board
Outline scenes by location and time of day. Rows are Location (Int. Apartment, Ext. Street, Int. Office, Ext. Park); columns are Time (Day, Night, Dawn/Dusk).
What the two axes are
Rows — Location
- Int. Apartment
- Ext. Street
- Int. Office
- Ext. Park
Columns — Time
- Day
- Night
- Dawn/Dusk
And then pivot it
The same cards answer a different question when you swap the axes. Put Time down the side and Location across the top and the board re-sorts itself — nothing is duplicated, nothing is re-entered, and every card keeps both of its values.
Start with Screenplay Beat Board
Create a free account and the board is waiting, facets and values already in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Outline scenes by location and time of day. Rows are Location (Int. Apartment, Ext. Street, Int. Office, Ext. Park); columns are Time (Day, Night, Dawn/Dusk).
Yes — that is the point of a two-axis board. Location and Time can trade places in one click, and the grid re-sorts without duplicating or re-entering anything.
Yes. Every template is free on every plan, including Free, which allows five boards per space.