Stripboard
Drag strips between days, add day breaks and banners, undo every step. Cast IDs are never cut off - the strip grows instead.
Private beta · by invitation
Blockshot.
A new standard is here.
Stripboard, calendar, Day Out of Days and print-ready reports in your browser. Opens your Movie Magic Scheduling 6 files and exports them back.
Demo project with invented scenes. Strip colours are the Blockshot Studio set - or yours, straight from your file.
Opens .msd filesFrom Movie Magic Scheduling 6 - and exports back to it.
Runs in the browserNothing to install. Chrome, Edge and Safari on Mac or PC.
Autosaves to the cloudServers in the EU (Frankfurt). Download a file whenever you want.
English and CzechGerman, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Portuguese are on the way.
What's inside
Everything you schedule with today, without the workarounds.
Calendar view
See the whole block by week and drag scenes straight onto a date. Days off, holidays and travel days come from your shooting calendar.
Reports that print right
One Line Report, Full Fat, Breakdown, Day Out of Days and the stripboard itself - on A4 or US Letter, as PDF or Excel.
Your own layouts
Design strips, reports and calendar printouts on a real page preview - or bring in the layouts already saved in your .msd files.
Script import from PDF
Drop in the PDFs: scene headings, eighths and speaking characters come in as breakdown sheets. Print sides for any shooting day.
Units and conflicts
Run a second unit alongside the main one. Blockshot flags an actor booked twice on the same day or scheduled against a red flag.
Coming from Movie Magic?
Open your schedule. Keep working.
Blockshot reads your .msd files with their boards, breakdown sheets, elements, calendars, colours and layouts. Commands keep the names you know - Day Break, Breakdown Sheet, Day Out of Days - so there is nothing to relearn.
When someone on the production still uses MMS 6, export a regular .msd and send it over.
- 1Open the .msd
Drag it into the browser window. - 2Schedule as usual
Stripboard, calendar, reports - saved to your account as you go. - 3Export when you need to
A .msd for MMS 6, PDF for the crew, Excel for production.
Private beta · Founding 33
Schedule your next job in Blockshot.
We invite assistant directors and production teams in small groups, so every request gets read. Tell us a little about your work and we will be in touch.
- Free during the beta
- Your schedules stay yours - export them any time
- Direct line to the person building it
- The first 33 ADs keep their founding price for as long as they stay
Questions
Do I need Movie Magic to use Blockshot?
No. Blockshot is a scheduling tool on its own - start a new schedule from a template or a PDF script. Opening and exporting .msd is there for when you or your production still work with MMS 6.
Where are my schedules stored?
In your account, on servers in Frankfurt, EU. Only you can open them. You can download any schedule as a Blockshot file or a .msd at any time.
Is my script safe?
Your scripts and schedules sit in your own account on servers in Frankfurt, EU, and only you can open them. We never share them, and we do not look at them unless you ask us to help with a problem.
Does it print on A4 and US Letter?
Yes. Every report and the stripboard itself print on A4 or US Letter, as PDF or Excel - with a real page preview before you print.
What does it cost?
The beta is free. Pricing after the beta: TBA.
What happens to my schedules after the beta?
They stay in your account. We will announce the end of the beta and any pricing at least 30 days ahead, and you can download every schedule as a Blockshot file or a .msd at any time.
Can my team work on the same schedule?
Not yet. Sharing with view, comment and edit rights is the next big step after the beta opens.
Which languages?
English and Czech now. German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese are being checked with working ADs. You can print reports in a different language than the one you work in.