[3] In contemporary filmmaking, a digital version of a strip board is prepared with dedicated computer software applications, of which the most popular one is Movie Magic Scheduling from Entertainment Partners.
[2] The sequence usually depends on organizational aspects such as the availability of the cast, crew, and locations, and, in the case of outdoor shots, factors such as the season, weather and light conditions.
[2] Most importantly, to save money, the production team will identify all scenes that involve the same location, cast, and crew and group them together as much as possible so they can be shot together all at once.
[7] Shooting scenes out of order helps avoid the cost of having to repeatedly travel back to the same locations or reassemble the same sets, but requires considerable effort from both cast and crew members—especially the script supervisor—to maintain the illusion of continuity.
Outdoor scenes subject to fickle weather conditions[2][9] and difficult stunts and special effects are sometimes scheduled early in principal photography, so there is time to recover and make necessary changes if problems arise.
[9] Local climate extremes can severely limit the number of hours available for shooting exterior scenes, if cast and crew become incapacitated by hypothermia or hyperthermia.