Throughout the show the teams would be given a genre of film, a famous star, a prop and a sound effect.
They would then be asked to write a short script and plot for a film which they would act out with relevant prop and sound effect.
Originally it was a set of stairs in the style of a roll of film, this quickly changed to an ordinary board.
These were either action-based or required basic practical skill or knowledge related to the history of movie making.
The series final had the same format but with 8 teams in the first round in the additions colours Orange, White, Puce, Tartan and Marzipan.