RESEARCH & OUTLINE

THE BEAT BOARD

Nothing helps see your story flow quite like a beat board. If you're like us you remember the old school days of index cards and cork boards. Now your beat board goes with you anywhere. You can also choose which cards pass on to your script as actual scenes.
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Create a digital beat board for your outlline.

CHOOSE HOW YOU BEGIN

Start with a blank board or choose common story structure points like Act breaks, B-Story, Midpoint, Finale and more!
Choose default beat board layout.

CHOOSE & DEFINE CARD COLORS

Want to quickly see what parts of your story are B-story specific? Simply assign a card color to b-story and select when creating cards. Story at-a-glance has never been this easy.
Choose color scheme for beat board cards.