Scenes: Board (pacing) vs List (details)

Board and List are Scenes view's two most-used modes. Board for pacing, List for details.

Board mode (default)

Trello-style — scene cards in columns, columns defined by your structure template (three-act has 3 columns, Kishotenketsu has 4, Taiwanese TV has 6 beats, etc.).

What you can do

• Drag scenes between columns — adjust position in structure
• Drag to reorder within a column
• Click a scene → opens the scene detail panel
• + Add scene: usually at the bottom of each column

Info shown

Each card (per card density) shows:

• Scene number + title
• INT/EXT + location + time (e.g. INT. LIGHTHOUSE CABIN - NIGHT)
• Main characters as chips
• Summary (Detailed mode)
• Storyline colour stripe

List mode

Compact table view — many scenes' metadata at once. Good for:

• Per-scene metadata audit (e.g. is every scene's time correct?)
• Bulk editing (e.g. change locations / character appearances)
• Fast scan of all scenes in an episode

List columns

• # (scene number)
• Summary
• Location
• INT/EXT
• Time (DAY / NIGHT)
• Characters
• Storylines
• Duration
• Structure (which act / beat the scene belongs to)

Click a row → opens scene editor (Write view) or detail panel.

Board vs List — when to use which

Situation	Use
Planning episode pacing	Board
Checking if each act has a reasonable scene count	Board
Editing 5 scenes' locations	List
Finding if any scenes have wrong times	List
Producer hand-off / reporting	List (denser info)

Switching

Top toggle flips instantly. Content is exactly the same — just two visual presentations.

Related

• Scene Board overview
• Timeline / Season modes
• Scene card anatomy
• Scene detail panel