Turn the approved board into the crew’s shot list
Spreadsheet export is included on paid Boords plans.
A row for every frame
The export lays your board out as a shot list: frame numbers, your frame fields and each frame’s status. This crew exported without images, then added their own columns in Google Sheets.
First Light shot list
| # | Label | Shot type | Voiceover | Status | Location | Owner | Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laces | Extreme close-up | Nobody sees the first mile. | Approved | Porch, Elm Terrace | Dan | Done |
| 2 | Empty street | Wide | No crowd. No finish line. Just you and the cold. | Approved | Elm Terrace | Dan | Done |
| 3 | Breath | Medium close-up, profile | Every step is your call. | Approved | Elm Terrace | Ellie | Done |
| 4 | Shoe strike | Low-angle close-up | Halo Trail. Built for the miles nobody films. | Review Needed | Elm Terrace | Ellie | Not done |
| 5 | The hill | Wide, low angle | The hill doesn't get easier. | Approved | Beacon Hill path | Sam | Not done |
| 6 | Over the top | Medium tracking | You just get there sooner. | In Progress | Beacon Hill crest | Sam | Not done |
| 7 | First light | Extreme wide | That's first light. | Approved | Beacon Hill top | Sam | Not done |
| 8 | End card | Close-up | Halo Running. Get there first. | Review Needed | Porch, Elm Terrace | Dan | Not done |
- #
- Frame numbers in board order, so the crew can call shots by number.
- Image
- Optional. Include frame images is on by default, and you can switch it off before you download.
- Your frame fields
- One column per enabled field, under your field names, so the crew reads the shot the way the board describes it.
- Status
- Approved, In Progress or Review Needed, so nobody preps a shot that is still in review.
- Comments
- Off by default, which keeps client back-and-forth out of the crew sheet. Turn it on when the crew needs the notes.
A shot list the crew can work from
The board stays where the client signs it off. The sheet is where the crew plans the shoot around it.
- One list for the whole crew
- Share the sheet with the crew and everyone works from the same shots, in board order.
- Add your own columns
- Location, owner, call time or a Done checkbox sit beside the columns from Boords.
- See what is approved
- Filter the Status column to show the frames marked Approved, In Progress or Review Needed.
Export, import, share
A download, so there is nothing to connect or install.
Step 1: Export from Boords
Open the storyboard, click Export and choose Google Sheets. Pick whether to include frame images and comments, then click Download .xlsx.Step 2: Import into Google Sheets
In Google Sheets, choose File, Import, Upload and select the file.Step 3: Share it with the crew
Click Share and add the crew. When the board changes, export again and import the new version.
Good to know
- A snapshot of the board
- The sheet holds the board as it was when you exported it. The tab name carries the version, such as First Light (30s) v1.
- Frame images
- Thumbnails are placed over the cells rather than inside them. For a tracker you will filter and rearrange, export without images.
- Links
- Links in frame fields are not carried into the spreadsheet. Keep reference links in Boords.
- One worksheet per export
- To keep several boards in one spreadsheet, import each export as a new sheet.
Frequently asked questions
Open the storyboard in Boords, click Export and choose Google Sheets, then click Download .xlsx. In Google Sheets, choose File, Import, Upload and select the file.
No. The export is a copy of the board at that moment. Export again after changes. The worksheet name includes the storyboard version, so the crew can tell which one they have.
The frame number, an image column if you include images, one column for each enabled frame field under your own field names, Status, and Comments if you include them.
Yes. Include frame images is on by default and Include comments is off. Change either before you download, and Boords remembers your choice in that browser.
It's an .xlsx, which Google Sheets imports and Excel opens. See the Excel page for taking the same export into a production schedule.
Spreadsheet export is on the paid plans: Solo, Pro, Team and Agency. It is not on Free or during a trial. Compare plans.