What it is for
A day out of days (DOOD) shows, for each character, which shooting days are start, work, hold and finish, on one grid. It sizes cast engagements and fees and anchors scheduling talks with agents.
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Day out of days
A character × shooting-day grid with SW, W, WF, SWF, H and T codes that counts work, hold and total days per character.
A day out of days (DOOD) shows which shooting days each character works on one grid. Write dates across the first row, then mark each day with SW (start work), W (work), WF (work finish), SWF (one day only), H (hold) or T (travel). Excel counts work, hold and total days for each character; the sheet has 20 day columns.
The Excel file includes Example and Guide sheets next to the blank form. How to fill it in
What's inside
What's inside
- Production
- Shooting period
- Version / date
- Prepared by
Cast by shooting day
- Character
- Cast
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Work days
- Hold days
- Total days
How to fill it in
When to use it
Build it once the first stripboard schedule exists, and reissue it with a new version and date whenever the schedule changes. Send only the latest version to cast and production.
Field by field
Version / date
- What
- Which issue of the sheet this is
- How
- Bump the version every time the schedule changes and put it in the file name too.
- Example
- v2 · 2026-11-05
1
- What
- What the character does on day 1
- How
- SW start work, W work, WF work finish, SWF one day only, H hold, T travel; leave blank if not called. Days 2–20 work the same way.
- Example
- SW
Work days
- What
- Days actually shooting
- How
- Excel counts codes containing W (SW, W, WF, SWF).
- Example
- 4
Hold days
- What
- Days held without shooting
- How
- Mark gaps between first and last work as H and Excel counts them. Fewer holds save cast time and cost.
- Example
- 2
Tips
- Where a character’s first and last days are far apart, check the stripboard for ways to cut holds.
- Gather one-day (SWF) characters scattered across days into a single day where possible.
- Shade changed cells when you reissue so agents see what moved.
Common mistakes
- Gaps between first and last work are left blank, so real holds are not counted.
- The schedule changes but the old DOOD keeps circulating.
- No dates across the top, so day numbers alone do not say when.
Filled-in example
Filled in for the fictional drama “The Temperature Between Us”. All people, companies and numbers are made up; the Excel file has the same example on its Example sheet.
Day Out of Days
| Production | The Temperature Between Us |
|---|---|
| Shooting period | 2026-11-11 ~ 2026-11-21 (days 1–10) |
| Version / date | v2 · 2026-11-05 |
| Prepared by | Seoyun Lee (AD dept.) |
Cast by shooting day
| Character | Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Work days | Hold days | Total days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 11/11 | 11/12 | 11/13 | 11/14 | 11/15 | 11/17 | 11/18 | 11/19 | 11/20 | 11/21 | ||||||||||||||
| Jaehoon | Hangyeol Oh | SW | W | W | H | W | WF | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Minjun | Doyun Park | SW | W | H | H | W | WF | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
FAQ
When do I mark a hold (H)?
On days between first and last work with no shooting; the actor is still held, so the engagement shows as continuous.
When should the DOOD be reissued?
Whenever the schedule changes. Bump the version and date and send only the latest issue to cast and production.
More templates
- Script breakdown sheetOne row per scene — I/E, D/N, set, cast, props, wardrobe, SFX, vehicles — with page totals.
- Call sheetGeneral call, first shot and wrap, scene order, cast calls and department notes on one sheet.
- Daily setup listThe 1st AD’s running order: setup, size, lens, action, cast, priority, estimate, target and done times and status, with a running total.
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