Sample scripts
Two scripts, in full.
A corporate general session and a tournament final, complete from doors to strike. The layout is the one every script arrives in: one row per cue, one column per position, every read written out, the standby in the notes.
Each one downloads as a spreadsheet. It opens in Excel, Google Sheets and any rundown tool that imports a sheet.
Sample 1
Meridian Freight Annual Kickoff, general session.
One room, one screen, 105 minutes. A keynote, two awards, a panel, a break, and a product launch with a live demo.
EventMeridian Freight Annual Kickoff, general session
VenueHall B, Riverside Convention Center
DateThursday 22 January 2027
Versionv3, locked Tuesday 20 January
CallsCrew 06:00 · Doors 08:30 · Show 09:00 · Out 10:45
PositionsVID video · AUD audio · PA voice of god · GFX graphics · STG stage
| # | Time | Dur | Cue | Video board | Audio | PA read | Graphics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-show | ||||||||
| 1 | 08:00:00 | 30:00 | House to preset | Walk-in loop MF_WALKIN_LOOP.mp4, holds | Walk-in playlist MF_WALKIN_A at -12 dB | Walk-in slide: agenda, Wi-Fi, hashtag | STG: lectern SL, stool DS centre. Confirm both prompter feeds and the DS confidence monitor. | |
| 2 | 08:30:00 | 25:00 | Doors | Walk-in loop holds | Playlist up to -8 dB | Walk-in slide holds | GO from the producer once security clears the hall. Standby all positions. | |
| 3 | 08:55:00 | 0:20 | Five-minute call | Walk-in loop | Dip playlist to -18 dB under the read, back to -8 dB after | Good morning. The general session begins in five minutes. Please find a seat and silence your phones. | Walk-in slide | |
| 4 | 08:59:00 | 0:15 | One-minute call | Walk-in loop | Dip under the read | One minute. Please take your seats. | Walk-in slide | Standby VID 5, AUD 5, LX house to half. |
| Show | ||||||||
| 5 | 09:00:00 | 0:05 | Show start | Fade to black | Playlist out over 5 s | GO on the producer. House to half. | ||
| 6 | 09:00:05 | 2:10 | Opening film | MF_OPEN_FILM_v4.mp4, 2:10, full screen | Film audio from playback, stereo, 0 dB | House out at 0:03 of the film. STG: CEO to the SL wing at 1:30. | ||
| 7 | 09:02:15 | 0:20 | CEO walk-up | Cut to IMAG, Cam 1 wide | STING_A.wav, 0:08, then walk-up bed under | Please welcome the chief executive of Meridian Freight, Dana Okafor. | Name super: Dana Okafor, Chief Executive, 6 s | GO PA on the film's last frame. HH1 live on the first step. House to 30%. |
| 8 | 09:02:35 | 18:00 | CEO keynote | Slides MF_CEO_KEYNOTE.pptx on the clicker. IMAG Cam 2 tight whenever the slide is a section title. | HH1 live. Bed out under the first line. | Slide titles only. No lower third during the keynote. | Prompter on the DS confidence monitor. Hard out 09:21:00. | |
| 9 | 09:20:35 | 1:45 | Year-ahead film, cued from the keynote | Cut to MF_YEARAHEAD_v2.mp4, 1:45, on the line "here's what it looks like" | Film audio full. HH1 muted for the film. | Standby VID on "here's what". CEO holds DS centre for the film. | ||
| 10 | 09:22:20 | 0:15 | CEO close and walk-off | IMAG Cam 1 wide | HH1 live for the close. BED_WALKOFF.wav under the applause. | CEO exits SL. HH1 to the runner. | ||
| 11 | 09:22:35 | 0:25 | COO walk-up | IMAG Cam 1 | STING_B.wav, then bed under | Please welcome the chief operating officer, Marcus Lindqvist. | Name super: Marcus Lindqvist, Chief Operating Officer, 6 s | HH2 live SL. |
| 12 | 09:23:00 | 12:00 | Operations review | Slides MF_OPS_REVIEW.pptx. IMAG Cam 2. | HH2 live | Slide titles. Chart callouts as built in the deck. | Hard out 09:35:00. | |
| Awards | ||||||||
| 13 | 09:35:00 | 0:30 | Awards bumper | AWARDS_BUMPER.mp4, 0:30 | Bumper audio full. HH2 muted. | Awards title card follows the bumper | COO to the lectern SL. AUD: LEC checked live under the bumper. Standby PA 14. | |
| 14 | 09:35:30 | 0:20 | Terminal of the Year, setup read | Awards title card holds | BED_AWARDS.wav under at -20 dB | This year's Terminal of the Year goes to the terminal with the highest on-time departure rate across all four quarters. Three terminals finished within one point of each other. | Title card: Terminal of the Year 2026 | The COO reads the winner from the envelope at the lectern, not from the prompter. |
| 15 | 09:35:50 | 0:15 | Winner reveal | Winner card on the name: WINNER_TERMINAL_KC.png, DEN.png or ATL.png | STING_WIN.wav. Bed up to -12 dB. | Winner card for the terminal named | GFX: three cards loaded, one hot. Fire on the name, not before. | |
| 16 | 09:36:05 | 1:30 | Winner to stage, photo | IMAG Cam 1 wide for the walk, Cam 3 for the photo | Bed under | Accepting for the Kansas City terminal, terminal manager Priya Raman. | Lower third: Priya Raman, Terminal Manager, Kansas City, 6 s | Photo mark DS centre. Photographer house right. Read the name only after the card is up. |
| 17 | 09:37:35 | 0:20 | Safety Award, setup read | Awards title card 2 | Bed holds | The Safety Award goes to the region with the lowest recordable incident rate in 2026, a year in which the company moved more freight than in any year before it. | Title card: Safety Award 2026 | |
| 18 | 09:37:55 | 0:15 | Winner reveal | WINNER_SAFETY_SE.png, NE.png or W.png on the name | STING_WIN.wav | Winner card for the region named | Three cards loaded, one hot. | |
| 19 | 09:38:10 | 1:30 | Winner to stage, photo | Cam 1, then Cam 3 | Bed under | Accepting for the Southeast region, regional director Tom Abernathy. | Lower third: Tom Abernathy, Regional Director, Southeast, 6 s | Photo mark DS centre. |
| 20 | 09:39:40 | 0:20 | Awards out | AWARDS_OUT.mp4, 0:20 | Bed out under the bumper. Bumper audio full. | Winners and COO exit SR. STG: four panel chairs and four handhelds set during the bumper. | ||
| Panel | ||||||||
| 21 | 09:40:00 | 0:30 | Panel walk-up | IMAG Cam 1 wide on the chairs | STING_A.wav, then bed under | Please welcome our panel. From Customer Operations, Lena Marsh. From Network Planning, Devon Price. From Fleet, Sam Ortega. And your moderator, Marcus Lindqvist. | Four name supers, 3 s apart, in the order read | Panel enters SL in the order read. HH2 to HH5 live. |
| 22 | 09:40:30 | 20:00 | Panel discussion | IMAG: Cam 2 on the speaker, Cam 1 wide for cutaways | HH2 to HH5 live. Bed out under the first question. | Lower third for each panellist on their first answer only | Hard out 10:00:30. Producer gives the moderator five-minute and one-minute hand signals from FOH. | |
| 23 | 10:00:30 | 0:15 | Panel out | Cam 1 wide | BED_WALKOFF.wav under the applause | Thank you to our panel. | Panel exits SL. Standby VID 24. | |
| Break | ||||||||
| 24 | 10:00:45 | 0:45 | Break bumper and slate | BREAK_BUMPER.mp4, 0:15, then BREAK_SLATE.png with the countdown timer | Bumper audio full, then break playlist MF_BREAK at -10 dB | We're taking a twenty-minute break. Coffee is at the back of the hall. Please be seated by 10:20. | Break slate: Back at 10:20, timer counting down | House to full. Timer set to 19:00 on GO so the slate reads 10:20 exactly. |
| 25 | 10:18:00 | 0:15 | Two-minute call | Slate holds | Dip under the read | Two minutes. Please take your seats. | Slate holds | |
| Second half | ||||||||
| 26 | 10:20:00 | 0:05 | Resume | Fade to black | Playlist out over 5 s | House to half. | ||
| 27 | 10:20:05 | 0:45 | Product film | MF_TRACK_LAUNCH.mp4, 0:45 | Film audio full | |||
| 28 | 10:20:50 | 0:20 | Head of Product walk-up | IMAG Cam 1 | STING_B.wav, then bed under | Please welcome the head of product, Yusuf Demir. | Name super: Yusuf Demir, Head of Product, 6 s | HH1 live SL. |
| 29 | 10:21:10 | 15:00 | Product launch and live demo | Slides MF_PRODUCT.pptx. At slide 14, cut to the demo laptop on input 2 on the line "let me show you." Back to slides on "that's the product." | HH1 live. Laptop audio on input 2 for the demo only. | Slide titles | Standby VID at slide 13. If the demo fails, VID plays MF_DEMO_BACKUP.mp4, 2:30, on the producer's call. | |
| 30 | 10:36:10 | 0:20 | CEO returns | IMAG Cam 1 | BED_WALKOFF.wav under, then out | Once again, Dana Okafor. | Name super: Dana Okafor, Chief Executive, 6 s | CEO on HH2. Demir exits SR. |
| 31 | 10:36:30 | 6:00 | Closing remarks | Slides MF_CLOSE.pptx. IMAG Cam 2. | HH2 live | Closing slide | Hard out 10:42:30. | |
| 32 | 10:42:30 | 1:30 | Closing film | MF_CLOSE_FILM.mp4, 1:30 | Film audio full. HH2 muted. | CEO exits SL under the film. | ||
| 33 | 10:44:00 | 0:20 | Show out | WALKOUT_SLATE.png: lunch location, afternoon rooms | Walk-out playlist MF_WALKOUT at -8 dB | That's the end of the general session. Lunch is served in the Atrium. Afternoon breakouts begin at one o'clock. Rooms are on the screen and in the app. | Walk-out slate | House to full. Hold the slate until the hall is clear. |
| 34 | 10:45:00 | Clear | Slate holds | Playlist holds | Strike on the producer's call. | |||
Sample 2
Harbor City Invitational, championship game.
A basketball final with a video board, a PA, a graphics op and three sponsors. Doors to strike, with the in-game cues written the way the clock triggers them.
EventHarbor City Invitational, championship game
VenueNorthgate Fieldhouse
DateSaturday 14 March 2027
Versionv2, locked Friday 13 March
CallsCrew 16:00 · Doors 17:30 · Tip 18:35 · Clear by 21:00
PositionsVID video board · AUD audio · PA announcer · GFX graphics and scoreboard · PROMO promotions crew
| # | Time | Dur | Cue | Video board | Audio | PA read | Graphics | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-game | ||||||||
| 1 | 17:30:00 | 60:00 | Doors | Sponsor loop HC_SPONSOR_LOOP.mp4 with the clock and tip time | Doors playlist HC_PREGAME at -10 dB | Scoreboard 0-0. Countdown to 18:35. | Doors on the venue's GO. Warm-ups on the floor from 17:45. | |
| 2 | 17:55:00 | 0:30 | Welcome read | Welcome card HC_WELCOME.png | Dip playlist to -18 dB under the read | Good evening, and welcome to Northgate Fieldhouse for the championship game of the Harbor City Invitational, presented by Bayline Credit Union. Tonight, Westfield meets Lakeside. Tip-off is at 6:35. | Sponsor tag: Bayline Credit Union, 10 s | Check the tip time with the officials before the read. |
| 3 | 18:00:00 | 0:20 | Sponsor read, Harbor Auto Group | Sponsor card HARBORAUTO_CARD.png | Dip under | Tonight's warm-ups are presented by Harbor Auto Group, four locations across Harbor County. Harbor Auto: drive home happy. | Sponsor tag: Harbor Auto Group | |
| 4 | 18:10:00 | 0:40 | Fan conduct read | Conduct card HC_CONDUCT.png | Dip under | The Harbor City Invitational asks every fan to support both teams and the officials in a positive manner. Profanity, derogatory comments or intimidating actions directed at players, officials or other fans will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal. Thank you for your cooperation. | Conduct card | Required read. Do not cut for time. |
| 5 | 18:20:00 | 0:15 | Ten minutes, warm-ups clear | Sponsor loop | Playlist up to -8 dB | Ten minutes to tip-off. | Scoreboard | Teams to the locker rooms by 18:21. Floor crew mops. |
| 6 | 18:22:00 | 1:30 | Tournament open | HC_OPEN_v3.mp4, 1:30, full board | Video audio full. Playlist out. | House to show state on frame one. Both teams in the tunnel by 18:22. | ||
| 7 | 18:23:30 | 1:45 | Visiting starters, Lakeside | LAKESIDE_STARTERS.mp4, one headshot per name, advanced by GFX | BED_INTRO_AWAY.wav under | And now, the starting lineup for the Lakeside Lions. At guard, number 3, a senior, Jordan Bell. At guard, number 11, a junior, Aiden Cho. At forward, number 24, a senior, Malik Sanders. At forward, number 32, a sophomore, Theo Park. And at centre, number 50, a senior, Isaac Mbeki. The head coach of the Lions, Renee Alvarez. | Lineup graphic advances on each name | Visitors first. Guards, forwards, centre. Pronunciations confirmed with both coaches at 17:30 and marked on the PA copy. |
| 8 | 18:25:15 | 2:15 | Home starters, Westfield | WESTFIELD_STARTERS.mp4 with the spotlight package | BED_INTRO_HOME.wav. SFX_HIT.wav on each name. | And now, your Westfield Wolves. At guard, number 1, a junior, Caleb Ruiz. At guard, number 5, a senior, Noah Bennett. At forward, number 21, a senior, Eli Thompson. At forward, number 33, a junior, Marcus Hale. And at centre, number 44, a senior, Sam Novak. The head coach of the Wolves, Dwayne Carter. | Lineup graphic. Hit on each name. | Arena to intro lighting. Spot on the tunnel. Read at the pace of the walk, not faster. |
| 9 | 18:27:30 | 2:00 | National anthem | FLAG_LOOP.mp4 | Anthem on HH1 at centre court. Every other source out. | Ladies and gentlemen, please rise and remove your hats for the national anthem, performed tonight by Harbor City High School senior Amara Osei. | Flag package. No sponsor tag. | Nothing fires during the anthem. House to full on the last note. |
| 10 | 18:29:30 | 0:20 | Officials | Officials card | Playlist HC_TIPOFF at -8 dB | Tonight's officials: Carla Diaz, Ben Wright and Mike Okonkwo. | Officials card | |
| 11 | 18:32:00 | 0:30 | Game ball, Pier 9 Grill | Sponsor card PIER9_CARD.png, then Cam 1 on centre court | Dip under | Tonight's game ball is presented by Pier 9 Grill, on the waterfront at Pier 9. Show your ticket stub after the game for ten per cent off. | Sponsor tag: Pier 9 Grill | Pier 9 representative at centre court with the ball. Escorted off by PROMO. |
| 12 | 18:34:30 | 0:30 | Tip-off | Live feed and scoreboard | TIP_HIT.wav on the throw. Playlist out. | Here we go. Westfield and Lakeside for the Harbor City championship. | Scoreboard | GO on the lead official's walk to the circle. |
| First half | ||||||||
| 13 | In play | Game calls | Live feed and scoreboard | SFX_SWISH.wav on home baskets only. No music in play. | Score: "[Player], for two." or "for three." Foul: "Foul on Westfield, number 21, Thompson. His first." Timeout: "Timeout, Lakeside." Substitution: "Now in the game for Westfield, number 12, Ortiz." | Scorer name super, 4 s | In play the PA calls score, foul, timeout and substitution. Nothing else. | |
| 14 | Q1, first dead ball under 5:00 | 1:00 | Media timeout 1 | BAYLINE_30.mp4, 0:30, then scoreboard | Spot audio full, then HC_TIMEOUT at -8 dB | After the spot: This timeout is brought to you by Bayline Credit Union. Bank where the harbor banks. | Sponsor tag: Bayline Credit Union | Standby on the whistle. Spot on the horn. Read at 0:35. The warning horn at 0:45 ends everything. |
| 15 | End Q1 | 2:00 | Quarter break, dance cam | Q1 stats card, then Cam 2 for the dance cam | HC_TIMEOUT at -8 dB, then DANCE_TRACK.wav for the cam | At the end of the first quarter, [score, leader first]. | Q1 stats: score, leading scorer each side | Stats from the stat monitor, read once. Cam 2 finds the crowd. Off at the warning horn. |
| 16 | Q2, first dead ball under 5:00 | 1:00 | Media timeout 2 | HARBORAUTO_30.mp4, then scoreboard | Spot audio full | Harbor Auto Group. Four locations, one price. Drive home happy. | Sponsor tag: Harbor Auto Group | |
| 17 | Q2, any later timeout | 1:00 | Kiss cam | KISSCAM overlay on Cam 2 | KISSCAM_TRACK.wav | Kiss cam frame | Three pairs. Cut on the warning horn regardless. | |
| 18 | Half, on the horn | 0:20 | Halftime read | Halftime card HALF_CARD.png | HC_HALF playlist at -8 dB | That's the half. [Score]. Halftime is fifteen minutes. Tonight's halftime is presented by Pier 9 Grill. | Halftime card. Sponsor tag: Pier 9 Grill. | Teams clear the floor before anything goes on it. |
| Halftime | ||||||||
| 19 | Half +1:00 | 4:00 | Youth scrimmage | Cam 1 wide | Playlist under at -12 dB | Please welcome the Harbor City Youth League under-10 finalists, the Dockside Dolphins and the Marina Sharks. | Halftime card | Four minutes on the floor, off by half +5:00. Ball kids clear the balls. |
| 20 | Half +6:00 | 2:00 | Half-court shot | Cam 2 on the contestant. PROMO_HALFCOURT.png in the corner. | SFX_DRUMROLL.wav for the shot. SFX_WIN.wav or SFX_MISS.wav. | For a five-hundred-dollar gift card from Bayline Credit Union, from half court, [name], from [town]. | Promo card. Sponsor tag: Bayline Credit Union. | Contestant picked at doors by PROMO. Ball from the home bench. One shot. |
| 21 | Half +9:00 | 1:00 | Gold ticket giveaway | Sponsor loop | Playlist at -8 dB | Look under your seat. One fan has a gold ticket, and is going home with a pair of Westfield season tickets from Harbor Auto Group. If it's you, come to section 101 now. | Sponsor tag: Harbor Auto Group | PROMO at section 101 with the prize. |
| 22 | Half +12:00 | 0:15 | Teams return | Scoreboard | HC_WARMUP at -8 dB | Three minutes to the second half. | Scoreboard | |
| 23 | Half +15:00 | 0:10 | Second-half tip | Live feed | TIP_HIT.wav on the throw. Playlist out. | Second half, underway. | Scoreboard | |
| Second half | ||||||||
| 24 | Q3, first dead ball under 5:00 | 1:00 | Media timeout 3 | PIER9_30.mp4, then scoreboard | Spot audio full | Pier 9 Grill. Ten per cent off with your ticket stub tonight. | Sponsor tag: Pier 9 Grill | |
| 25 | End Q3 | 2:00 | Quarter break, T-shirt toss | Q3 stats card, then Cam 2 on the toss | TSHIRT_TRACK.wav at -6 dB | At the end of the third, [score]. T-shirt toss, from Harbor Auto Group. | Q3 stats. Sponsor tag: Harbor Auto Group. | Toss crew on both baselines. Stop at the warning horn. |
| 26 | Q4, first dead ball under 5:00 | 1:00 | Media timeout 4 | BAYLINE_30.mp4 | Spot audio full | Bayline Credit Union. Bank where the harbor banks. | Sponsor tag: Bayline Credit Union | |
| 27 | Q4, first dead ball under 2:00 | 0:10 | Two-minute read | Scoreboard | No music. Crowd only. | Two minutes remaining in the Harbor City championship. | Scoreboard | No promotions and no music beds in the last two minutes. |
| Post-game | ||||||||
| 28 | Final horn | 0:30 | Final | FINAL_CARD_WESTFIELD.png or FINAL_CARD_LAKESIDE.png, then Cam 1 on the floor | WIN_TRACK.wav full | Final score: [winner] [score], [loser] [score]. Your Harbor City Invitational champions, the [team]. | Final card | Both final cards built. Confetti fires on the horn only if Westfield wins. Lakeside's confetti stays loaded and unfired. |
| 29 | Final +2:00 | 5:00 | Trophy and MVP | Cam 1 on centre court. TROPHY_CARD.png in the corner. | Playlist under at -12 dB. Podium mic live. | Presenting the championship trophy, from Bayline Credit Union, branch president Ellen Park, with tournament director Ray Mendes. And the tournament's most valuable player: [name]. | Trophy card. MVP super on the name. | Podium on the centre logo at the horn. The MVP name comes from the tournament director by text before the read. Do not guess it. |
| 30 | Final +7:00 | 0:30 | Walk-out read | Thank-you card with next year's dates | HC_WALKOUT at -8 dB | Thank you for coming to the Harbor City Invitational. Drive safely, and we'll see you next March. | Thank-you card, three sponsor tags in rotation | Hold the board until the building is clear. |
| 31 | Final +30:00 | Clear | Board off | Playlist out | Strike on the venue's call. | |||
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