Part 7CAdvanced Postproduction

CHAPTER 31 FROM TRANSCRIPT TO FILM SCRIPT

What You Need for Transcripts Selecting the Materials Assembling the Paper Edit

CHAPTER 32 CREATING NARRATION

Narration

Problems It Can Solve

Drawbacks

Positive Aspects

Two Approaches to Creating Narration

Method 1: Read from a Script

Method 2: Improvisation

The Scripted Narration

Writing

The Tryout

Alter Syntax to Match Screen Logic

Accommodate Sound Features

The Power in Each First Word

Operative Words

Complement, Don’t Duplicate

Trying It Out: The Scratch Recording

A Script for the Narrator

Narration: Auditioning and Recording

Voice Auditions

Recording and Directing the Narrator

Acoustic Setting

Creating the Improvised Narration

Summary

Recording the Presence Track

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