Scriptwriting varies a lot depending on who you're writing for. A script
for a film is different from a script for TV, which in turn is quite different
from a script for the theater. The one thing that any scriptwriter obviously
needs to keep in mind is that the script is intended to be read out loud
by other people. This is a given. The carefully constructed dialogues,
the pensive monologues, the banter, the jokes - all of it needs to work
perfectly when read by real, live actors.
Because of this, the best scriptwriting hint we can give you is to have
your script read out loud to you. Writers often become somewhat blind to
their own texts, and find it hard to look at it with any kind of objectivity.
Hearing it read out loud will make it much easier to spot problematic areas
and inconsistencies. Of course, it's not always easy to find somebody that
is willing to read your script to you. Friends and family members might
be too busy, and perhaps you don't want to share your script with them
just yet, anyway.
This is where TextAloud can help with your scriptwriting. This text-to-speech software can read any computer document out loud, using a variety of different, human-like voices. All you need to do is sit back and listen to your script - and unlike your friends and family, TextAloud will never comment on your work or make any "helpful" suggestions for improvement!
TextAloud uses the latest, most human-like voices available today. Click
Here for a sample audio file created using our speech synthesis software
with the optional AT&T
Natural Voices™. We also offer exciting premium voices from NeoSpeech™ and Cepstral™ to
bring you the best quality and personality in speech for your PC.
TextAloud is ideal for many other things, too. Here are some comments
we've received from satisfied customers:
"I am a MAJOR proponent of the NextUp revolution at The University
of Phoenix. I have explained to my classmates many times that I listen
to this material in the gym, during my daily commute, just before retiring,
etc. Sometimes, I also use TextAloud to help keep my attention focused
while reading particularly difficult passages." - Dan
S. (Key Largo, FL)
"I publish a newsletter and distribute it by e-mail and postal mail.
I have a 78 year old friend who has macular degeneration and is now
legally blind and cannot read text anymore. I make a text to
speech CD of my newsletter for her, using TextAloud with the AT&T
NaturalVoices and she just loves it. I have also done other
text articles for her and burn them on CDs. This is a God send for
blind people." - Robert (Rolla, Missouri )
"We use it to save time here at the office reading aloud our emails
so we can then input client information into the database. Its like
having the customer on the phone!" - Kevin
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