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Using the Footnote function for Phonetics

How to Amend Scripts

Color Coding Scripts

Phonetics 101

<> Words should be broken down in syllables.

<> Vowels ALWAYS need a guide to which way the vowel needs to be said.  An easy way this can be done is either adding a footnote using rhymes with (r/w) or sounds like (s/l)

‘i’ — ih or eye

‘a’ — s/l at or uh

‘o’ — ohh or ah

‘u’ — uh or you

‘e’ — ee or eh

Or if this helps here is another example:

ih (intelligent) or eye (iPod) for ‘i’

uh (amazing) or a (apple) for ‘a’

oh (over) or ah (on) for ‘o’,

uh (under) or U (universe) for ‘u’

ee (free) or eh (ever) for ‘e’

 

Also most words have an ’emphasis’ so please always indicate this by capitalizing that portion of the word.

For example:

Conestoga = con-eh-STOH-guh

Other helpful script info:

Keep in mind the clarity of your special instructions will  save everyone a lot of time.

 

  1. Any thing that should be read as letters such as D.O.T. or A.C.L.U. should have periods.
  2. Abbreviations such as N.Y., I.N.C. or the like if you would like the voice talent to read New York or ‘Inc’ then please don’t abbreviate it, type out the entire word.
  3. Web site addresses:  As we all know web addresses can be confusing.  Be sure they are clear and if needed please supply phonetic.  Also, it is best to drop the ‘www’ for websites since that is no longer needed and sounds better without it.
  4. Phone Numbers: If the number is 800-499-2341 and the client would like the last four digits read as twenty three forty one type the numbers out like this – 800-499-23-41.
  5.  Be sure the Word doc margins are not pushed out all the way to the edge of the document.  
  6.  Be sure all paragraphs are sequentially numbered – make sure this is noted in instructions.
  7.  Removing words within sentences on amendments; Removing single words for the most part is difficult and usually makes the sentence sound ‘funny’.  So when doing this remove the word(s) and then highlight the entire sentence to be re-voiced.
  8.  Amending scripts that have alternating male/female be sure to use yellow highlight for male and green for female – purple to remove copy.  And remember, when removing an entire paragraph don’t delete it from the script, highlight it in purple.