Talking Scripts 4+

Scripts that talk to you

Talking Scripts Ltd

Designed for iPhone

    • 4.4 • 19 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Hear scripts with realistic voices wherever you are, even in the remotest locations, with a virtual partner to run lines with you.

Talking Scripts is your creative companion. An iOS app that reads film and TV PDF scripts to you. Built by two industry professionals for industry professionals.

"I was desperate for an app that could read me scripts in a simple, easy way, dumping all the stuff I didn’t need to hear and getting me into the story. Talking Scripts is that app!” - IDRIS ELBA
"It is blissful being able to listen to scripts while I am driving, cooking, walking - suddenly a weekend is my time again!" - STEFAN SCHWARTZ (Director; Walking Dead, The Boys, The Americans)
Let your story come alive with Talking Scripts. Designed to level the playing field in the Film and TV industry so that reading doesn't become a barrier to you getting creatively involved.

* LINE LEARNING FOR ACTORS TO RUN THEIR LINES. *
You can choose any character in your script to play. Talking Scripts will seamlessly and smartly figure out the time it takes for you to read your lines - giving you the right timings for an immersive table read experience.

* VARIABLE VOICE PITCH AND SPEED *
Customise the pitch and speed of the voices to your liking and preference. Speed up? Slow down? Higher or lower pitch? It’s up to you.

* YOUR LEADS ALL HAVE DIFFERENT VOICES *
Talking Scripts automatically assigns masculine and feminine voices to each character. You can change and customise this per script, if you want a different script reading experience!

* PAGE NUMBERS, HEADERS, FOOTERS, WATERMARKS - ALL IGNORED *
Talking Scripts automatically knows what parts of the script should not be read, like page headers, watermarks or “continued” and only reads back the lines.

• Create script notes, with Siri integration
• Actors can now learn lines with Line Learning feature
• Set reminders
• Variable voice pitch
• Variable voice speed
• Dark mode
• Pause for calls
• Play a music playlist on your favourite player as you listen to a script
• Bookmarks your last position in the current script
• Can learn pronunciation of new words (Apple feature)
• Ignores page numbers, headers, footers, continued, watermarks etc
• Use free high quality enhanced and premium Siri-like voices which you can choose

WEBSITE
Visit the website to learn about the voices available for download. https://www.talkingscripts.com
We want Talking Scripts to be amazing so we are charging about the cost of a cup of coffee per month if you use it regularly (more than one script per month). If you just listen to a script a month, it is free.

SUBSCRIPTION
Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. Your Subscription will automatically renew each 1 month or 12 months, 24-hours before the end of the current period, and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can Turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. For limited time offers, standard pricing will be automatically initiated for the next pricing period. For offers that include a free trial period, if you cancel before the end of the trial you will not be charged. After the free trial period you will automatically become a paying subscriber. If you choose to upgrade or downgrade during the free trial period you will forfeit the remainder of the free trial.

Privacy Policy: https://www.talkingscripts.com/privacy-policy
Terms and conditions: https://www.talkingscripts.com/terms-of-service

What’s New

Version 2.0.3

We’ve worked hard to fix some bugs in our latest release.

Ratings and Reviews

4.4 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

parables_bk ,

Nearly Perfect

After downloading a few hours ago, I can already imagine how this app will change my life for the *much* better! I wish this had existed 10+ years ago..

Developer, one quick thing:

I’ve signed up for a premium trial, and though I’ve logged in on both my up-to-date iPhone and my up-to-date iPad, “Copy to Talking Scripts” never shows up in PDF share options, even in the extended options (“More”), on my iPad. It showed up immediately on iPhone, but even after restarting, removing and reinstalling, and such combinations of actions, still no go on iPad.

Would you pretty please look into this? Many thanks!

Developer Response ,

So sorry in the late response. Sadly our app is not designed for iPads. We will in the future be expanding to iPads, desktop and Android, but at the moment we are concentrating on getting amazing new AI voices which are really exciting. Please bear with us.

SoCalAnthony ,

Hard Pass…

I totally respect Idris Elba but this app is pretty awful. I totally get those who have to read a pile scripts each week but hey that’s why we get paid the big bucks to do it. You’re just no going to feel the writers emotion or any beats of the script with this app. I tested an academy award winning script just for giggles and it just wasn’t the same, if I would have relied on the app it would have also been a hard pass. I just don’t think we’re there yet with this technology to really get the feel of narrative storytelling. If you have to rely on this then maybe you should reevaluate why you chose this profession in the first place.

For those that use it primarily to run lines then maybe I get why it could be somewhat useful.

Developer Response ,

Hi there!
Thanks for your feedback and for taking the time to test it out! We are trying to develop the app for those, who like Idris and myself are dyslexic and slower readers, or those on the move, or those who take in scripts better when listening. It is also being used by many actors who find the app helpful to learn lines and hear the words aloud. As a Director myself, I’ve always found it useful for time-management, allowing me to catch-up on multiple episode I won't direct, or new drafts. In truth, we are not here to replace script reading at all, it’s more for those who have more reading to do than most and find it a struggle.

Talking with my technical adviser, she reminds me that we use the Apple voices and the Apple text to speech engine. She wondered whether you tried the enhanced voices (the help section explains how to download them) - I should add that those voices are much better, but are still lacking in emotion. AI still has more work to do in that field, but at the moment we are using Apple and they are amongst the best at text to speech.

WesJAk ,

Best Script Reading App Out There

Absolutely love this app! It’s become my new favorite way to read scripts, especially for the customizable voices. I read a high volume of scripts for work, and the app has not only allowed me to focus more on material but also increase my productivity quite a bit. Highly recommend for work as well as casual reading.

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App Privacy

The developer, Talking Scripts Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

  • Siri

    Get things done within this app using just your voice.

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