I was driving to the movies with an executive friend the other day, and something surprised me when I jumped into his car. He wasn't listening to the radio. He was listening to a screenplay. I quickly emailed a few other friends and found that many execs in my circle listen to scripts like audiobooks. It's pretty easy if you have a PDF. Sure, the voices are a little computerized, but there are actually a few out there that sound less digitized. This revelation made me think... if I knew they were listening to my script instead of reading it, how would I write it differently? Let's dive into the topic. How to Listen to a PDFBefore we get into the writing, I figured we should go over the programs you can use to listen to screenplays. Adobe Acrobat Reader: Open the PDF, click View in the top-left menu, then Read Out Loud. You can choose to read the entire document or just the page you're on. You can also press Shift+Ctrl+Y to activate Read Out Loud.Speechify: This PDF audio reader is available on the web, as a Chrome extension, or as a mobile app for Android and iOS. It uses text-to-speech and OCR technology to read aloud any digital or physical text, and supports over 30 languages.Read Aloud: This Chrome extension reader can be used to read PDFs saved to your computer. Right-click the file, select Open With, and choose Google Chrome. Once it opens, select the Read Aloud...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 24 July, 2024