Voices in the video: dialogue and narration styles

In Studio Motion the voice is part of the video itself, not a track laid over the top. Characters can talk to each other on screen, a narrator can tell the story, or both.

Choose a style for the whole movie

When you plan the movie, choose a voice plan:

Style	What you hear
Character dialogue	The characters on screen speak their own lines.
Narrator	An off-screen voice tells the story over the scene.
Mixed	Characters speak in some places and a narrator in others.
Narration added later	Clips are made without speech; you record, import, or generate narration afterwards.
No spoken voice	Pictures, motion, and sound only.

Pick the spoken language too. Every planned line is written in it.

Direct each line

Each scene’s Voice in this clip keeps three things apart, so the model knows what to say and who says it:

Control	Example
On-screen speaker	Robert, the dad with a short beard and a blue shirt
Exact words	It’s nine o’clock.
Voice direction	Calm adult voice, warm and lightly firm

Use the same speaker description and voice direction every time a character speaks, so they look and sound like themselves in every scene. The character dialogue guide has more tips.

Watch: direct motion, sound, and video options

Sound around the voice

Separately from the voice, choose Generate ambience for scene sounds and a music direction, such as soft night wind and a gentle lullaby, or Silent background to leave them out. Story music you add to the book still plays underneath when you export.

Prefer your own voice?

Choose narration added later and record yourself reading over the finished clips. Your own voice is free and unlimited on every plan.

Hear it

The Vegetable Problem gives Robert and Leo short lines across five scenes, each speaking on screen.

Choose a style for the whole movie

Direct each line

Sound around the voice

Prefer your own voice?

Hear it

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