Cue syntax

A script is plain text. A few marks tell the Band how to deliver it. They round-trip with any editor.

Beat
# Beat title

Starts a section. Shown on the Band as a break; never read.

Text
Plain sentences are spoken.

Everything else is what you say, sentence by sentence.

Emphasis
*really*

Bold on the Band. One or two words a sentence.

Pause
[pause] / [pause 2s]

A breathing ring that shrinks for the length you give (1 second by default).

Pace
[slow] [fast] [normal]

Applies until the next pace mark.

Breath
[breath]

A small mark where you can breathe.

B-roll
[b-roll: product close-up]

A Cut-in request for the sentence before it. Not on the Band.

Direction
// Look at the lens here

A note to yourself. Shown faintly to the operator, never on the Band.

Example

# Hook
You've read every word of this. [pause]
You just couldn't tell.
// Smile on "couldn't"
# The ask
[slow] It's free to start, and it never leaves your phone. [pause 2s]
[normal] Read every word. Sound like you didn't.

How it looks while you write

Hook

You've read every word of this. pause

You just couldn't tell.

Smile on "couldn't"

The ask

―― slow It's free to start, and it never leaves your phone. 2 s

= normal Read every word. Sound like you didn't.