SOLOPUP · FREE PRACTICAL RESOURCES · PUBLIC PREVIEW rc.5
Name the speaker only when the evidence supports it.
A character on screen, a familiar face and the voice actually speaking may not be the same source.
Check the audible event
Replay the final mix around the cue. Listen for the voice and the speech timing, then use the picture and verified project references to establish who speaks. A script, a nearby character or a model suggestion is useful context, but none alone proves that the line is present in this cut.
Preserve what the audience can know
If an offscreen speaker is not yet identified, a name may reveal a later story fact. Use the recipient’s allowed convention and evidence appropriate to that moment. Do not invent identity, gender or emotional intent from an uncertain voice.
A decision record
- Record the cue and the audible words.
- Note the voice or picture evidence that supports identification.
- Separate a candidate identity from a reviewer-confirmed identity.
- Keep unresolved questions visible in the handoff.
For animation, appearance or species never determines whether a character can speak. Use the project’s verified speech behavior and the actual audio. The Sound worksheet records a candidate and its evidence without turning it into approval.