ABSTRACT
Dialogue changes made during the turnover session are noted and incorporated into the recording script, which is fi nalized only after the storyboard is approved. When the script is ready the voice actors record the dialogue in individual or group sessions, depending on the project. The recording script is broken up into short numbered sections so that the actors do not read the entire script in one take. The editor and director then assemble the best takes from each section into the fi nal track. Retakes of lines or portions of lines may be recorded during the session, or new dialogue may be added in later recording sessions. These are called pickups . If a character actor is not available for a session a dialogue scratch track may be recorded by another actor or the director and used as a placeholder until the pickup session is recorded. Scenes with scratch dialogue tracks will not be put into production since the synchronization will not be accurate for the animator.
