Movie Trailer Voice Over Script · Action movie trailer
High Water (Action Trailer)
Epic action movie trailer voice over script: a storm, thirty-one bridges, and the engineer they fired. Practice that big, rumbling trailer cadence.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 111 words · ~44 sec
- Skills
- trailer cadence, dynamic build, projection
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
Narrator(low, unhurried)Every city has a breaking point.
NarratorFor Port Calder, it's tonight.
NarratorThirty-one bridges. Nine million people. And a storm the experts swore would turn back out to sea.
NarratorIt didn't.
NarratorNow the river is rising. The power is gone. And the only person who knows how to hold those bridges together is the engineer they fired six months ago.
NarratorShe's got six hours, one borrowed truck, and a city that never once said thank you.
Maya(soaked, shouting over wind)You want my help? Then stop talking and get me to the north tower!
NarratorThis summer, one storm will test everything we've built.
NarratorAnd one woman will refuse to let it fall.
Narrator(title, slow and huge)High Water. Brace yourself.
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- 'It didn't.' is the first music hit. Say it short, low, and final, then leave a full second of silence before 'Now the river is rising.'
- Maya's line has to cut through imaginary wind and rain. Shout from your diaphragm with an open throat, and make it urgent rather than angry.
- Trailer reads climb in steps. Keep 'one storm will test everything we've built' controlled so 'refuse to let it fall' can rise above it, then drop low and huge for the title.
Try it three more ways
- Read the whole trailer as if the film were a quiet, gritty indie drama instead of a blockbuster.
- Read it in a fast, punchy modern trailer style, with clipped lines and almost no pauses.
- Read Maya's line three ways, exhausted, terrified, and coldly confident, and pick the one that sells the film.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "High Water (Action Trailer)" script?
111 spoken words, about 44 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 51 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: epic, weighty, cinematic, slow and deliberate, ~110 words per minute, with long pauses for music hits. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.
Can one person perform a two-character script?
Yes. Play both Narrator and Maya and make each one distinct through pitch, pace, and attitude, or record with a partner and take one role each.