Movie Trailer Voice Over Script · Romantic comedy trailer
Overdue (Rom-Com Trailer)
Romantic comedy trailer script for voice over practice: two strangers fall for each other through notes in a library book. Playful and warm.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Length
- 97 words · ~39 sec
- Skills
- warm smile read, comic timing, character switching
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
NarratorNell Barrow has a system. Same coffee. Same bus. Same library book every summer.
NarratorBut this year, someone else got to it first.
Nell(scandalized whisper)He wrote in the margins. In pen!
NarratorNow she's leaving notes. He's writing back. And the whole branch is taking sides.
Theo(reading a note)'Your opinion on chapter nine is wrong, and so is your handwriting.' ...I think she likes me.
NarratorThis fall, two people who've never met are about to fall for each other, one page at a time.
NarratorIf they don't get banned from the library first.
NarratorOverdue. Some stories are worth the late fee.
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
- Rom-com trailers smile. Keep a lift in your voice through 'Same coffee. Same bus. Same library book,' and make each 'Same' a little more pleased with itself.
- Nell's 'In pen!' is the joke. Play it as a scandalized library whisper, as if writing in pen were a crime.
- Theo reads the insult out loud, then pauses before '...I think she likes me.' Hold the pause long enough for the listener to get there first.
Try it three more ways
- Read it in a deep, ultra-serious action-trailer voice, as if this rom-com were a spy thriller.
- Read it as a sweet older narrator, like a grandparent telling the story of how they met.
- Read it as a fast, sarcastic social media teaser with no pauses at all.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "Overdue (Rom-Com Trailer)" script?
97 spoken words, about 39 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 45 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: bright, witty, warm, bouncy, ~150 words per minute, with comic pauses. 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 Nell and Theo and make each one distinct through pitch, pace, and attitude, or record with a partner and take one role each.