My method for scripting consisted of using my previously made blog post – detailing the rough ‘flow’ of my audio paper, and ‘expanding’ it into a full script.

As I began writing, several problems became apparent, problems that felt unique to the audio paper format:

Firstly, my natural instinct was to assume a typical essay-like academic tone, formal with a strictly measured amount of emotional inflection. Yet, as I began to read aloud, the phrasing felt cold and austere- to the extent where a recording would have made apparent that the scripted words betrayed my actual personality, resulting in a feeling of disingenuity. This was at odds with my initial creative philosophy I had formulated – I had wanted the audio paper to have a sense of my personality as, after all, my own voice would be at the forefront of the work.

I began reading aloud as I typed, simultaneously.

Where I would feel myself naturally pausing, or changing my speaking rhythm, I would attempt at translating this into the script. I imagined also, if the script was an in-person conversation, and soon I realised that without mentioning ‘myself’ in the writing, the words would sound disconnected and unnatural and ultimately – like I was reading from a script. Therefore, I made sure to directly include a sense of myself in the script (“I believe, I think, for me” etc.).

By maintaining this more personal voice alongside a traditional informative approach, I was able to accurately reflect my initial creative approach.