Question 1

Why is character dialogue distribution important?

Accepted Answer

It can be important to understand how much dialogue each character has and where it occurs in a script.

Question 2

How does the character analyzer work?

Accepted Answer

It scans a script PDF noting characters, the number of lines they have and where those lines occur.

Question 3

Is the character analyzer free?

Accepted Answer

Yes! It's free to use. The code can be modified under a Creative Commons CC-BY license.

Question 4

Do I need to install something?

Accepted Answer

No! It runs in a browser.

Question 5

How accurate is it?

Accepted Answer

Quite accurate but not necessarily fullproof. It's been tested with PDFs generated by Fade In Pro screenwriting software but unforeseen formatting might trip it up. Example: a centered line of uppercase text immediately followed by more centered text will be treated as a dialogue block even if it's not.

Question 6

Is there any product support or warranties?

Accepted Answer

No, and no warranties are offered or implied but you can still email problems and they might get fixed.

Question 7

What if the formatting of my PDF causes problems?

Accepted Answer

Import your PDF into Fade In Pro, if the import is successful and Fade In understands it, export it as a fresh PDF file.

COMU Screenplay Character Analyzer

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Screenplay Summary

Dialogue Distribution By Character

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