A Cue Sheet for Reviewing Fictional Voice Assets

The playable file is not the publishable unit

Voice interfaces make it easy to test a script, but a shareable clip includes more than audio. A viewer meets a title, first frame, caption, visible action, and line at once. If those pieces do not agree, a recognisable candidate label can appear to provide context that is not actually present.

This is a design proposal based on public UI observation, not a description of VideoAI's internal architecture or review process. The aim is to make one editorial choice explicit: what does the line cue in the scene?

Represent the cue

type CueRole = 'warning' | 'response' | 'reveal' | 'tag';
type State = 'draft' | 'previewed' | 'needs-context' | 'ready' | 'blocked';

type VoiceCue = {
  candidateLabel: string;
  scriptVersion: string;
  visibleObject: string;
  cueRole: CueRole;
  firstFrameText: string;
  disclosure: string;
  state: State;
};

The distinction matters because changing volume does not turn a warning into a response. A cue role asks the editor to describe the relationship between a line and a visible action.

Do not let labels fill in authorship

Withered Bonnie AI Voice may be a candidate for an original, fictional warning cue, but the candidate field should not generate an official-looking title or imply performer involvement. A scene card needs a real object and a short purpose: “a toy light fails; the line makes the retry feel suspenseful.” That is more reviewable than “use a scary voice.”

For Wukong AI Voice, the public page displays script input, preview, delivery adjustments, and MP3 output. A neutral UI test is to present three cards with the same original line: before the action, on the action, and after the action. The reviewer chooses the card whose cue is legible, not the supposedly most authentic candidate.

Tie approval to the whole card

Yoda AI Voice can be a candidate for a fictional closing tag, but a new caption or first frame can change the public meaning of the asset. Approval should attach to the whole card.

stateDiagram-v2
  [*] --> draft
  draft --> previewed: original script compared by cue role
  previewed --> needs_context: object, caption, or disclosure absent
  needs_context --> ready: full card reviewed
  ready --> draft: script, title, or first frame changes
  ready --> blocked: official-looking or misleading claim

Test the compact share state

Use a muted mobile view with the description collapsed. Can a viewer identify the visible action? Does the title make clear that the clip is synthetic and fictional when that is the context? Does the phrase avoid source-style quotation, official announcement framing, and claims of endorsement?

The automated part is small: prevent empty disclosure fields, mark a review stale after card changes, and require a cue role. Human review remains necessary because a system cannot reliably infer what an image, title, and voice together imply.

Acceptance checklist

1. A script or first-frame change returns the card to draft.
2. A cue role is stated in plain language.
3. The muted first frame shows a comprehensible object or action.
4. The copy avoids claims of affiliation, actor participation, or source authenticity.
5. Rights and platform checks for music, images, names, and scripts are handled separately.

A cue sheet does not automate taste. It gives collaborators a shared object to discuss: not “does this voice feel right?” but “does this line make the intended action easier to understand?”

Keep a cue decision with the export

The review can store an intentionally small explanation. A future editor does not need a score such as 0.82. They need to see “tag: the line follows the failed fold,” “warning: the lamp appears before the sound,” or “response: the line overlaps the button press.”

type CueDecision = {
  reviewKey: string;
  selectedRole: CueRole;
  rationale: string;
};

const needsReview = (cue: VoiceCue, prior?: CueDecision) =>
  !prior || prior.reviewKey !== JSON.stringify({
    scriptVersion: cue.scriptVersion,
    visibleObject: cue.visibleObject,
    cueRole: cue.cueRole,
    firstFrameText: cue.firstFrameText,
    disclosure: cue.disclosure
  });

The code is illustrative rather than a claim about any product. Its value is conceptual: a review follows the public card, not an audio blob with a memorable filename.

Provide rejection paths, not a single failure

An editor may like a candidate but reject the surrounding card. They may request a clearer object, ask that the line become a tag rather than a warning, or ask for a visible disclosure. A UI that only exposes “approve” and “reject” loses that information.

Useful next states can be concrete: needs-object, move-cue, rewrite-script, or needs-disclosure. Each points to a normal creative revision instead of treating context as a late compliance interruption. This also helps a creator understand that the problem is not always the delivery.

Accessibility is an editorial signal

Muted viewing is not a corner case. Captions and objects let a person follow a clip in a quiet room, on a small screen, or with audio unavailable. Testing that version often exposes the exact place where the script is asking sound to replace a missing visual fact.

The limits remain important. A cue sheet cannot determine rights, guarantee audience interpretation, or replace checks of a platform's policies. It can preserve the reason a creative choice was made, which is the part a collaboration system can responsibly make easier.

Scope the contract carefully

The cue record should remain narrow. It says what the current card is meant to show, not what every future derivative may claim. When a clip is trimmed, re-titled, or paired with a new image, the object and cue role must be reviewed again. This is the difference between a useful editorial annotation and a false permanent approval.

In practice, that scope helps teams move faster. A creator can reuse a script candidate while deliberately rebuilding the context for a different platform. The shared record provides a starting point, but the new card earns its own review.