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Note use for no character identifier (#208)
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* Note use for no character identifier

Closes #200.

* Add comment to top of §4.2 character

Closes #188.

* Reword and simplify intro to Character

As proposed by @cconcolato
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nigelmegitt authored Feb 15, 2024
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<h3>Character</h3>

<p>In <a>Dubbing Scripts</a>, it is necessary to identify each character in the programme. This is done with a <dfn>Character</dfn> object which has the following properties:
<p><em>This section is mainly relevant to <a>Dubbing</a> workflows.</em></p>
<p>A character in the programme can be described using a <dfn>Character</dfn> object which has the following properties:
<ul>
<li>a mandatory <dfn data-lt="Character Identifier">Identifier</dfn>
which is a unique identifier used to reference the character from elsewhere in the document,
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<li>An optional <a>Script Event Type</a> used to identify the type of event (e.g. dialogue, on screen text) in <a>Dubbing Scripts</a>.</li>
<li>Zero or more <a>Character Identifiers</a> indicating the <a>Characters</a> involved in this <a>Script Event</a>.
<p class="note">While typically, a <a>Script Event</a> corresponds to one single <a>Character</a>, there are cases where multiple <a>characters</a> can be associated with a <a>Script Event</a>. This is when all <a>Characters</a> speak the same text at the same time.</p>
<p class="note">While typically, a <a>Script Event</a> corresponds to one single <a>Character</a>,
there are cases where multiple <a>characters</a> can be associated with a <a>Script Event</a>.
This is when all <a>Characters</a> speak the same text at the same time.</p>
<p class="note">In a <a>transcript</a>, when the event corresponds to in-image content,
for example an <a>audio description</a>, no <a>Character Identifier</a> is needed.
However it may be helpful in a <a>Pre-recording Script</a> or an <a>As-recorded Script</a> context
to indicate a <a>Character</a> signifying who voices the recording.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Zero or more <a>Text</a> objects, each being either <a>Original</a> or <a>Translation</a>.</p>
<p class="note">Empty <a>Text</a> objects can be used to indicate explicitly that there is no text content.
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