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'''Retroscripting''' can describe two techniques used in [[movie]] and [[television]] programs.
 
The first is a process in which a [[Screenplay|script]] contains a [[plot]] outline and leaves dialogue deliberately vague for interpretation by the actors through [[Improvisational_comedy|improv]]. Retroscripting can add strong [[realism]] and [[characterization]] to dialogue. Contemporary examples of television shows using this technique are ''[[Home Movies (cartoon series)|Home Movies]]'', ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'', and ''[[Reno 911!]]'', as well as films by [[Christopher Guest]].
 
Retroscripting can also refer to the practice of recording new or unscripted dialogue over a [[live-action]] or [[cartoon|animated]] program. It may be done for a number of reasons: