We are not looking to rewrite your script for you.

 

Plain and simple: We are here to help you make your script the best it can be. Your script is your own unique vision and should remain so. It is up to you to choose which changes, if any, you want to make to best serve your own creative vision.

 

(1) Studio-Style Coverage

Want to find out just how most people in Hollywood will see your script?

 

Most important decisions about your script will be made by people using “coverage” as their sole criteria.

 

We know…it doesn’t seem fair, but that is how things are done. Most decision makers in Hollywood do not read scripts. They couldn’t if they wanted to – there are just not enough hours in the day. They rely almost exclusively on coverage, especially for the critical first exposure to your script.

 

Coverage runs three pages. The first page has four elements: a “Log Line” that attempts to encapsulate your script in one line; a “Short Paragraph” that expands on the log line; and a “Rating” of your script (Excellent to Very Good, Good to Fair and Not Good). The ratings cover the categories: Concept, Commerciality, Characters, Dialogue, Structure and Style. The fourth element is the “Reader’s Recommendation”: Recommend, Consider, Pass.

 

The second page is a Synopsis of your script. The third page is reserved for the Reader’s Comments about your script.

We offer three-page Studio-Style Coverage tempered through our own unique perspective and experience. We also offer Studio-Style Coverage for books and manuscripts. The cost for this coverage depends on the number of pages.

 

Studio-Style Coverage     $180.00

 

(2) The Top Ten

 

Everyone says that they can tell if a script is good or bad in the first ten pages. In reality, if you don’t grab the reader on the first page or two, your script will probably be set aside and shifted to the bottom of the reading pile and it will be months or longer, if ever, before it sees the light of day again.

 

If you can hook the reader in the first two pages…and keep them interested to page ten …you have a chance of them reading further.

In The Top Ten, we examine every word on every page, making notes and suggestions on the pages themselves. We also include a one-page overall analysis of the ten pages.

 

The Top Ten     $300.00

(3) The Top Thirty

Buyers and readers have been conditioned to judge scripts by using the formal Three Act screenplay structure, whether we writers like it or not. So your first 27-30 pages are critical to keeping the reader hooked and looking forward to reading more.

You can’t be sloppy about any part of the script, but if your first thirty pages aren’t tight and intriguing, the reader isn’t going to read on to find out whether you created a brilliant Second or Third Act.

In The Top Thirty, we study every line on every page and make appropriate notes and suggestions on the script itself. We also include a one-page analysis of the pages that covers Story, Structure, Characters and Dialogue.

 

The Top Thirty     $500.00

(4) Development Notes

Development Notes usually run several pages and are used by the studios to address the perceived problem areas of a script in the categories of Story, Structure, Characters and Dialogue. Some notes are specific, others are general.

 

The notes are used by studio executives to guide rewrites. You can use them the same way.

 

Development Notes     $600.00

(5) The One Page

While it can be challenging to get someone to read your entire script, many potential buyers will read a One Page. The One Page is exactly that…a single-page condensation of your script and includes a log line. It is part synopsis/part teaser – it does not reveal all the twists and surprises. The purpose of The One Page is to hook the reader on your story so that they want to take it to the next stage and read the script itself.

To create The One Page for you, we read your script and then create a page that we feel is truthful to your vision and will leave the reader wanting to read more.

 

The One Page     $750.00

(6) Script Analysis

Readers, producers, executives and directors will be scrutinizing every single line of your script. They will ask questions like, “Is this description necessary or redundant?”  “Does this line of dialogue propel the story forward and/or develop the character?”  “Is everything clear?”  “Is the story logical?”  “Does it stay true to it’s own unique set of rules – or are the “rules” thrown out the window just because you thought of a cool scene, or you want to surprise the reader?”

In a Script Analysis, we scrutinize every line of the script and, where necessary, make notes in the script itself. We also include a one-page analysis of the script and a thirty minute phone consultation with you once you’ve had a chance to review our notes.

 

Script Analysis     $1,000.00 

(7) Other Specialized Services

 

Is your script too long? Do you need help cutting it down to size?

 

Do you need to brainstorm a great new idea?

 

Or…???

 

Remember that we are here to help make your script the best it can be.

 

Write or e-mail us and tell us what you need…and we’ll tell you what it will cost, if we don’t already have a listed price.