Our expert script readers provide honest, constructive feedback and specific, actionable script notes you can use to tighten up your script before you send it to studios and production companies.
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Myth #1: 'A screenwriter must get script coverage in order to get her script sold or represented' You absolutely do not need any script coverage service to get your script sold or represented. But in our opinion, without honest feedback, from any source, screenwriters would never get better at their craft and producers would spend their careers. Both have a script registration service and their submission requirements are similar. Simply mail in a package that contains the following elements: a title page that identifies the material and its creators/owners, one unbound copy of the material, and a check for the registration fee ($10 for WGA members at either guild, $20 for non-members. Thrive in an ever-changing world. With certified online short courses from the world's leading universities. Zovirax online ordering. Buy cheap pills with discount. Wide range of products. Get ScriptE Trained - US, UK and Canada. 0 Comments. February 9-10th ScriptE 2 Day $380 Toronto, ON, CA.
Our script readers have worked in screenplay development for major studios and producers like JJ Abrams, Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, CAA, Sundance, ICM, SyFy, Ridley Scott, Curtis Hanson, and more. Our real-world experience and our fierce dedication to the screenwriter's craft are what have made Screenplay Readers the film industry's #1 choice for script coverage and script notes for over 22 years.
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Script Coverage Service - 1 Script Reader
$149
- For feature film screenplays, pilots, and teleplays
- 1 script reader will read your script and provide coverage
- 6-8 pages of Script Notes
(Approx. 1200 words / single-spaced) - Logline and Synopsis
(for pitches, queries, marketing, etc.) - ONE Script Reader Scoresheet (Your script scored across 22 different categories, such as dialogue, plot, etc.)
- 1 Recommendation
(Pass / Consider / Recommend) - 3 Script Reader Follow-Up Questions
(Ask your script reader to clarify or elaborate on specific points made in their analysis) - Approx. 72-hour turnaround
Script Coverage Service - 2 Script Readers
$239
- For feature film screenplays, pilots, and teleplays
- 2 script readers read your script and provide coverage
- 12-16 pages of Script Notes from 2 different readers
(Approx. 2400 words / single-spaced) - 1 Logline and Brief Synopsis
- TWO Script Reader Scoresheets
- 2 Recommendations
- 6 Script Reader Follow-Up Questions
- Approx. 72-hour turnaround
Script Coverage Service - 3 Script Readers Most Popular
$309
3 different perspectives on your script- For feature film screenplays, pilots, and teleplays
- 3 script readers read your script and provide coverage
- 18-24 pages Script Notes from 3 different readers
(Approx. 3600 words / single-spaced) - 1 Logline and Synopsis
- THREE Script Reader Scoresheets
- 3 Recommendations
- 9 Script Reader Follow-Up Questions
- Approx. 72-hour turnaround
- FREE WATERMARKING and PASSWORD PROTECTION for your script PDF file
(OPTIONAL) - FREE SCRIPT VAULTING
We keep your script file backed up on our secure server for up to 10 years (OPTIONAL) - Code for $40 off the writing app SCRIPT STUDIO
Script Notes
Our script notes make up the bulk of your coverage, and they're brimming with specific, insightful critique and suggestions on how to improve the work. We write our script analysis as straightforward and as objective as possible because it's not only screenwriters that rely on us for constructive honesty – it's also agents and producers. Our smart clients use that honesty to their advantage. Our dumb ones are eaten by bears.
Script Reader Scoresheet
Our reader numerically scores your script in 22 key categories, such as character, dialogue, plot, theme, conflict, tension, presentation, and more. These numerical scores, like the rest of your coverage, are for your eyes only.
Recommendation
One of 3 possible recommendations: PASS (the screenplay needs a bit more work), CONSIDER (the screenplay still needs some tweaking, but may be considered by an agency or studio), or RECOMMEND. Don’t feel bad if you get a PASS. Since we opened our service in 1999, right around 95% of screenplays have received a PASS, while 4% received a CONSIDER, and only 1% or less received a RECOMMEND.
Logline
Your screenplay, summed up in one or two sentences. Because if your logline ends up much longer than that, your screenplay might be too “soft concept” and more difficult to sell, market, or land an agent or manager with. (Or, it might be perfect for Sundance.)
Synopsis
Your story, squeezed down to the essentials. So this section is a sort of bird’s-eye view that helps you see how well a stranger would understand your key plot points and throughlines. Because if a script reader misses an important beat, it’s likely that an agent or producer will too.
The Bechdel Test
An informal 'litmus test' of a script's female representation, because more and more 'gatekeepers' in Hollywood are factoring in a project's gender diversity when considering it for production.
Diversity Rating
Our reader's quick take on how well your script incorporates characters from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. The film and tv industry is demanding more diversity in what they produce, so we'd be remiss in not including it. Diversity/Bechdel scores have zero bearing on your overall critique.
FREE Reader Follow-Up Questions
Our script coverage service allows you to ask follow-up questions of each of your readers, after receiving your coverage. So you can use them to clarify points the reader made in your coverage, or dive deeper into their suggestions for specific fixes, or run an idea or two by them. OR, tell us a joke, or smuggle us some winning lotto numbers.
How to order:
Step 1
Add whatever service you like to your cart.
Step 2
Check out with your credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, or Bitcoin.
Step 3
Upload your screenplay with our easy upload form. Once we're finished, we email you your script coverage or script notes.
Why writers and producers keep coming back to Screenplay Readers for script notes and coverage
Years in business
22 (Founded in 1999)
2 months - 2 years on average
A full staff of well-paid, experienced story development experts who are screenwriters themselves. Each is vetted for at least 5 years of film industry experience and must have razor-sharp critical writing chops. (Some of our readers have been with us for over 10 years.)
Newbies or interns who tend to have little screenwriting and development experience and work for free or extremely low pay.
Honest, specific, constructive, actionable script notes and suggestions to improve your draft.
Vague, recycled, general screenwriting advice. At best.
Yes. Check out the names, photos, and bios of our script readers, including their favorite films and genres.
No. Oddly, you're rarely ever told who's reading your script or given any details about that reader's qualifications or experience.
Baiting you into their database by offering cheap services, then upselling you into no-name script contests and other snake-oil nonsense.
Who Uses Our Script Coverage Service
Screenwriters who use our script coverage to improve their scripts prior to sending to one of the few legitimate script contests (i.e. Nicholl Fellowship, Austin, PAGE, and BlueCat) which several of our clients have been accepted to as finalists and quarter-finalists)
Screenwriters who are about to send their screenplays to agents, name talent, or producers and who rely on our readers to provide improvements, as well as point out critical 'soft spots'
Major producers who send us screenplays to cover find out if they’re worth pursuing, either because their own staff is overwhelmed or because they need to get feedback from outside the 'echo chamber'
Agents and managers who get coverage on a script or two when looking for that hot new writer or project, and who may not have the time to add another 'weekend read' to the pile
Screenwriters and television writers who need fast, hard-hitting feedback before pitchingat major studios and production companies
Producers who use our script coverage to help determine which films to finance or to give their script that “one last look” prior to sending it out to name talent when putting together a package
Writers groups and screenwriting festivals who hire us to screen entries and/or judge their finalists
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Two Questions We're Asked All The Time...
Q: “How qualified are the script readers reading my screenplay?”
A: The script readers on our payroll come from all sorts of film industry backgrounds: development, production, post-production – you name it. And each reader is brought aboard the Screenplay Readers team only if they have 5+ years of comprehensive experience and a track record of helping improve screenplays. Their writing style and critical 'voice' is vetted for several key traits: fastidiousness, mastery of syntax, grammar, and vocabulary, and the ability to synthesize solutions and suggestions. So as a result, only 1 out of every 300 people who apply are ever invited to join our team. Feel free to check out our reader roster for their photos, bios, and favorite genres and films.
Q: 'What if I don’t agree with the script coverage?”
We’re writers too, so we know what it feels like to receive script notes on our work, and believe me, it’s not always fun. But it’s our view that without consistent, critical feedback on our screenwriting, from a variety of sources, we don’t get very far as screenwriters. So use our script notes and coverage to guide your next draft (or producers, use it to nudge that screenwriter you're working with) or cherry pick the notes you think will help your project the most.
... and Two Big Script Coverage Myths We Regularly Debunk:
Myth #1: 'A screenwriter must get script coverage in order to get her script sold or represented'
You absolutely do not need any script coverage service to get your script sold or represented. But in our opinion, without honest feedback, from any source, screenwriters would never get better at their craft and producers would spend their careers taking on bad projects that can't seem to find an audience.
Myth #2: “You need a script coverage service in order to improve your script”
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Nope. But every writer does need feedback of some sort. We encourage prospective clients to get as much free script notes and feedback as possible before working with us. So if you're here and you haven't already tried getting free feedback from writers groups or colleagues, do that first and then come back to us! That said, if you've exhausted all those free alternatives, or don't have access to them, our script readers can help.