You know you have that brilliant movie idea in a screenplay in your bottom desk drawer. You need to dust it off, polish it up and get script coverage on it now. It's as easy as sending your screenplay to Hollywood to get a professional write-up about its strengths and weaknesses.
A professional reader at a studio usually does the review of your screenplay. He or she will read through it. The reader will then write up a report about the merits of the work based on plot, characterization and dialogue.
There are two basic types. The most common is for a reader at a studio or production company to do the review. They are going to give feedback that aligns with the studio or company for which they are reading.
Also available through web sites is reviews done for a fee by an independent reader. He or she will write up a summary for you and give you comments to help you improve your writing. This information can be misleading, though, since the reader is giving you his or her own personal comments and not giving you comments relevant to what any given studio is looking for.
If you get notes from a studio, you have a basic idea of the what the reader is looking for based on which studio he or she works for. An example would be getting covered by Fox Searchlight Films. The readers at that studio are looking for edgy, character-driven dramas. If your work falls into that category, it's no guarantee, but you could get a good review.
An reader for hire might not respond well to family movies and give you negative feedback that could drive your script in the wrong direction and further away from what a studio might be looking for. Either way, at the start of your career, script coverage is useful because you need to understand what other readers/writers are doing and get a feel for how the studios will respond to your work. It could make all the difference when it comes time to try and sell that great story you have.
A professional reader at a studio usually does the review of your screenplay. He or she will read through it. The reader will then write up a report about the merits of the work based on plot, characterization and dialogue.
There are two basic types. The most common is for a reader at a studio or production company to do the review. They are going to give feedback that aligns with the studio or company for which they are reading.
Also available through web sites is reviews done for a fee by an independent reader. He or she will write up a summary for you and give you comments to help you improve your writing. This information can be misleading, though, since the reader is giving you his or her own personal comments and not giving you comments relevant to what any given studio is looking for.
If you get notes from a studio, you have a basic idea of the what the reader is looking for based on which studio he or she works for. An example would be getting covered by Fox Searchlight Films. The readers at that studio are looking for edgy, character-driven dramas. If your work falls into that category, it's no guarantee, but you could get a good review.
An reader for hire might not respond well to family movies and give you negative feedback that could drive your script in the wrong direction and further away from what a studio might be looking for. Either way, at the start of your career, script coverage is useful because you need to understand what other readers/writers are doing and get a feel for how the studios will respond to your work. It could make all the difference when it comes time to try and sell that great story you have.
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