SCRIPT COVERAGE SERVICEWe're an award-winning script coverage company. We have written script coverage for clients with deals at Netflix, HBO, and Lionsgate. Some of our script coverage clients are executive producers and writers of award-winning TV shows and sitcoms. They include directors and writers who are repped by reputable literary agencies such as William Morris Endeavor, Preferred Artists Agency, and various literary management companies.
Film producers get script coverage to help them sift through scripts so they don't waste time reading bad scripts just to find a couple of good scripts. Getting script coverage helps producers easily determine which scripts and writers to consider without having to read through every script that gets submitted to them. |
This script coverage service is for serious writers and filmmakers. If you're a thick-skinned screenwriter or filmmaker seeking unfettered but valuable feedback, this script coverage service is perfect for you. We are the go-to place for industry producers and directors to submit scripts -- that they have written -- to discreetly get an honest opinion on their scripts. If you want to get ahead of your competition and make better movies, get candid script coverage from us. We are the only script coverage company to win Corporate America's Boardroom Elite Award for "Script Consultants of the Year" and "Best Screenplay Editing Services."
Directors who want a second opinion to help them decide which feature film scripts or TV scripts are worth pursuing also submit their writers' scripts to us for coverage. We are based in the California, but we have clients worldwide, including Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong, India, Italy, France, Norway, Australia, the UK, Greece, England, and the Netherlands.
We also have some of Amazon's bestselling authors and production companies that get script coverage and other script-related services from us. For those new to screenwriting, please note that the comments in script coverage are subjective, based on the reader's professional opinion of your script. Therefore, our script reader's rating grid and comments about your script can differ from your opinion and other script readers. When you get script coverage, what you are getting is the script reader's professional opinion of your script.
Even if you are an accomplished novelist crossing over to screenwriting, remember that screenwriting requires a different skill set. The format of screenwriting differs from that of writing a book. Screenwriting focuses on what the camera can capture, like dialogue and sound effects, rather than the internal thoughts of the screenwriter.
To order script coverage, click on the above "Choose Page Count" button and select your script's page count to proceed with checkout.
Turnaround Time: 6 Business Days
This Script Coverage service includes:
o Logline
o Synopsis
o Comments: 1-1.5 pages
o Rating Scale of Pass, Consider, or Recommend
o Rating Grid: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
This Script Coverage service does NOT include: Script consulting and answering follow-up questions to get more feedback on your script. If you want personalized script feedback such as specific questions answered about your script, please consider getting our Script Consulting/Script Notes service instead.
Difference between getting Script Coverage service and getting Script Consulting/Script Notes Service
A script reader is different from a script consultant. The script reader does not take on the role of a script consultant to do question and answer sessions, or to elaborate on the comments in the coverage report after writing the coverage. The script reader's role is different from the script consultant's role. The script reader only reads the script to analyze the story and then writes a coverage report, which includes overall comments -- not extensive script notes.
A script consultant, on the other hand, provides in-depth analysis, answers questions about your script, and writes up long, detailed script notes (aka story development notes) -- as many as 10 to 15 pages -- to help you brainstorm and rewrite your script. The notes come with suggestions on how to fix certain issues in your story. The notes help the screenwriter and producer further brainstorm on what they could do to sharpen the script. In the notes, the script consultant will explain in-depth why certain scenes need to be reworked or taken out of your script to help you get ideas to do your rewrite.
After our script reader completes the coverage report on your script, the script reader has to work on the next script in line. The script reader is not permitted to use time that has been reserved for another client's script to answer specific questions about your script or coverage. If you are new to screenwriting, please know that getting script coverage is different from getting script notes. Our script reader's comments in the script coverage report are limited to two pages. At times, we may give you a little more like 2.5 pages of comments, but please be advised that the comments are not a substitute for getting Script Consulting/Script Notes service.
If you have questions and need assistance on what to do to fix issues in your script, whether it deals with the plot, structure, dialogue, pacing, or character development, please order our Script Consulting/Script Notes service. In the notes, we will identify all problematic scenes with their page numbers and explain in detail why certain scenes and characters need to be reworked or eliminated from your script. You will learn a lot on storytelling and character development in a short amount of time -- as that's what our clients have told us. Some of our clients, including producers who are first-time writers, have landed book and movie deals from using our Script Consulting and Script Doctoring services.
With our Script Consulting service, you can ask questions about scenes in your script and get creative input to sharpen your story. So, if you want us to give you extensive script feedback -- plus answer specific questions about your script -- order our Script Consulting service.
We also have some of Amazon's bestselling authors and production companies that get script coverage and other script-related services from us. For those new to screenwriting, please note that the comments in script coverage are subjective, based on the reader's professional opinion of your script. Therefore, our script reader's rating grid and comments about your script can differ from your opinion and other script readers. When you get script coverage, what you are getting is the script reader's professional opinion of your script.
Even if you are an accomplished novelist crossing over to screenwriting, remember that screenwriting requires a different skill set. The format of screenwriting differs from that of writing a book. Screenwriting focuses on what the camera can capture, like dialogue and sound effects, rather than the internal thoughts of the screenwriter.
To order script coverage, click on the above "Choose Page Count" button and select your script's page count to proceed with checkout.
Turnaround Time: 6 Business Days
This Script Coverage service includes:
o Logline
o Synopsis
o Comments: 1-1.5 pages
o Rating Scale of Pass, Consider, or Recommend
o Rating Grid: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor
This Script Coverage service does NOT include: Script consulting and answering follow-up questions to get more feedback on your script. If you want personalized script feedback such as specific questions answered about your script, please consider getting our Script Consulting/Script Notes service instead.
Difference between getting Script Coverage service and getting Script Consulting/Script Notes Service
A script reader is different from a script consultant. The script reader does not take on the role of a script consultant to do question and answer sessions, or to elaborate on the comments in the coverage report after writing the coverage. The script reader's role is different from the script consultant's role. The script reader only reads the script to analyze the story and then writes a coverage report, which includes overall comments -- not extensive script notes.
A script consultant, on the other hand, provides in-depth analysis, answers questions about your script, and writes up long, detailed script notes (aka story development notes) -- as many as 10 to 15 pages -- to help you brainstorm and rewrite your script. The notes come with suggestions on how to fix certain issues in your story. The notes help the screenwriter and producer further brainstorm on what they could do to sharpen the script. In the notes, the script consultant will explain in-depth why certain scenes need to be reworked or taken out of your script to help you get ideas to do your rewrite.
After our script reader completes the coverage report on your script, the script reader has to work on the next script in line. The script reader is not permitted to use time that has been reserved for another client's script to answer specific questions about your script or coverage. If you are new to screenwriting, please know that getting script coverage is different from getting script notes. Our script reader's comments in the script coverage report are limited to two pages. At times, we may give you a little more like 2.5 pages of comments, but please be advised that the comments are not a substitute for getting Script Consulting/Script Notes service.
If you have questions and need assistance on what to do to fix issues in your script, whether it deals with the plot, structure, dialogue, pacing, or character development, please order our Script Consulting/Script Notes service. In the notes, we will identify all problematic scenes with their page numbers and explain in detail why certain scenes and characters need to be reworked or eliminated from your script. You will learn a lot on storytelling and character development in a short amount of time -- as that's what our clients have told us. Some of our clients, including producers who are first-time writers, have landed book and movie deals from using our Script Consulting and Script Doctoring services.
With our Script Consulting service, you can ask questions about scenes in your script and get creative input to sharpen your story. So, if you want us to give you extensive script feedback -- plus answer specific questions about your script -- order our Script Consulting service.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
"The script coverage was very valuable feedback." - I.P.
“You are the first person I have EVER sent my work to for a professional evaluation, and it has been a great experience both times! Your insights are quite acute and helpful.” - Anthony J.
"The feedback was great & very useful in many ways." - B.K.
"Thanks for the pro and stellar script coverage and advice.
You really got a good eye for digging into the cinematic graphic novel value of this script." - Benjamin R.
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT FOR SCRIPT COVERAGE
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SCRIPT COVERAGE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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OUR SCRIPT READERS AND COVERAGE STYLE
Script coverage is a script report that provides an overall sense of the positive and/or negative attributes of the script. The logline summarizes the essence of the story in one sentence. The comments section of the script coverage contains the reader's professional opinion of the script. A script that gets a "Pass" rating on the coverage report, which is the vast majority, will not get read by the movie producer. Our script readers have extensive experience writing coverage for reputable companies. Here's a quick list to name some of the many companies:
Our script readers will be frank in their feedback -- just the way it is in the film/TV industry. Whether you are a new screenwriter, a repped screenwriter, or an Amazon bestselling author crossing over to screenwriting, if the script needs another round of rewriting, we'll let you know why. We want to provide you with the same level of real industry experience -- as if you were to submit your script to a literary agency or production company.
- Eclectic Pictures (A production company which has a 1st-look deal with Millennium Films.)
- Heroes and Villains Entertainment (A production/management company that creates content for film, TV, comic books & video games.)
- Studio Canal (A leading French film production and distribution company.)
- Shoreline Entertainment (One of the most prolific and highly-respected film companies.)
- 2929 Productions (A film production company run by successful entrepreneurs Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban.)
Our script readers will be frank in their feedback -- just the way it is in the film/TV industry. Whether you are a new screenwriter, a repped screenwriter, or an Amazon bestselling author crossing over to screenwriting, if the script needs another round of rewriting, we'll let you know why. We want to provide you with the same level of real industry experience -- as if you were to submit your script to a literary agency or production company.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SCRIPT COVERAGE
- Do your script readers sign non-disclosure agreements? Yes, anyone who works for us is required to sign an NDA. Also, before we assign your scripts to our readers for analysis, we redact the writers' names and any personal contact information. The readers will not know whether you are a repped writer, from the studios, or whether you are male or female
- Can I swap out my screenplay with an updated version or a different screenplay 24 hours after I submit it for coverage? Please make sure you submit the correct version of the script you want coverage done on it to avoid a swap-out service fee of $15 per script.
- If you want to swap out the script you have submitted, and we have not read your screenplay, there will be a $15 swap-out service fee assessed.
- And if the new script has a higher page count that affects the pricing for script coverage, we'll email you an e-invoice/payment link to pay for the difference plus the swap-out service fee.
- We strongly advise you to please submit the correct version of your script if you want to avoid being charged a swap-out fee.
- Please read our Frequently Asked Questions page before using our services. Due to time constraints, we cannot spend an inordinate amount of time swapping out scripts from the same client when there are other clients who have their scripts (final versions) ready to be worked on next in the queue.
FOR NEW SCREENWRITERS & FILMMAKERS | ABOUT OUR SCRIPT READERS
Our script readers have to be truthful in their approach. If your script needs additional rewriting, we'll let you know in the coverage report. If the story meanders, we'll let you know as well. We have to be candid in our script feedback so that you'll know the main areas that need to be refined in your story. We are here to help you become a stronger storyteller. If your script gets a "PASS" in the coverage, it just means you need to do more brainstorming and rewriting. It takes time and patience to do rewrites. A well-written script should be engaging and easy to follow -- from start to finish. By pointing out to you what's not working in the script, we're helping you become aware of what needs to be fixed in order to make your script stronger.
Disclaimer: If you are new to screenwriting, please be advised that this is a script coverage service, not a script-selling or script-pitching service. We cannot act as sales agents to sell scripts on your behalf. By browsing, using and accessing our site and using any of the services, you signify your agreement to our Terms and Conditions of Service. It is your responsibility to read our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and Terms of Service before using our services .