SCRIPT CONSULTING FOR SERIOUS WRITERS & FILMMAKERS

Script Consulting: Script Notes + Logline + Rating Grid
$
80.00    
 
 

Looking for a sharp script consultant? We work with new screenwriters, repped screenwriters, directors, and executive producers, including award-winning filmmakers. If you need creative input and in-depth script feedback in the form of script notes (story development notes) to help spark ideas for you to refine your plot and characters, use this service. We accept film and TV scripts.

If you are a screenwriter who wants to pitch your script to a producer, and you are uncertain if your script is ready to be pitched, get thorough script notes from us to see what aspects of your script need to be polished.

If you are a producer or director who needs insightful script feedback and creative input, our script notes can benefit you. Often times, production companies will invest money in high-end cameras, lighting gears, and set designs, but one area they tend to overlook is the importance of giving their screenwriters useful script feedback. Doing so will help you -- the producer -- reduce the cost of producing your movie or TV pilot because a script that contains scenes that are superfluous to the plot will unnecessarily increase your movie or TV show's production budget, and get your TV show cancelled.

Casting actors to play underdeveloped characters that do little to pull the audience into your story will not only waste rehearsal time, but it can hurt your image as a producer. No amount of special effects or action sequences in a script can continually hold your audience's interest without a good story behind it. A story that struggles to hold the audience's interest usually suffers from weak dialogue exchanges that don't serve the plot, disorganized storytelling, characters that fail to form a bond with their audience, and a meandering storyline.

Our scene-specific notes will point out weak spots in the story to help our clients brainstorm and further develop their stories. The script notes will identify major character(s) and scene(s) that cause story roadblocks. The notes will also include creative input/suggestions to improve your story.

If you are new to screenwriting, please be advised that this is not a "co-writing" service where we rewrite scenes and dialogue exchanges for you. Additionally, it is not a proofreading service. Our script notes service is geared towards providing creative feedback to help you further refine your story and characters. When you get script notes, what you are getting is professional, subjective script feedback.

NOTE: If after placing your order -- and we have NOT started reading your script/writing material -- you need to swap out your script for a different script or an updated version of the same script, please be advised that there will be a "swap out service fee" of $10. If the page count of the new script is longer than the initial version submitted, the turnaround time may be longer, especially if the script exceeds 120 pages. Any additional pages beyond 120 pages will be charged at $2.00 USD per page. In addition, our customer support will email you a personalized e-invoice/payment link to pay for the increased page count if the new total page count falls into a higher price category as listed on this page.

Please make sure you submit the correct version of your script to prevent any delay in the turnaround time. If the replacement script is longer, we'll email you an e-invoice to pay the difference. If the replacement script is shorter, and there's a difference in the price, we'll issue you a credit. For more info on swapping out your scripts, please email customer support at info@thescriptjoint.com or read our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Sample Rating Grid

Overall Rating
Excellent 
Good
Fair
Poor
Character
X
Concept
X
Dialogue
X
Plot
X
Structure
X
Please keep in mind that we are closed on the following Federal holidays: ​​
Jan. 1 - New Year's Day
Jan. 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Feb. 15 - George Washington’s Birthday
May 30 - Memorial Day
July 4 - Independence Day
Sept. 5 - Labor Day
Oct. 10 - Columbus Day
Nov. 11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 25 - Christmas Day

CLIENTS' COMMENTS

​"You always tell me more than I wanna know. That makes you different from other consultants. I like the way you do your work. You know how to be professional. Thanks again!" - Faraz K.

"Thanks for the awesome notes!" - Nancy F.

"You are an astute screenplay analyst, and I really appreciate you. You will have the dubious distinction of evaluating more of my  work." - Anthony J.

"These are all EXCELLENT points, especially for creating more tension/conflict to spice up those scenes. Thanks again for finding 'the rough spots' in the script."  - Jon N.

​"Thank you for the very thorough notes. I loved the notes you gave me. I like it when the analyst points out the areas that need work without failing to mention the areas that she/he likes. I really got my money's worth." - Yetunde A.

"Thanks for your insight... now I know where to cut - the dialogue of the secondary characters."  - Rob J

"Thanks for the prompt delivery of the notes. I appreciated the critique very much. It's good to get feedback from an experienced professional." - Rich P.

"Your service is impeccable." - Horace H.

"I really like your suggestions and I'm definitely going to weave them into my story. Your point of view was exactly what I was looking for." - S.H.

"I'm so glad I had you critique my script. You've helped me discover that screen-play writing is a real science." - W.B.

"Thank you for your informative critique." - Connie D.

   Turnaround
  • 4-6 Business Days
  • Scripts received after 6 p.m. (PST) will be scheduled for analysis the next business day.
   Notes + Logline + Rating Grid
  • 2-6 pages of detailed notes, depending on your script's condition
  • Logline (1-2 sentences summarizing your story)
  • ​A Rating Grid: of Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor on  character, concept, dialogue, plot and structure.
    Acceptable Files
  • Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
  • Celtx
  • Final Draft 7-11  (FDR) & (FDX)
   Requirements
  • Scripts must be formatted to industry standard.
  • Use 12 point Courier type.
    After Placing Your Order
  1. Within minutes, you should get a confirmation receipt sent to the email that you used at checkout. Be sure to check your spam folder if you don't see it in your main inbox.
  2. Send us a message using the below online form, and we'll reply with the email for you to attach your script.
  3. After your script has been scheduled for analysis., we'll email you the "ready date."
  4. Please be advised that we cannot accept the swapping out of your script after we have scheduled it for service. 
  5. If we have not worked on your script, meaning we have not started reading the script, and you want to swap out the script, we will just issue a refund, minus 10% of whatever amount you paid as there is a service transaction fee associated with processing the refund.

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