There’s nothing more satisfying than typing “Fade Out,” but how do you know if your script is any good? Each year thousands of people turn to script coverage services to get read. Who reads them? What are they looking for? Welcome to understanding script coverage. Today we’re going to learn how to provide script analysis, we'll grab a script coverage template, plus get some tips as to how you can entertain the person doing your script consultation! Let’s "fade in" on this topic and learn how to write script coverage. What is Script Coverage? It's an assignment given to script readers. "Coverage" refers to a document they prepare that summarizes your screenplay and gives the production company script notes, and advice on how to proceed with it. Script development like this is standard all over Hollywood. Agencies, management companies, production companies, and contests all use a coverage report. Who Does This Script Analysis? Back in the day, people paid and employed full-time script readers to write a bunch of coverage reports a week. There are still even script coverage companies. Then, to save money, the task fell to the interns who do it for free. When I was an intern, I was probably covering 5-6 scripts a week. And books as well. Now, it is either still done by interns (hopefully paid ones), assistants, and even some independent reading agencies, or script covering companies as previously mentioned. Most places pay freelancers a specific price per coverage, and have readers...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 1 May, 2024