Services

How it works. 

SCRIPT ANALYSIS PROCESS

01
You want to up level your script.

02
You email me your script, confidentially (happy to sign an NDA).

03
I read it (a lot), then write summaries/notes, which I edit (also a lot).

04
I email it back to you.

05
You read, write down any questions.

06
We chat in depth + high five at a job well done.

07
You go your own way to make it even more awesome.

Why it matters.

It’s hard to write. It takes time and effort. Often we get in the weeds and struggle to move past blocks, whether we know what they are or not. That’s where I can help. Whether you’re struggling to find the characters, you don’t know what to do in the second act, you (currently) hate the script, or you know something needs to change but you don’t know what it is—I can help.

Whether you’re a new writer looking to learn, an established writer searching for the next level, or a director or producer ready to shoot, ’ll come in with fresh eyes and hold the story in my hands as something special, evaluating it from all angles to get to know it intimately, then give you comments on what I love, what doesn’t make sense yet, and my perception on what it’s like to move your script forward into something truer than it was before and more ready to shoot.

You’re good at writing. Though no matter how good, you need help…we all do. You can trust my notes will be honest, but kind—rejoicing in the good and weighing in on what isn’t yet, helping you send it on the way to beauty.

Choose your service.

Coverage

$750

I’ll read through your script thoroughly and give you:

Complete thoughts of what’s working, what’s not, and how you might move forward.

We’ll meet for 1 hour to discuss your story.

Script Analysis

$1,500

I’ll read through your script thoroughly and give you:

Complete thoughts of what’s working, what’s not, and how you might move forward.

I’ll read leave hundreds of inline notes on the doc to underscore specific things to keep and improve.

We’ll meet for 2 hours to discuss your story.

If you’re ready to get started or you simply want to learn more, let’s have a 30-min chat on Google Meet to get to know one another and talk about your project.

Full Script Analysis

$3,000

I’ll read through your script thoroughly and give you:

Complete thoughts of what’s working, what’s not, and how you might move forward.

I’ll read leave a motherlode of inline notes on the doc to underscore specific things to keep and improve. You will be grateful and tired of reading them, I assure you.

We’ll meet for 3 hours to discuss your story.

Other Options

  • With the changing tv landscape in the last few years, scripts can be any length, so we’ll discuss your script but more-or-less it’ll be a price scale corresponding to the amount of pages within your script.

    Similarly, we can discuss how much will need to go into your short based on its length. I want you to feel excited about the cost corresponding to what you’re asking for (i.e. a 3-page script is vastly different than a 33-page script).

  • If you’re looking to get more thorough structural story analysis to try to steer a current project in the right direction, we’ll see what your project is and how I can help.

  • If you have a script that needs to be rewritten, I’m happy to come in. I’ve done this a few times and really enjoyed it.

  • If you regularly have analysis or writing needs over the course of a project or, more likely, because you’re trying to move multiple projects forward simultaneously, you can hire me to serve whatever literary purpose you’ve need filled. We just need to talk about what you’re looking for in terms of scope of work and time you’d like spent on it.

An Analogy That Shares My Perspective on Giving Notes in Script Analysis

Writing is like sculpting. You have an idea in your head about what it might look like, so you grab a small slab of marble and give it a go. When you’re done, you realize it’s poor, but you study it and learn a lot. The picture in your mind becomes clearer and grab another slab of marble and go again. At some point, you ask others for their thoughts. Most people, when they share, tell you what you should change. While that can be helpful, it’s rarely the clearest, most-helpful way to give insight, because the sculptor can’t possibly know what that picture in your head looks like. So while it’s far easier for them to say “the nose should be way smaller,” it’s far more helpful to say “the nose is grossly large,” sharing their experience. That way the sculptor can say “Oh, perfect, that’s what I was hoping for” or “Oh, damn, I need to turn it down” or “Alright then, gotta make it even bigger.” This is the best way to give notes on a script, sharing your experience so they can learn from it, not be told what to do. There’s a place for ideas and certainly there are lots of patterns in storytelling that leave space for readers to educate or remind the writer of things, but those things are secondary to honoring the intention and beauty of the idea within the author’s mind and heart.