Screenplays
All story analysis services listed below evaluate the use of and break your script down into the elements of dramatic structure. Proofreading and editing suggestions are made accordingly.
Screenplays that are conceived of as suitable in quality and content will be recommended to First Stage Theatre* in Hollywood for consideration for a staged reading or any of their ongoing events!
*First Stage Theatre is a separate entity that makes the final decision on works staged at their venue. By passing on your work, I simply recommend it, without providing any guarantee as to its acceptance or the conditions thereof.
First-Look Analysis
1,000 words minimum analysis of your script according to the elements of dramatic structure, pointing out strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Fee: $120 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages)
Basic Package
2,500 words minimum analysis of your script according to the elements of dramatic structure, pointing out strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Basic editorial and formatting suggestions, including budgetary considerations and marketability.
Fee: $200 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages)
In-Depth Analysis
4,500 words minimum analysis closely examining your script according to the elements of dramatic structure, pointing out strengths and areas in need of improvement.
In-depth editorial and formatting suggestions, including grammar, word usage, budgetary considerations and marketability.
If applicable, viewing or reading suggestions such as movies or other dramatic work, or sections thereof, will be provided with explanations as to their relevance for your work.
Script will be returned to you with handwritten notes in the margin.
Fee: $450 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages)
If you want to add a line-by-line proofread, there will be an additional fee of:
$100 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages)
Line-by-Line Proofread
A line-by-line proofread offers a comprehensive line-by-line editorial look at your script, including formatting, word usage, quality of dialogue, grammar, and voice, as well as general comments with regards to content and overall use of structure.
There will be no separate written analysis. Suggestions will be written by hand in the margins of your script.
Please include 2 copies of your work. Both will be mailed back to you.
Fee: $300 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages)
Ongoing Analysis
We all overlook mistakes, but agents and producers don’t credit our potential. They judge what’s on the page, and if your work’s quality isn’t up to industry standards, it will more likely than not end up in someone’s trash bin.
If you’re looking for an outside voice to guide you through your process of creating and reshaping your script until it's at its best, Ongoing Analysis is the right option for you.
1. Start off the with the Basic Package -
2,500 words minimum analysis of your script according to the elements of dramatic structure, pointing out strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Basic editorial and formatting suggestions, including budgetary considerations and marketability.
Fee: $200 (+ $2 per page at 120+ pages).
2. Hand in a rewrite and choose from one of two options:
Basic Option: You mail in each revision, either sections or the entire script, once it’s finished and receive a one-time analysis, pointing out strengths and areas in need of improvement.
Fee: $1 per revised page
Ongoing Option: You mail or email me revised sections of your work, or sections you are planning to revise. We will engage in an ongoing email exchange during which I will guide you through the process of reshaping your work.
Fee: $1.50 per revised page
For general questions, you might want to consider the Phone Consultation option.
Phone Consultation
Talk about your material at any given point - while you’re in the middle of writing, before you’ve even begun, or after you’ve finished.
Consultations will be charged in ten-minute increments.
Fee: $10 per ten-minute increment*
*If we talk less than a full ten minutes, you will still be charged for a ten-minute increment.
Content of consultations is strictly limited to questions regarding elements of story. No inquiries about industry contacts, please.
For questions about any of the services, or to schedule an appointment for a phone consultation, email us at: