“A few years ago I submitted my second screenplay to you. My first screenplay, which was submitted to a reader at TriStar was respectfully ridiculed to the extent that I vaulted it, but I had higher hopes for my second. Moreover, the coverage of the second received “Fair” in all categories. I was hurt. I was livid. I was appalled to the extent that after crying to my husband, I threw the coverage in my junk drawer and tried to forget about it. After a month or two of receiving a few “so sorry” letters from screenplay competitions, I dug out the coverage. With my husband assistance, we went over each point made by your analyst. To make a long story short, my second screenplay went on to place in five national contests; Although I never won first place or had the material optioned, this is a huge success! I want to sincerely THANK YOU for a job well done.” - Jennifer Madden-Askew, ScriptShark Customer
“Just had my second consultation with EK. Thoughts midway: The ScriptShark process promotes progress to the limits of an author’s talent and ability to handle critique. The grid and notes reveal weaknesses/strengths; the notes a specificity to tackle problems and the grid clear goal posts on many factors to produce a winning script. So far, I have benefited from them and look forward to the upcoming ones. Concerning my analyst, EK’s personality, creativity, script structure and story knowledge work very well within this process. These attributes have helped greatly.” - Brian Hamm, ScriptShark Dev Pack Customer
“I was a studio story analyst and later a production executive for many years, so I fully appreciate the high quality of the service I received from ScriptShark. Close friends in the movie business -- other writers, producers or execs -- are usually able to pinpoint problem areas in my screenplays, and steer me in a general direction for rewriting. But the ScriptShark analyses (apart from being on paper, which helps) have been significantly more detailed, carefully considered, and clearly articulated than most of the verbal feedback I have gotten from friend.” - Jay Bernzweig, ScriptShark Customer
“After finishing my phone consultation with AH, I came away with a profound sense of fulfillment and direction. I can’t say enough about AH’s insight into the industry, shoot from the hip attitude, and direct honesty.He has been where every aspiring writer has been and knows how to get it done. I would like to thank ScriptShark for giving me the opporunity to speak with my analyst and for providing an over-all great service. The Reaction Pack service ScriptShark did for me was promptly done and very informative. There is definately a reason ScriptShark is the number one online service, it does what it says it will and more.” - Jesse Dean, ScriptShark Customer
“After twenty years of writing, teaching myself the craft with no outside help, it is ScriptShark that is the most valuable tool to a writer with no contact with the screenwriting world. Over the years I have submitted numerous scripts for coverage and have received valuable advice everytime. I recently re-submitted my script CHARON’S PASS for coverage and as always when I receive the notes you always wish for a CONSIDER or RECOMMEND and when those words don’t appear and you’re staring at the abyss of PASS anger and disappoint reign for the first thirty seconds. Asking yourself: What do I have to do to get recognized in this industry? And the answer is simple: Write a damn good script. Every writer thinks they write a damn good script but it isn’t until you receive the coverage and you take an objective look at your work (through another’s eyes) that you realize your script really wasn’t that good to start with. CHARON’S PASS was a finalist in Page International’s 2008 Competition. A big thank you to your analyst DD for the most valuable and indepth look at my work. Never before has my work been so thoroughly scrutinized and in the end all I want to be is a better writer. So thanks again and keep up the good work. I always remember in Michael Mann’s THE INSIDER a character said that 60 Minutes standards have to be higher than everyone elses in the journalistic work. You guys are the 60 Minutes of script analysis” - Robert Bridge, ScriptShark Customer.
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