THE SCRIPT D.I.

SCRIPT CONSULTING AND FEEDBACK

For Writers or Independent Producers.

Is your script flabby?
Wimpy?
Out of shape?
Is your plot hot?
Are your characters interesting?
Do you have structure problems?
Is your story visual?
How is your pacing?
Fast and furious?
Or slow like molasses in January?
Do your characters arc?
Is your description tight?
Is your dialogue snappy?

Remember that tough Drill Instructor that Lou Gossett played in AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN?
His job was to turn civilian Richard Gere into a soldier tough enough to survive in combat.

Hollywood is hell, son, and the only way to survive is to develop a tough "rhino skin" and make sure your script is in tip-top shape.
A mistake may cost you your life out there. Your momma may say nice things about your script, your friends may tell you you're brilliant...

But I'll tell you the truth. It may not be pretty, but it will help you get your script into fighting shape.
You want to survive this battle, don't you?
You want to win this war, don't you?
You want to whip your script into shape, don't you?

You want the truth?

You want the truth?
Can you handle the truth?

PRODUCER CONSULTATIONS

You're an independent producer preparing to make a film...
Is your script REALLY ready for production?
Are you about to blow your budget on a script that needs work?
The script has the most impact on your film's quality, and costs the LEAST of all elements to improve.
By spending a small amount of money BEFORE you shoot, you can save a lot of money! Maybe even your whole budget!
Do you know how many completed films can't find distributors?
According to the LA Times: Over 90% of Indie Films are never released!
Fixing the script costs much less than fixing the film!
  • Only $950.00 for scripts up to 120 pages (if your script is over 120 pages, you're in BIG trouble! An additional $10 per page over 120)

    • INCLUDES:
  • Detailed notes on your screenplay.
  • Your script will be read three times - once for story, once for Big Picture notes, and once for Page-By-Page notes.
  • You'll get two sets of notes: The Big Picture which looks at the over all script, plus Page-By-Page notes that point out each individual problem.
  • Big Picture notes include feedback on Concept, First Ten Pages, Protagonist, Character Arc, Theme, Antagonist, Supporting Characters, Conflict, Structure, Pacing, Visual/Decsiption, Dialogue, Ending, and Marketability. Usually 9-10 single spaced pages!
  • Page-by-Page notes average 12-13 pages.
  • That's about 22 single-spaced pages of notes on your script!
  • Scene by scene analysis featuring deep structure techniques!
  • Rewrite strategies designed to make your script the best it can possibly be! Fix it before you film it!
  • Pacing breakdown of your script to identify slow spots.
  • Suggested viewing: A list of films with similar stories. This helps with marketing, rewriting, plus learn what audiences expect based on past successfil films.
  • Suggestions for getting the most production value from your script by combining locations or characters and heightening dramatic situations. This can significantly lower your filming cost!
  • Plus a free copy of the book SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING and any Blue Books that deal with the script's specific problems.
Fix the problems BEFORE you go to film!
Mr. Martell has written 17 produced films, was the only non-nominated screenwriter mentioned on Siskel & Ebert's Oscar Special in 1997, has been called "The Robert Towne of made for cable movies" by The Washington Post, was on the jury for the Raindance Film Festival in London, writes for several screenwriting magazines including Writers Digest, Scr(i)pt, Hollywood Screenwriter, and Creative Screenwriting, has a book on script writing technique that professional screenwriters recommend, and has been interviewed in international film magazines (including Variety).
He is a SCRIPT EXPERT.
Don't waste your film's budget on a script that needs work!
When you need a professional writer with 17 produced films to help fine tune your script, who you gonna call?

Send script, check or money order (US Funds) to:
William Martell
11012 Ventura Blvd PMB #103
Studio City, CA 91604

For more info: wcmartell@compuserve.com

WRITER Consulting services discontinued - I'm busy working on my own scripts!


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