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What does "Recommend" "Consider" "Pass" mean?

3/27/2013

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This is the time of the year when Screenwriters are submitting their screenplays to Agents, Producers, and Screenwriting contest. Your script will be rated: Recommend, Consider, or the dreaded Pass. You only have one chance to impress an agent, producer or a competition screenplay reader. DO NOT send in your script before it is ready. Let First Act Script Coverage evaluate your script. We will give  your screenplay the industry standard rating: Recommend, Consider, or Pass. This should give you an idea how others will rank it. To get your screenplay coverage, visit our site at: http://www.firstactscriptcoverage.com

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When a screenplay reader gives a script a recommend it means that person believes so strongly in that screenplay that if they had the money they would produce the screenplay themselves. The script is well-written, is original, with a great concept, theme, well defined characters, interesting plot, and engaging dialogue. A recommend is very hard to get. A screenplay that gets a recommend is in the top 2 to 5% of all scripts received in a studios development department.


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AFF Presents: Launching Your Writing Career.

3/20/2013

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Attention all aspiring and seasoned screenplay writers. You might want to check this out. See below.

AFF Presents: Launching Your Writing Career; A Special Discussion in LA March 30, 2013 • 1:00 PM

The Los Angeles Film School, 6363 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, California 90028 (view map) Price: $10.00 Quantity: Now in its 20th anniversary, Austin Film Festival brings its longtime commitment to the art and craft of screenwriting to Los Angeles for Launching Your Writing Career, a special event on Saturday, March 30th from 1:00PM to 2:30PM.  In partnership with and hosted at the Los Angeles Film School, the event will feature a discussion with Greg Beal, Director of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting; Franklin Leonard, Founder of The Black List; and AFF Screenplay Competition Director Matt Dy.  AFF Board Member and former Writers Guild of America West President Daniel Petrie, Jr. will moderate.  Discussion will include success stories from AFF, The Nicholl, and The Black List, what readers and judges look for when evaluating scripts, and advice on how to take your script to the next level.

Launching Your Writing Career will be held at the Los Angeles Film School Theater at 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, 90028 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.

$10 General Admission

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LIST OF 2013 SCREENWRITING CONTEST

3/3/2013

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Screenwriting contests are one of the best ways to get your script read by people in the industry (producers, studios, agents, managers) who can get your script made into a movie. There are a lot of screenplay contest out there, but not all of them are reputable. Some contests are designed to simply rip the screenwriter off. Before sending your script to any competition, it is recommended that you register your screenplay with the U.S. Copyright office, www.copyright.gov  and/or the Writers Guild of America, www.wga.org. Listed below are the most reputable contests that I am aware of.  Some of the competitions, such as Blue Cat, offer feedback with your entry fee.  Check out the list below. Before sending your screenplay out to any screenwriting competition make sure it’s the best it can be. Let First Act Script Coverage read your screenplay and give you an honest evaluation of it. Contact us at:http://www.firstactscriptcoverage.com


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    degree in business and management from the University of Redlands and  graduated with distinction from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)  Feature Film Writing Certificate Program. She is also a script reader for a major Hollywood management company. Marion personally hand-picks and trains all her readers.

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