easy, fun, and comprehensible guide to script notes, critiques, and written coverage for screenplays, teleplays, short films, and series. Whether you're an intern, assistant, producer, development executive, literary agent, or a writer who wants to know what will make your screenplay stand out to competitions, agents, and execs, you'll find everything you need to get started as a "reader" in this book:

- How to breakdown a screenplay.

- How to spot the strengths and weaknesses of a script.

- How to give notes in a tactful, motivating, and inspiring way.

- How to remain objective rather than subjective.

- What competitions, executives, agents, and networks look for.

- How to get your first job as a script reader.

Don't Just Tell the StorySell the MovieFilmmaking is a business and getting a project greenlit is the key to success. This fundamental guide to story analysis gives you a set of tools that will help jumpstart your career in the entertainment industry.