I thoroughly enjoyed this course. It was taught by a professional writer with an agent and a proven track record having successfully had a screenplay made into a feature film. You can't get through everything in a day but this covers the basics and helps to highlight some of the pitfalls of the industry. The additional course notes also mean that learning does not stop at the end of the day. There is plenty of written advice and material in the course notes for you to read through at your leisure afterwards and these notes ensure you haven't missed anything. The day was well paced and covered a wide range of areas from hints about script structure to getting an agent. Teaching consisted of teacher-led theory, discussions and clips from movies and television programmes to demonstrate how the theory is put into practice on screen. Inspirational yet still practical and realistic advice. I would highly recommend this course to any aspiring writer.

It's hard to nail down what I particularly liked or disliked about your report. I initially wanted the report to say how wonderful the Screenplay was and how I'd managed to capture the real essence of the characters, plotlines and situations. This was not to be. What I got was a detailed list of the problems, character faults, the lack of motivation and direction.... The list goes on and on. What I must tell you is that you were absolutely right about everything. I was so sure that this body of work was ready to be seen by all that I forgot to finish it and look at the reasons why I needed to write it in the first place. What your reviewer didn't know was that the lead character was actually me and that I was telling my story. Now by trying to tell my story and involving fact with fiction I got lost! What your report has established is an in-depth analysis of my work and I now have a chance to go back to the work and improve it substantially. For this I thank you. Yes I would recommend this service to anyone. If you're looking for praise and to tell you how wonderful you are.. Don't subscribe... If you're looking to improve your work and get an honest appraisal? Then this is a must. Thanks guys! Invaluable!

Even though I wrote and directed short films before, I needed a professional review for my first feature-length script. I didn't know anything about Industrial Scripts and found them through Google, completely by chance. So, naturally, I was quite hesitant but took my chance and sent the first draft of my script. And after 2 weeks, I got my review today and I couldn't be more pleased with it. It was a very detailed, 9 paged review where every important area was dealt with in detail. The review not only confirmed my doubts about some parts in my script but also showed me tons of other things to improve. I'm planning to send it for a second review once I rewrote. So I can't recommend it enough.

Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learnt a lot in a day about screenwriting, film and TV industry. The tutor is an industry professional and the course gives participants a deeper insight into different stages of screenwriting, ideas, genres, structure, dialogue, characters and craft of writing cinematically. It also covers a detailed overview of the industry, comprehensive materials and a helpful contacts sheet.

I've been putting it off for years but now I'm out of excuses. This course is ideal for anyone who doesn't know how to get started. Or in my case, is too lazy to get their act together. The tutor, cuts to the chase and explains things in very simple terms. Nobody in the group felt intimidated to ask whatever they wanted. All in all it's great value for money. NB It's worth getting a good night's sleep before the course as it's a long day and there's a lot to take in!

I'm a Belgian animated shorts director. I used the "Detailed development notes" service for two of my short film projects and was never disappointed. The consultants read & analyse the scripts thoroughly, they come up with tons of practical advice/ questions that help the project go to the next step. Their advice is really worth the money. We're not used to working with script-doctors in Belgium, especially not for shorts (and even less for animated shorts), but both producers I'm working with acknowledged the quality of the advice. Even when the project is in a bad state, they point at the positive sides of it and have no fear of showing you the huge amount of work ahead if you want the script to become something of a good level. Except for once maybe, the consultants coped really well with the difficulty of dealing with animation, and they even accepted to work on the basis of an animatic for one of the projects. I also appreciated the possibity to have a quicker feedback if needed - at a higher, but still quite moderate rate. One of the reports made me cry as it had seen so well through the project (even things I had not noticed consciously while writing) and helped the producer acknowledge the project's potential. All the reports have been very inspiring and have contributed a lot to my being more and more interested in spending more time on the writing of my shorts, whereas in the beginning I used to shift very quickly to storyboarding. The only regret I have is I sometimes would like to know more about the consultants and have the opportunity to have a cup of tea with them - or even to involve them more in the project, though I understand this is impossible;)-

Brilliant and packed day full if insight and useful information. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and would recommend it to all looking to start out in a career script writing or reading. The course covers everything mentioned in the spec in loads of detail packing in information and guidance by a brilliant tutor who is current in the industry. While I am sure the dynamic of each group is different what was great for me was everyone in mine was at the start of their writing career so I didn't feel out of my depth.There were only 6 in our group which was brilliant as all questions were answered and we were able to bounce ideas off each other. It was also a great way to meet other writers.

The course was a great, honest, eye opener into the role of a script reader in the film and TV industry. All the information given out was invaluable, and a great source of reference. Totally and completely gave you everything you needed to embark on a career in not just script reading, but also starting off at a low level in the film industry and working your way up. Loved most the analyzing of movie clips to better learn and take in all the keys points on script reading, I think it would be great to add more of this if possible. As a writer it also helped me to look at my own writing from a fresh new, industry driven perspective.

I would highly recommend this Script Reading Course to anyone looking for further information about what Script Reading entails and how to get into the industry. The day was intense but well worth it and very insightful. I thought the tutor was great and covered all aspects of Script Reading, while delivering the information in an interesting way through talking, interaction with the other course participants and showing examples of films and other materials.

I would thoroughly recommend this intensive one day course to anyone considering a career in script-reading, development or screenwriting. It was a comprehensive, detailed and interactive introduction to the art of script analysis and offered lots of practical advice and useful info. I came away with a much better understanding of how to write a script report and how I can apply this skill within the current market place.

Just got a full script report from Industrial scripts, and it will move our project on an incredible amount. Thank you! The report was detailed and insightful. The reader had obviously understood where we were going with the project (possibly better than we did!). We got great constructive feedback - difficult to take at times, but accurate. It will make the next draft so much better and hasten it into production, and on to making a great film, which is the point! Great work!

I discovered Industrial Scripts via a professional Literary Agent. I'd sent my script to them,(and many others.) It came back with the usual Dear John email. But they mentioned that they only accept material via Industrial Scripts. Normally I ignore these dubious schemes to 'Read your script and get it to Spielberg.' But this came from a good source so I took a look. After spending an hour looking over the excellent website I was convinced enough to part with my money and give it a go. The cruncher for me was the fact that if they liked your script, they would put it into their 'Talent Connector' programme which promotes it to all of their industry contacts - at no extra cost. That sounded like a good deal to me even though I didn't expect to get that far. But I thought at least I might get some professional tips to improve my script before sending to more agents. About ten days later my script returned with the reviewer's feedback. It was very comprehensive, with good ideas for improvement, including some obvious mistakes that I had missed. Surpringly, it also got an 'Honourable Mention' and was put forward for the Talent Connector programme. Pleased ? You bet ! In summary - Very professional, swift, friendly service, worth the money and highly recommended. J.Read

Industrial Scripts are an extremely professional company. The notes I received from my individual script reader were very thorough. He made a lot of good points that will do well in helping my script progress. I am also very happy about being selected for the talent connector, which is a great idea and I'm sure it will invaluable to me.

The quality of feedback from Industrial Scripts is second to none. To date I have received two sets of feedback on a feature script and on both occasions the notes were incredibly insightful and useful. Having a 'fresh pair of eyes' on the script was exactly what was needed to enable me and my writing partner to move on to the next draft and make the necessary improvements. I have just booked another report on the latest draft and will continue to use Industrial Scripts for all my screenwriting projects in the future. Their Talent Connector scheme also looks very interesting and a vital stepping stone to breaking into the industry. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them and only wish I had discovered them sooner!