When readers at production companies read screenplays, they are often told by their bosses to answer specific questions. What do those questionaires look like today?
Presumably there are some questionaires uploaded, so please give me a few web links.
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That is a great question Göran Johansson
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Nothing ever changes in this regard, Göran Johansson. Everyone is looking for the same thing from a craft and business standpoint including but not exclusive to: How does the script begin? Does it immerse the reader immediately? Does the first 10 pages set the proper tone? How is the main character introduced? Is that character compelling? Are the goals and challenges to be overcome clear? Is the inciting incident clear? Are the supporting characters well drawn and have meaningful arcs? And, ultimately, what's the budget and market for this project.
Again, this is a partial list. But in summary, is the story compelling and is there a broad enough market for it?
The dirty secret for readers at almost all prod co's is if they're not feeling it by page 5-10, it's an auto pass and they're on to the next.
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Dear friends, it has been interesting to read your comments. And I guess you mean that the questionaries are not uploaded.
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I really believe that as Matthew Kelcourse said, it depends on the reader, I believe that if you want the agent and the director to actually be interested in your screenplay, send the right screenplay to the right people.
If you wrote a great dystopian movie, usually no much action happening within the 1st 10 pages, so ofc you shouldn't send it to an agent who prefers and/or has most of his experience reading action movies, he'll won't read past page 10 ofc.
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Good point, Matthew Kelcourse. I will say, regardless of the experience of the reader, and every prod co has their requirements or lack thereof, the mandates for how to review a script are mostly the same. And, of course, this doesn't factor in the subjective nature of the entire endeavor or what types of scripts the prod co either is looking for or specializes in.
That's where Ahmed Mohammed Abd El-Sabour's comment about targeting the right prod co's comes into play. Carpet bombing every prod co in town is only going to lead to more rejection. Make sure you're doing your homework and only targeting those that are a fit.