- Joined
- Aug 28, 2007
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- Reaction score
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- Location
- Tel Aviv
- Website
- www.thescriptdepartment.com
Reader E-Course Available
The Script Department is now offering a correspondence course to teach the art and craft of becoming a production company reader. Here is the class summary:
Week one:
Overview of the Job Description
Job Expectations
11 Things You Better Know Right Now
Understanding the Grid Categories
Off grid Categories
The Language and Tone of Coverage Reports
Includes: three sample coverages
Homework: watch 3:10 to YUMA, LEGALLY BLONDE and HOT FUZZ.
Write a logline for each.
Write a brief description of the theme of each, the character arc for the main character, who the antagonist is and what the first act break, second act break and midpoint were within the story.
Week two:
The Reader's Oath: No Harm, No Foul, No Lies
Tenets of Being a Good reader
Top 10 Things Readers Love and Hate
Rating the Writer
Writing the Synopsis
Sample Synopses
Homework: provide loglines and synopses for two sample scripts.
Week three:
Finding Reading Work; Accumulating Samples
The Reader's Toolkit: Red Bull, Post-its and a Good Highlighter
Writing the Full Coverage
Speed and Efficiency; Tricks of the Trade
Homework: Timed reading of two scripts.
FINAL EXAM
Provide full coverage for three scripts including a 2 page synopsis and 1 ½ pages of comments. Rate the writer and the project.
Passing the final exam with flying colors, i.e., if I didn't already have so many great readers, I would hire you right now - will earn you a letter of recommendation from The Script Department as an entrée to potential reading jobs.
Interested parties please email me HERE.
The Script Department is now offering a correspondence course to teach the art and craft of becoming a production company reader. Here is the class summary:
Week one:
Overview of the Job Description
Job Expectations
11 Things You Better Know Right Now
Understanding the Grid Categories
Off grid Categories
The Language and Tone of Coverage Reports
Includes: three sample coverages
Homework: watch 3:10 to YUMA, LEGALLY BLONDE and HOT FUZZ.
Write a logline for each.
Write a brief description of the theme of each, the character arc for the main character, who the antagonist is and what the first act break, second act break and midpoint were within the story.
Week two:
The Reader's Oath: No Harm, No Foul, No Lies
Tenets of Being a Good reader
Top 10 Things Readers Love and Hate
Rating the Writer
Writing the Synopsis
Sample Synopses
Homework: provide loglines and synopses for two sample scripts.
Week three:
Finding Reading Work; Accumulating Samples
The Reader's Toolkit: Red Bull, Post-its and a Good Highlighter
Writing the Full Coverage
Speed and Efficiency; Tricks of the Trade
Homework: Timed reading of two scripts.
FINAL EXAM
Provide full coverage for three scripts including a 2 page synopsis and 1 ½ pages of comments. Rate the writer and the project.
Passing the final exam with flying colors, i.e., if I didn't already have so many great readers, I would hire you right now - will earn you a letter of recommendation from The Script Department as an entrée to potential reading jobs.
Interested parties please email me HERE.