Our Services: Film & TV

What we offer

First we read your script. Attentively and with care.

Secondly, we write a detailed report on the script. The report will tell you if your writing meets industry standards. If not, we'll tell you what to fix and how to fix it.

Thirdly, we give you the opportunity to talk at length to your script consultant, so you can ask all the questions you need to, concerning your writing and the industry at large.

Fourthly, and where appropriate, we'll put your work direct into the hands of a senior film agent. We can't guarantee that any agent will accept your work, but we do undertake to have your work read with real attention.

Who we are

All our consultants are film industry insiders, working for some of the major players in the UK film industry. In this role, they know exactly what film companies are looking for and which scripts will sell.

Also as successful screenwriters and/or novelists themselves, our consultants know all about the joys and pains of the writing process itself. Their advice is therefore expert and sympathetic to your aims.

For more, see Film consultants.

Using our contacts

We are well connected with leading film and TV agents in London and, increasingly, Hollywood. Whenever we get a script which we think has genuine market potential, we will do what we can to have you and your work represented by a leading agent.

TV projects

We are able to advise on TV drama, and some other categories of TV work, though not all. Please ask us whether we can help. If we can't, we'll give you an honest answer and suggest where else to go.

Fees and submission guidelines

Our charge for a full length movie manuscript is US$450. This includes (i) a full report by a professional script consultant, (ii) the opportunity to discuss your work with your consultant, and (iii) our help in placing your work with an agent (if appropriate).

To submit your work, please follow the instructions on our fees page. All work should be in standard industry format (1 page = 1 minute). If your work is not in this format, we can still offer feedback & advice - but we've never yet seen a script in the wrong format which doesn't need a lot of basic structural work. So you have been warned!

Can you help if your consultant is UK-based

Yes. 99.8% of all the challenges that new screenwriters face is the challenge of making their work strong enough to sell. The principles of storytelling are universal: they have nothing to do with time or place, or the specifics of a film industry in a certain country. The only major exception is TV drama, where we may have to refuse certain projects if we think we can't help.

We'll never consent to work on a project unless we are 100% sure that we can add real value. And, as ever, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.