Industry Information
You or a team member may be able to
submit your script without assistance
Getting Started: Agents are no longer the only person that can submit scripts to studios, streaming, and broadcast companies.
The standard requirements for submitting a script are:
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A team member, person, or company that meets requirements for submitting scripts
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Script Development Package. How does it differ from a Pitch Deck?
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Polish Script (Make sure the first 10 pages meet current writing format)
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Optional but recommended: Does your script have a fan base, i.e. do you have a book version of your script, fan base from clips on your YouTube channel, social media fan base, etc.
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Optional but recommended: Have a visual of one of the following. (run-time 1-2-minute clip) concept video, trailer, clips, etc.
Note: Submitting a script on your own. If you or a team member have credits from a major studio, streaming, or broadcast company as a producer or writer along with knowledge of what industry executives require for developing scripts for review. You can apply for permission to submit scripts.
If unable to submit your script on your own, there are other options available.
If assistance is needed speak with our Executive Producer
Options to consider:
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Executive producers, attorneys, and producers that work or have worked with film, streaming, or broadcast studios, in many cases are offering their services to assist writers and independents.
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To get started, you just need to decide who, you want to assist you.
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Keep in mind, there are some individuals that will only develop your package but not submit it. Make sure to ask if they do both.
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Do your research. Using IMDB.com is a good source to confirm an executive's credits. Make sure their credits are from major film, cable, streaming, and/or broadcast companies.
When submitting your script to film/streaming studios,
they want to see more than your script!
What is a Script Development Package (DP)
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A DP is a concise overview of how your project meets the creative, entertainment, and marketing needs of the executive you’re submitting it to.
Sample-Video Dev. Package & SAR | BSI Films
Click here to view what to include in your Dev. Presentation
What is the difference between a Script Development Package (DP) and a Pitch Deck?
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A Development Package focuses on how a script meets their specific creative, entertainment and marketing needs.
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A Pitch Deck tends to focus completely on the entertainment value of a script.
Note: A Script Development Package may be called a different name by different executives and writers, But the information that needs to be included in whatever you call it, is consistent throughout the industry when submitting your script.
What To Include In Your Development Presentation
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Executive Producer: As a Prime Vendor for major studios, streaming, broadcast companies. Our executive producers meet the requirements that are necessary for submitting scripts to studios, streaming, and broadcast companies.
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Submitting your script. Our executive team has the experience, resources, and capabilities that meet industry standards and requirements for submitting scripts to major studios, streaming, film, cable, and broadcast companies.
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One Sheet: Is a one-page line-item description of what your script is about and details specific to how your script meets their production needs and targets the audience they want to reach.
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Budget: Top sheet budget that is created by a Line Producer familiar with cost that are specific to the genre and production to produce your script.
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Script Polish (speak with our executive producer to include a script polish): Most important to remember, the first 10 pages are critical to your script being accepted for further review or ... rejected. It should also include the basics such as a thorough analysis, evaluation and comparison of what's written ... compared to the vision of the writer.
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A Concept Video is not included in this package but can be added. Although you no longer need to have talent attached to your project having a visual (Concept Video) is highly recommended but not mandatory.
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Script Analysis Report: is a one-page cost-effective analysis of your script.
Have a team member or executive producer to serve as the lead for developing and submitting your project.
Our Executive and Creative Producers
Meet Industry Requirements
For Developing and Submitting Scripts To
Film, Streaming, Cable, and Broadcast Companies
Our executive team has the experience and resources that meet industry requirements for submitting scripts to major studios, streaming, film, cable, and broadcast companies.
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Susan B. Flanagan our lead Executive Producer, Emmy® Award Winning Writer, Award Winning Producer, Showrunner, Best-Selling Author, and Script Adaptation Specialist.
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Slavik I.A. is our Creative Executive, Director, and Digital Artist Supervisor. He continues to contribute to visually creating and producing some of Hollywood's major box office hits such as: Morbius, Black Panther Wakanda Forever, Madame Web, Spider-Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformer: Dark of the Moon, and more.
Script Polish and Development
Susan is our Executive Producer, Emmy® Award Winning Writer, Producer, Showrunner, and Adaptation Specialist.
Susan is also the Sr. Creative Executive and Writer for our Prime Vendor division. As a Creative Executive and Script Consultant she works directly with streaming, film, and broadcast Executives to provide objective analysis and development of scripts prior to them being sent to committee for approval or pre-production.
All scripts are polished by Susan, and she will apply the same attention and standards when working with writers and Independents, that is provided our industry clients.
• Rates for writers/Independents start at $995.00.
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To get started please contact our Executive Producer, Susan B. Flanagan.
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When polishing your script for submitting to a Development Executive, in addition to an evaluation and edits (with the writer's permission), the primary focus is to polish your script and ensure what's written matches your vision.
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The next step is to address the standards and requirements industry executives will focus.
Note: All companies that receive scripts submitted to them, to start will focus on first 10 pages of your script. In nearly all reviews, the first 10 pages of your script, will determine if the review continues.
Why are the first 10 pages of your script critical to determining if your script is accepted for further review or passed on?
Note: When your script is accepted for review. The Executives of the company you've submitted to, can tell within the first 1-10 pages if a script based on current marketing trends, the genre, the log line, and the level of writing skills the writer has, if a script meets their needs.
Answer: This is where your writing skills have to go to another level and include the following:
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Research has shown there is an extremely short amount of time a film or series has to grab, hold, and capture the imagination of an audience. That’s why most films and series tend to excite and grab the attention of the audience within the first 2 pages (first 1-2 mins) and the reason the first 10 pages of your script is so important (think of how the first scene in Law & Order opens).
What industry executives are looking for in the first 10 pages of your Script Polish
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Note: In all cases, if your opening scene in the first few pages of your script does not capture and hold the attention of the Development Executive, odds are the review will end.
What are the guidelines for writing and formatting your storyline Development Executives will seek to identify in the first 10 pages of your script.
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High Concept: What is the hook that makes the audience want to keep watching? (a.) example: think Law & Order or any genre that has some type of action happen in the first page.
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What is the CQ (Central Question of the story.) The script begins with an action, that creates the central question "who, what, or why." (a.) example: scene opens with an Amour Car being robbed, but only a box was taken (why.)
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What Quadrant Level is the script? Quadrant is defined as what demographic does it appeal to? - A movie that appeals to all four major demographics i.e. male, female, under and over 18.ale, and both over and under the age of 25 is a level 4.
Our production division is led by Slavik I.A, our Executive Producer, Director, Premier Previsualization, Animation and Digital Artist Supervisor. Slavik has helped produce and create visuals some of the biggest box office hits in recent years, such as Morbius, Gemini Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Falling Skies, The Mummy, Tron, Transformers, and other major box office hits.
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Creating a Concept Video Starts at $2,150.00 U.S. dollars and up.
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Payment options are available.
Please speak with our Executive Producer about your project.
How Your Script Is Processed Once It's Accepted By
Streaming, Film, Cable, and Broadcast Companies
Short version of:
What you should know regarding how the industry process works for
accepting and reviewing scripts.
Note: All projects will first be reviewed by a company’s legal division.
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Once it determined you meet the required criteria to submit scripts.
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A script release form will be issued and must be signed, before the process begins to accept and send your project to their Development division.
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For information regarding what happens to your script during the review process, click here.
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Your Development Package along with your script will be a key factor in identifying companies your project is submitted to. All companies have their own production or programming needs that varies week to week and often determines what projects are accepted for review or sent to inventory.
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All projects submitted by new or well-known producers go through that particular company's process, for review and evaluation. And yes, even well-known producers get rejected.
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Streaming, film studios, cable, and broadcast companies have complete control over what projects they will accept, and when or if a project will be reviewed.
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All companies do not produce all types of genres. Therefore, your project will not be submitted to all companies.
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All companies also make their own rules for the type of content they will accept for review or reject.
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If a project is "Passed" on, the company it was submitted to in most cases may or may not contact you. They only contact producers if they're interested in the content.
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We will submit a project to multiple companies if the script meets the needs of other companies.
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If a project is "Passed" on, it does not mean the script does not have entertainment value. Most times, it means they don't have a need for it that time. In some cases, it may be sent to their inventory.
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Once your script has been submitted, there are no guarantees your project will be accepted for review or get produced.
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However, it does mean you have a chance to compete with the others for licensing and/or production deals.
Note: Keep in mind it took Steven Spielberg 17 years to get Shindler's List produced by a major studio. Within those 17 years he wrote a lot of other block buster movies. He will be the first to tell you, keep pushing your script, but don't stop writing more scripts.