I Got You Covered

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I Got You Covered is an easy, fun, and comprehensible guide to script notes, critiques, and written coverage for screenplays, teleplays, short films, and series. Whether you’re an intern, assistant, producer, development executive, literary agent, or a writer who wants to know what will make your screenplay stand out to competitions, agents, and execs, you’ll find everything you need to get started as a “reader” in this book:
  • How to breakdown a screenplay.
  • How to spot the strengths and weaknesses of a script.
  • How to give notes in a tactful, motivating, and inspiring way.
  • How to remain objective rather than subjective.
  • What competitions, executives, agents, and networks look for.
  • How to get your first job as a script reader.
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This new title is part of The Digital Filmmaking Presents, a series of companion books that dive deep into film-related topics of interest to students and professionals alike.
I Got You Covered
Beverly Neufeld
Paperback, 2022, 223 pages, Foreing Films Publishing
ISBN: 9781733150231
Library of Congress catalog number:  2022939125
Book 3 of The Digital Filmmaking Handbook Presents series
ISSN: 2690-0424
Educational Customers:  If you would like information about bulk ordering and purchase orders, please email our publisher directly: publisher@thedigitalfilmmakinghandbook.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Beverly Neufeld is a script consultant, screenwriter, and development executive who teaches screenwriting and script coverage at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

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Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Film Reviews and Coverage
2 Templates from the Trenches
3 Genre
4 Loglines
5 Synopses
6 Character
7 Story
8 Structure
9 Dialogue
10 Theme
11 Tone
12 Pacing
13 Craft and Presentation
14 Marketability
15 TV
16 Books
17 How to Give Notes
18 Receiving Coverage
19 Giving Verbal Notes
20 For the Writer
21 The Coverage Business
22 Final Thoughts
Appendix
Glossary
Index