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Script Coverage + Feedback Guidelines



Below are listed the instructions for completing the script coverage and

feedback for Discussion Boards 2, 3 and 4.

NOTE:  You may want to type up your notes in Word or Text Edit prior to

uploading to the discussion board so that you don’t time out of the server or lose

part of your critique if it exceeds the per-post word count limit.

COVERAGE GUIDELINES

Address the following points in your post.

1) Tech specs

• List your name

• The author’s name

• The title of the script

• The medium (film, TV, video game, comic, etc.)

• The genre

• The number of pages

2) Logline + Synopsis

• Write a one sentence logline for the script

• Then write a brief synopsis of the script (Shoot for ½ page).  Try to keep

this as concise as possible, listing only the main action of the script.

3) Critical Analysis

General Feedback

• Did you like the script?  Why or why not?  Be specific.

• Would you want to watch, read or play the final version?

      Formatting + Style

• Was the script properly formatted for its medium (ie: film, TV, games,

comics, etc.?)

• Did you like the writer’s style?  What did you like?  What did you not?

• Was there flow to the writing?  Was the writing loose or tight?  Did that

work for the story?

Genre + Medium

• Did the script meet the expectations of the genre?  If the script was a

horror script, did you find it scary?  Why or why not?

• Did the script meet the expectations of the medium?  (ie: if a TV show

or comic book, did it end with some issues to be resolved in

subsequent episodes or issues?)

• Was the script visual?  If not, where were some areas you found that

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Theme

• What do you see as the story’s theme/s?

      Characters

(comment on several of the following points and try to back up your

opinion with concrete examples from the script)

• Were the characters believable?

• Who is the main character of the story?

• What is protagonist’s arc?  What do they learn and/or how do they

grow? 

• Did you find the protagonist’s arc satisfying?

• Would the script pass the Bechdel test?

• Was the dialogue appropriate for the story?

• Were the characters believable?

• Was there a clear protagonist and antagonist?

• Were there any unnecessary characters or dialogue?  How would you

solve the issue?

Plot + Structure

• Does the story have a clear beginning, middle and end?

• Did the story hit all of the plot points?

• Were there subplots?  If so, did they have beginnings, middles and

ends? 

• Did the subplots support the central story?  If so, how?  Thematically? 

Narratively?

• What’s the central question of the script, and was it answered?

• Did the stakes progressively escalate throughout the story?

• Was the ending satisfying?  Was it earned?

• Was the story told linearly?  With flashbacks or VO?  Do you think this

choice worked?

• Were there any unnecessary scenes?  How would you tighten the

script?

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