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About Judge's Script Notes:
Here Is What You Will Receive
For each $69.95 fee, you
will receive three to five pages of notes on one script after the end
of the contest. Your notes will cover the same criteria as the
judges use
to judge your screenplay.
Here are the elements of your script that the judge considers both in judging and in these Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your contest judge will not provide feedback on every single point
or
question below. The judge will choose the elements he/she thinks
are
most important to comment on in 3-5 pages of helpful notes. On
other items, you may receive a brief comment indicating that the script
is satisfactory on that point.
Title, Premise, Opening, Story:
The contest judge considers the criteria in this group in this part of the judging and Script Notes:
- Is the title appropriate, and did it catch the judge's eye?
- Did the opening grab attention?
- Is the premise/concept original and engaging?
- Is the world of the story believable? (time, place, genre)?
- Is the conflict set up effectively in the first 5-10 pages?
- Does the script fit a known genre or market?
- Description: is it tight, compelling, vividly written?
- After the opening, did the story keep the judge's attention?
- Are there believable surprises to move the story along?
Characters and Dialogue:
The contest judge considers the criteria in this group in this part of the judging and Script Notes:
- Is there a vivid, memorable, active protagonist?
- Is the protagonist's goal clear?
- Was it clear what the protagonist stood to lose?
- Did the judge see protagonist's internal flaw(s)/complexity?
- Did the script establish protagonist's "Big Problem"?
- Did the script make the judge root for the protagonist?
- Character arc: Does protagonist change/solve problem?
- Is there a vivid, memorable, active antagonist?
- Are other characters memorable?
- Is the dialogue real, natural, and appropriate to time/place?
- Does each character have a distinct voice?
- Can the characters be cast?
Format, Structure, Second Act
The contest judge considers the criteria in this group in this part of the judging and Script Notes:
- Is the script written in standard Hollywood format?
- Are spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct?
- Does the script have three clear acts?
- Is there a midpoint twist/complication to keep Act II moving?
- Is there a third act lowpoint when all seems lost?
- How satisfying is the ending?
Subjective “Overall Merit”
In this part, the judge makes a subjective judgment on artistic merit,
theme,
marketability, and other qualities. In contest scoring,
this subjective score allows the judge to give extra points
to
scripts which the judge thinks are especially deserving, or
alternatively, to
somewhat reduce the total score of a script that hit all its technical
marks but just wasn’t magnificent overall.
Your
Notes will be three to five pages on elements above which the judge
feels are "strengths" or "needs improvement." Again, Script Notes
will not necessarily respond to every question above.
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Judging And Announcement Target
Dates:
- Winners by May 30, 2011
- Judge's
Script Notes ordered now will be written and delivered after the
contest is completed, as the contest staff and judges must complete
contest management activities first.
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