By Vernon Zimmerman
In present day society everybody sues everybody for everything and no
less so than in Hollywood.
Before I can do a story analysis for you, you need to sign or click
the standard release form provided on this site.
Please send a hard copy of the script to the address provided. Nobody
in the business of reading scripts for real will accept online submissions,
including all agents and agencies and production companies.
Your script will not be returned. It will be kept for one year in case
you want to order a follow up analysis after which it will be shredded
and destroyed.
If you insist on sending a script on line, that is okay but considered
unprofessional.
It's up to you. I still will not be able to return it to you in any
case.
Send a check for the service ordered made out to Script Doctor, Inc.
or Vernon Zimmerman along with the written material to be analyzed or
pay by PAY PAL on the site. Cash or a Bank or US Postal money order
in US dollars is also accepted.
A note about thievery. Many ideas are similar in nature and many writers
write on the same topic. They have not stolen anything from anybody
but merely thought of a similar idea nearly at the same time.
This happens often and is not to be fretted about. It's the way it is
so get used to it.
Besides that, most writers are too busy writing their own stuff and
are not the least bit interested in stealing from you. So get a life.
“An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.” —William Shakespeare
Script Doctor Feedback Questionnaire
Do you want feedback at what level?
Mild, Medium or Hot?
This is a serious question.
Be honest with yourself. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you check "HOT" expecting mercy, forget it. You'll get it between the eyes and you may not be able to hack it. Better to be honest and prudent.
If you are overly sensitive, prone to weeping at Disney movies and hate to see animals hurt, avoid category HOT.
If you like Bogart movies, Jack Elam's sneer, can watch Rio Bravo repeatedly and approve of the storytelling in "LA Confidential" and "The Shawshank Redemption", check MEDIUM.
A well-balanced level of feedback at a high standard that won't give you indigestion or a heart attack.
MILD. If you can watch "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" without throwing up and think the Three Stooges are too silly to be funny, check MILD.
Mild does not mean milquetoast, it merely faces facts. Take it once step at a time. You can always repeat the analysis at a hotter level for only $250 more.
Question is: Why not go for HOT no matter what?
Because it may be too discouraging and turn you off writing forever. That's not my goal. I want you to succeed. Be prudent with your own sensibilities. Be kind to yourself not beat yourself up. Art is about coddling and support not brutality and killing spirits.
If undecided, better to spend $75 for a 1/2-hour consultation with me and I will council you on the right choice before you spend your money.
Fair enough?
Call, write or e-mail so we can discuss it.
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