![]() Which brings us to… CommentsĬoverage for development companies can be as simple as a synopsis and a section for comments, followed by a Pass/Consider/Recommend rating (more on that later). Even if the script itself is confusing, your synopsis shouldn’t be. Make it easy for anyone reading your synopsis to “get” the script and understand why the characters do the things they do. Bear in mind you need to represent the causation in the script, the cause and effect logic that drives the story. Try and represent the story as it was written, putting the pieces of the script together while using word choice to convey tone and character reactions. Be sure to separate your opinion from the synopsis. But once you’ve read a few dozen scripts you’ll start to recognize the beats that are important to the story as a whole as they’re introduced. Others prefer to read the script through once before working their way through the major plot points. ![]() Some readers like to write the summary as they read the script. A synopsis is just a recounting of the story’s main developments from beginning to end. ![]() For studio heads and creative executives alike, a synopsis of a script comes in handy for the endless meetings about each individual project. This isn’t really a criterion, but it is one of the most common headings across the industry when it comes to coverage.
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