- Comprehensive Critique Service ($249)

Scriptique's Comprehensive Critique Service provides a professional evaluation of ...everything. The components of this service are divided into three categories: Line-by-line Editing Service, Structure & Theory, and Content Assessment.

1. Line-by-line Editing Service

2. Structure & Theory
Macro-structural Evaluation:   Too many scripts begin brilliantly, fueled by exhilaration and inspiration, only to meander aimlessly after the second act. At this point, the big picture of the picture remains hazy, lacking precision and unity. Often, this problem is structural. With Scriptique's comprehensive critique, you will receive a detailed assessment of your screenplay's structure, and suggestions on how to tighten or completely reevaluate your approach. Developing a structural strategy that mirrors your themes in an organic and logical manner is occasionally as easy as cut and paste. However, even if your script requires a more complex revision, Scriptique's suggestions will be notably accessible through diagrams, when appropriate, and written commentary.

Plot Progression Possibilities:   During the revision process, the perspective of a second party is always useful in identifying assumptions, raising appropriate questions, and offering suggestions for improvement. With Scriptique's Plot Progression Possibilities component, plot lines are offered when needed in order to flesh out appropriate aspects of your script. As always, these are merely suggestions, of course, and, as the writer, you can choose to incorporate as little or as much as you deem suitable.

Set-ups & Payoffs:   Incorporating the element of foreshadowing textures your script, giving the illusion of depth in an otherwise linear progression. Objects, characters, actions, and events assume a greater dramatic punch when meaningfully contextualized earlier in the story. With Scriptique's Set-ups & Payoffs component, opportunities for foreshadowing are suggested which can only help you achieve the appropriate dimensions required for a professional screenplay.

3. Content Assessment
Integration:   Professional screenplays invariably attempt to achieve organic unity-the thematic integration of the microcosm and the macrocosm. From the first line of dialogue to the last plot point, writers need to have a purpose for every element in their script. Further, these purposes need to be related to one another by unifying principles. In truth, most viewers will never be able to articulate the advantages of an organically unified screenplay. They don't have to; they just walk out of the theatre grumbling-in the middle of the film. With Scriptique's Content Assessment component, suggestions will be made right on your script and in the accompanying commentary on how you can add depth by pursuing the goal of complete integration.

Character:   Creating a functional mix of round, multi-dimensional characters and flat ones is a hallmark of a strong screenplay. Flat characters can be useful, but are simple, predictable, and usually boring. Round characters, on the other hand, with their idiosyncrasies and complexities, engage the reader and maintain attention. With Scriptique's Character component, suggestions will be offered to individualize your characters through quirks, mannerisms, and language patterns-all of which ultimately adds another layer of depth to your product.

Your Individualized Concerns:   Writers are sometimes plagued by a vague recognition that an aspect of their script just isn't working. This phenomenon is always frustrating and sometimes even paralyzing. In these situations, utilizing the insight of a second party is a writer's most powerful tool. With Scriptique's Individualized Concerns component, you are guaranteed possible solutions to these hazy, nagging problems. Your worse suspicions about your product can be turned into a potent asset with the professional feedback Scriptique provides.