Saturday, April 20, 2013

How To Find The Best Script Consultant

By Tamika Quinn


A script consultant is an individual who does reviews on scripts so as to identify mistakes or errors made by the writer. After the revision he can give back two answers. This is the writer to do the job again because of the many errors it has or correct his few mistakes in the document. A professional consultant is that person who can see errors where you cannot.

Note that there are various types of consultants based on the different genres of screenplays. You will find that various consultants have specialized in different categories of plays such as romance and thrillers. There are also script doctors who have specialized in multiple genres so when you are seeking one, make sure you know the exact person you are looking for so as to simplify your task.

Those that can do multiple task obviously have the upper hand when looking for jobs. The process of searching for the right script doctor is not a straight forward one but some points if given deep thoughts could really make the process easier. One issue for example could be experience. To succeed in this industry you need guidance from an experienced person.

This is a person who for a long reasonable time has been revising manuscripts. He is one type of person who knows the difficulties that a writer experiences and the kind of errors that different writers commit. It is expected that by working for that long time, he has reviewed scripts which have done well in plays and even won some accolades.

So for proper judgment of his experience, he should refer you to the people he has done reviews for. His words are not enough but words of his previous clients are. When exchanging words with these clients, ask them how much recognition their plays received or how well did they do after being reviewed by the consultant. You may even ask if there were errors identified afterwards.

Fee incurred is another point. Keep in mind that top performing script doctors incur high charges probably because of their good reputation. Their good demand is also a reason. You should therefore disqualify those who charge at extremely low prices since they might be cons. Consultants who operate online are the ones who have a high probability of being fraudsters due to the lack of physical communication between them and clients which is essential in any business.

Even so, resist the temptation of making advanced payments even if the price is small. When these con masterminds receive their pay for no work done, the next thing they do is to disappear. Another point is rate of success of a script doctor.

To gain hopes of succeeding, go for a winner and not a loser. This is an individual who has more than fifty percent chance of propelling you to your dreams. To judge his performance, you need to take a look at some samples of the scripts he has reviewed either from him or his clients. If more than half of the work he revised made it, then you can put your trust in him. Finding the best script consultant is not a hard job when you think of such factors.




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