Script Reader

Why companies pay people to read for them, who hires readers, what you will be sent, and what a reader's week actually looks like.

1. readWhat a script reader does, and who hires one7 min
2. readA reader's week: from the script landing to the report going back6 min
3. checkCheck: the job4 min

How a professional reader reads, with page numbers, then the report section by section, then your reading kit for this week.

1. readHow a reader reads6 min
2. readThe script report, section by section6 min
3. taskSet up your reading kit6 min

Three full reports on scripts we invented, with notes on every choice the reader made: a PASS, a PASS with a CONSIDER on the writer, and a novel. Then you write your own.

1. readExample 1: a PASS, and why most reports are one8 min
2. readExample 2: pass on the script, meet the writer7 min
3. readExample 3: a novel read for a film company8 min
4. taskWrite your first report, then mark it8 min

Where reading work really comes from, the rules on pay, unpaid work, confidentiality and AI, and three routes you will choose this month.

1. readWhere reading work really comes from6 min
2. readThe rules: pay, unpaid reading, confidentiality and conflicts5 min
3. taskChoose three routes this month6 min

A one-page Script Reader CV, the two sample reports that do more than anything else on it, and a short approach email to a named person.

1. readYour Stage 1 CV, two sample reports and the first approach5 min
2. taskDraft your CV header and one approach email8 min
3. checkCheck: the CV and the approach4 min

The reader's library, your plan in one place, the five statements as a self-certification, and what to do next on MFJF.

1. resourcesThe script reader's library6 min
2. plannerYour Stage 1 plan6 min
3. readHow you know you are ready for Stage 24 min
4. checkCheck: are you ready?4 min