The course

Unit 5 of 6

Getting it read

Package the finished script so a stranger opens it.

0/4 lessons complete 76 min

What you walk out with

You have a logline that sells, comparable titles that make sense to a financier, and a query that gets a reply.

THE LESSONS

  1. Lesson 1 · 6 min · 2 exercises

    The logline that actually earns a read

    The premise is hard to summarise, or the pitch describes plot rather than hook.

  2. Lesson 2 · 30 min · 2 exercises

    Finding your three comparables

    The script has no stated audience, or comps are aspirational rather than accurate.

  3. Lesson 3 · 25 min · 2 exercises

    The query that gets opened

    Queries go unanswered, or read as mass-mailed.

  4. Lesson 4 · 15 min · 2 exercises

    Submit, compare, repeat

    Rewrites happen on instinct, with no evidence that anything improved.

The assignment

Assemble a one-page submission packet: logline, two comparables with a reason, a three-paragraph query, and your target list of ten places.