Is The First Five really free?

Yes. The First Five runs with no account, no card and no trial timer. Registering on Scriptageddon is also free, and a free account adds two full 300-point screenplay assessments plus three score-only reads.

How many pages should I submit?

Your opening five pages — short enough to copy and paste straight into the box. Anything past page five is ignored, because a professional reader has already started forming their verdict by then.

What does the Page Five Verdict mean?

It is the single call a reader makes early: keep reading, or pass. You get that verdict, a score out of ten, a category breakdown, the strongest element, the biggest hazard and one concrete fix.

Do you keep or claim rights to my pages?

No. Your pages are used only to produce your feedback. Scriptageddon never claims any ownership of your material.

Don Chuy reading a screenplay with a red pen

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THE FIRST FIVE™

A professional reader decides fast. So does Don Chuy. Copy and paste (or upload) your opening five pages and get the Page Five Verdict — keep reading, or pass — plus a score out of ten, a category breakdown and one fix that changes the read.

Opening the bench…

WHAT GETS GRADED

Hook

Does page one give a reason to turn to page two?

Tone

Is the promise of the film clear and consistent?

Character

Do we meet someone worth following, fast?

World

Do we know where we are without being lectured?

Story question

Is there something we need answered?

Formatting

Does the page look like a professional's page?

Dialogue

Does anyone talk like a person with a want?

Visual writing

Can a reader see it, not just parse it?

Momentum

Does page five pull harder than page one?

QUESTIONS WRITERS ASK

Is The First Five really free?: Yes. The First Five runs with no account, no card and no trial timer. Registering on Scriptageddon is also free, and a free account adds two full 300-point screenplay assessments plus three score-only reads.
How many pages should I submit?: Your opening five pages — short enough to copy and paste straight into the box. Anything past page five is ignored, because a professional reader has already started forming their verdict by then.
What does the Page Five Verdict mean?: It is the single call a reader makes early: keep reading, or pass. You get that verdict, a score out of ten, a category breakdown, the strongest element, the biggest hazard and one concrete fix.
Do you keep or claim rights to my pages?: No. Your pages are used only to produce your feedback. Scriptageddon never claims any ownership of your material.

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