Script coverage

<p>Script coverage is a <a href="/facts/Filmmaking/GL8DJm3W">filmmaking</a> term for the analysis and grading of <a href="/facts/Screenplay/91NF136m">screenplays</a>, often within the "script development" department of a <a href="/facts/Production_company/daLRqFqQ">production company</a>. While coverage may remain entirely oral, it usually takes the form of a written report, guided by a <a href="/facts/Rubric_(academic)/4PcD23MK">rubric</a> that varies from company to company. Criteria include, but are not limited to:
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<ul><li>Identification: Title, Author, Type of Material, Locale, <a href="/facts/Genre/ow1Po53X">Genre</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Log_line/RH1Lyumm">Logline</a>: A one sentence summary</li>
<li>Comment summary: A paragraph summary of the analysis</li>
<li>Grade:  <i>Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor</i> for categories that include characterization, premise, storyline, production values, dialogue and more</li>
<li>Synopsis: Summary of plot: 1–3 pages depending on script quality</li>
<li>Budget: The script reader's estimated budget</li>
<li>Analysis</li></ul>

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