The Doctor is in! Let's work on a game-plan to fix your script with a professional! I've fixed-up and doctored scripts that have been optioned and sold to Academy Award-winning production companies and produced into big-studio movies... It's time to make your next draft your final draft!
As a Screenwriter / Script Doctor / Fixer / Rewriter / Editor / Polisher, I've fixed, edited, rewritten and polished film and television scripts to bring them up to a professional, industry-ready level that secures the greenlight into production. This includes offering my creative ideas, development, suggestions and brainstorming to overcome potential hurdles and make detail-focused adjustments, developing and enhancing character arcs, elevating and restructuring the plot, and applying broad brushstroke changes by identifying relevant issues and then - with your approval - improving / fixing these aspects of the script for an upgrade that will wow readers and producers.
Does your current script need a Rewrite or a Polish or an Edit?
You might not be sure what exactly your screenplay needs to complete it or improve it, but you know that it needs the help of an experienced Script Writer / Doctor. To break it down, a "rewrite" is typically when a script requires "significant changes" to the plot or the "interrelationship" of characters, to deliver a new draft. A "polish" is when the current script requires changes to the dialogue, formatting, or scene descriptions, but not to the level of a rewrite. While an "edit" is when the current draft requires proof-reading and editing by an industry pro to check the overall continuity and general comprehension of the script as it stands.
But it's no problem if you're still unsure whether you need a rewrite or a polish, or something in between - a rewrite/polish essentially. Simply email me and we'll figure out a game-plan for your script's specific needs to deliver a production-ready movie screenplay or TV teleplay.
Implementing Notes
Nobody likes getting notes on their work, but it's okay -- I'm fluent in this industry language and can handle whatever's being thrown at you and your screenplay! (Or even make changes that you'd like to see completed!) I've regularly worked with script coverage from top studio readers, network execs, and producer's notes, receiving both feedback on my own scripts and the scripts of other screenwriters who'd like a hand with the next draft. I can review and address these comments by creating solid solutions for your approval and then, with this approved game-plan, I would polish and revise the current script or, in the case of a rewrite, I complete a new draft of the script that's firing on all cylinders!
So, as a Script Doctor (Fixer), I'm well versed in making sense of reader coverage and producer notes, to rewrite the script and implement the recommended changes (or the ones that you'd like implemented if you don't agree with all of the comments) to make it the best it can be. Plus, I can offer a second (professional) opinion and provide original ideas to iron out any other creative challenges that are raised by the script reader or producer / studio. If you're ready to dive in, let's get your script ready for the green light! Contact me today to get started on your rewrite / polish.
Recent Projects
I've worked on script rewrites and polishes for major projects that have involved implementing notes given by incredible and influential people, including:
* Producer of Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning movies: Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, Wall Street; who also produced the Oscar-nominated films: Ali and Hotel Rwanda.
* Development Exec who was the Director of Development at Marvel Studios (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Punisher: War Zone);
* Directors of Predestination (Sony Pictures) Daybreakers and Jigsaw (Lionsgate), the eighth installment of the Saw franchise;
* Head of Programming at ABC (major commercial national TV network in the U.S., and part of the Walt Disney Company);
* Prolific Producer of over 60 movies, such as The Whole Ten Yards (Warner Bros);
* Producer of the Oscar-winning films The Madness of King George and Henry V, as well as the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning film The Wings of the Dove, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (directed by George Clooney).
* Development Exec and Producer who has worked for DreamWorks Animation (Shrek, Trolls, Kung Fu Panda) and Walden Media (The Chronicles of Narnia trilogy);
* Screenwriter of Transformers 5: The Last Knight and Black Hawk Down;
* Emmy-winning writer of The Sopranos (HBO), and Creator / Executive Producer of Dexter (Showtime).
To learn about more of my past projects, click here.
Recent Feedback:
"You've outdone yourself! The changes/alterations are working really well... It works so much better now and I can't imagine it being any other way... Thank you greatly for the time you have invested in getting it into shape - I really appreciate it."
- With a decade of filmmaking experience, this Industry Pro is credited for his work on the blockbuster movies King Kong, The Hobbit, Star Wars: Episode 2, and many more!
"Brilliant. I really like the shape that we have given to the outline, it's really taking an excellent path forward... Great work on the rewrite!"
- Writer of a #1 box-office hit movie and Emmy award-winning Director and Producer who has worked for the BBC.
How to Hire a Script Doctor for a Screenplay Rewrite / Polish / Fix-Up
As a professional script doctor with over 20 years of experience tackling projects for Oscar-winning producers, Emmy-winning screenwriters, and Hollywood directors, I'm here to help your screenplay get fixed up so that your next draft is polished, impressive, and ready for the green light.
If you are looking to hire a script expert who has worked in the industry as a screenwriter, screenplay doctor, script consultant, and screenplay mentor, then look no further - Screenwriter Dude can work on your script rewrite / polish to ensure that your new draft impresses producers and agents by rewriting and polishing it to exceed expectations!
Whether you're a screenwriter who is looking for a script doctor for a screenplay rewrite (I often work with writers who want an outside opinion and an extra hand on their latest draft!), or you're a producer who wants to hire an award-winning, professional, produced screenwriter for a solid script polish prior to production, or you're a director with a script that you want to see reworked by a screenplay writer / script editor to match your vision for the project; I've assisted on all types of script doctoring for film projects and TV projects as a rewriter / polisher / script fixer for hire.
All of my screenwriting services are available for everyone - from first-time screenwriters and independent filmmakers, to production companies, major studios and TV networks. Feature films, TV shows and short films, in fact every kind of project imaginable! I am ready to jump onboard to discuss changes and make suggestions to improve the script as well as incorporating notes from Hollywood producers and development executives (or simply your own notes of things that you want to see changed as they're bugging you!), to rewrite and finalize the script for the next steps of financing and production.
But why would an experienced screenwriter hire a script doctor? Well, it happens all the time! Yes, I've worked for WGA screenwriters and Emmy-winning writers. The reason being, I'm skilled at making the changes to address any points raised in the producer notes and screenplay coverage to rewrite a script or polish a screenplay expediently to meet any deadlines that have been given and ensuring that it's industry ready for the A-list (and honestly, it helps that I'm not you -- I am able to look subjectively at your current draft with fresh eyes, so that I can lend a hand).
I can punch up dialogue, invigorate action scenes, increase the thrills, ramp up scares, maximize the drama, elevate the story and characters, and so much more! All while maintaining the core essence and qualities of the original script to ensure that it's not gutted in the process of making these improvements to the story, dialogue, structure, and character development.
Perhaps you need to combine characters, cut a sub-plot, add a twist, or even take the entire script up a notch? Want to develop a love interest, rework a plotline, foreshadow a twist, make it 'elevated'? Whatever is needed, I can deliver your next draft (and make it your final draft!) as a pro script doctor for hire.
Moreover, as a professional script consultant, I can advise and make suggestions for possible changes as well as ways to address any issues that are identified. And once approved by you, I can put these notes and ideas into practice by handling the screenplay rewrite / polish.
So, if you need to find a script doctor, I'm your guy! I've written and rewritten screenplays as a script doctor for top award-winning screenwriters and Oscar-winning production companies. I also regularly work with notes from producers of blockbuster movies and hit TV shows. And I even rewrite screenplays for directors who are signed on to direct the film. Whatever the reason, you can hire who Hollywood hires... I can't wait to work on your project as a Script Doctor!
If your screenplay needs a script doctor check-up, then let's get started! Click here to send an email...
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