The Bitter Script Reader

The advice and rantings of a former Hollywood script reader turned TV writer (SUPERMAN AND LOIS) who is tired of seeing screenwriters make the same mistakes, saving the world from bad writing one screenplay at a time. Learn what it takes to get your script past one of these mythical Gatekeepers.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Suspense

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Last week I cautioned that it's not often a good idea to let the audience get too far ahead of the characters in the story. Many times, ...

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Apparently John August and I are on the same wavelength

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I found this post from John August amusing considering I gave very similar advice recently in this post. I think he also makes some good p...

Monday, April 20, 2009

Cliches I'm tired of seeing - Part Four

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There's a tendency among first-time screenwriters to not have faith in the openings of their scripts. They're told to grab the audi...

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Cliches I'm tired of seeing - Part Three

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This week's cliche alert is a public service to every writer who thinks they're being clever when they stage a dramatic gunpoint con...

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Pilot scripts galore

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Thanks to John August's blog , I stumbled across this link to dozens upon dozens of pilot scripts. For those of you interested in TV ...

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Writing animated specs

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A quick bit of advice for first-time screenwriters working on animated movies – Don’t. The unfortunate reality is that it’s probably ten tim...

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Monday, April 6, 2009

Including extra materials

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So you’ve just finished your awesome script and are ready to send it off to an agent. It took several dozen query letters but finally someon...

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The Bitter Script Reader: Before I was a TV writer (Superman and Lois), I read scripts in Hollywood for over ten years. In that time I worked for Oscar-winning production companies, and one of the "Big Five" agencies, among others. I'm here to share what I've learned.... mostly because I'm sick of reading bad scripts.

I was the guy you need to get past at the agencies and production companies; the first one in the office to read the script.

email me at ZuulTheReader@gmail.com

Please NO requests to read your material. All such queries will be ignored and deleted unread.

I do NOT have a notes service so please don't send me an email asking about rates. And in case it wasn't clear the first time - DO NOT ASK ME TO READ YOUR SCRIPT!

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