Script Consultations in Screenwriting

If you have a completed draft of a screenplay or teleplay and need feedback for your work, you may wish to consider a one-on-one consultation with a Writers’ Program instructor. Consultations give you a full cover-to-cover read of your work, a written evaluation, and a follow-up conversation in person, via phone, or web chat (determined by the instructor.)

Consultation in Screenwriting is ideal for writers who:

  • Want comprehensive written feedback from a professional writer on a completed draft of a treatment, TV spec or pilot, or feature film script
  • Prefer additional feedback on their project through a live conversation with the instructor
  • Want to ensure their script is up to industry standards before seeking representation or applying to competitions, fellowships, or MFA programs

For details and pricing options click here.

To begin the consultation process, please select up to three instructors from the genres below, then scroll to the bottom of this page and fill out the form.  A Writers’ Program advisor will review your request and contact you.

 

These instructors offer Consultations in Screenwriting:

Feature Film

 

 

 

  Chrysanthy Balis, WGA member whose credits include the Paramount release Asylum and projects in development with CBS, USA Networks. Karl Iglesias, screenwriter and script doctor who is the author of Writing for Emotional Impact and former development executive for Samson Entertainment
Michael Barlow, WGA member who, as an executive at Paramount Classics, oversaw Black Snake Moan and Mad Hot Ballroom. Mr. Barlow worked as vice president of production at various major studios, including Orion Pictures (No Way Out, House of Games, and Back to School). Michael Jann, WGA member who served as a writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 
Cindy Davis, WGA member whose credits include the English-language screenplay for Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and My Neighbor Totoro  Warren Lewis, WGA member who wrote Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott, and The 13th Warrior
Deborah Dean Davis, WGA member whose credits include Daddy Boot CampAnd Then He Kissed MeIt Takes TwoLittle Rascals II, and Scorpio Rising, and TV credits such as Stark Trek: The Next Generation and Knight Ride, among many others Barney Lichtenstein, professional story analyst for companies such as Amblin, Imagine, and New Line
  John Henry Davis, director/screenwriter/playwright; WGA, DGA, SDC member whose credits include directing OZThe Sarah Jones Show, and Broken Mirrors Donald Martin, WGA member whose feature credits include Brazen, Queen Bees, Milton’s Secret, Shackles and Dim Sum Funeral, among many others
Diane Drake, WGA member whose credits include What Women Want and Only You Nancy Nigrosh, former literary agent whose clients included writers and directors of The Hurt Locker, Russian Doll, Lion, The Wire, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Legally Blonde, among many others
 

Philip Eisner, WGA member whose credits include Event Horizon, Mutant Chronicles, and Firestarter 2: Rekindled

 

Andrew Osborne, WGA member whose indie film credits include On_Line and the F Word
Julian Goldberger, screenwriter/director/producer whose credits include The Hawk is Dying, The Eulipion Chronicles, and Trans Roz Weisberg, former senior vice president of development and production whose credits include Beastly and Where the Heart Is
Beverly Gray, screenwriter and development exec who oversaw development of 170 films at Concorde-New Horizons Pictures Ben van der Veen, WGA member who wrote the Steven Soderbergh film Che and developed projects for Terrence Malik, Robert De Niro, Keanu Reeves, and Don Cheadle.
Ed Horowitz, screenwriter whose feature film credits include Exit WoundsOn Deadly Ground and K9:PI as well as television credits that include La Femme Nikita and over a half-dozen pilot scripts for various networks Michael Weiss, WGA member whose credits include Journey to the Center of the Earth; The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power; and I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
Cynthia Hsiung, producer, writer, director, and executive who served as a producer and head of production for Young Hercules

 

Television

One-Hour Shows

  Zadoc Angell, TV literary manager at Echo Lake Management whose represented writers on Justified; Shameless; Law & Order: SVU; and Community Zac Hug, WGA member whose credits include Drop Dead Diva and Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
  Erik Bork, WGA member whose credits include Band of Brothers and From Earth to the Moon Margaret Lester, WGA Member whose credit include NCIS (CBS), Manifest (NBC) and Snowfall (FX).
Erica Byrne, WGA member whose credits include La Femme Nikita; Silk Stalkings; and Walker Texas, Ranger Phil Kellard, WGA member who was executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin, and producer on Doogie Howser, MD
Deborah Dean Davis, WGA member whose credits include Daddy Boot CampAnd Then He Kissed MeIt Takes TwoLittle Rascals II, and Scorpio Rising, and TV credits such as Stark Trek: The Next Generation and Knight Ride, among many others   Donald Martin, WGA member whose feature credits include BrazenQueen BeesMilton’s SecretShackles and Dim Sum Funeral, among many others
  Jacqueline Heinz, screenwriter who has written for the Lifetime Network, Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and Jarrett Creative Laurel Ollstein, former member of the Actor’s Gang and prolific playwright
  Lee Hollin, Senior Vice President of Current Programming at Lions Gate and former Vice President of Current Programming at CBS Entertainment   Andrew Osborne, WGA member whose indie film credits include On_Line and the F Word
Ed Horowitz, screenwriter whose feature film credits include Exit WoundsOn Deadly Ground and K9:PI as well as television credits that include La Femme Nikita and over a half-dozen pilot scripts for various networks   Matt Witten, writer for CSI: Miami; Judging Amy; Law and Order; and Homicide: Life on the Street
Cynthia Hsiung, producer, writer, director, and executive who served as a producer and head of production for Young Hercules Jacqueline Zambrano, WGA member and writer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Star Trek

 

Half-Hour Shows

  Zadoc Angell, TV literary manager at Echo Lake Management whose represented writers on Justified; Shameless; Law & Order: SVU; and Community   Laurel Ollstein, former member of the Actor’s Gang and prolific playwright
Eric Abrams, WGA member, whose credits include Liv & Maddie, Married with Children, Abby, Gary & Mike, among many others   Andrew Osborne, WGA member whose indie film credits include On_Line and the F Word
Deborah Dean Davis, WGA member whose credits include Daddy Boot CampAnd Then He Kissed MeIt Takes TwoLittle Rascals II, and Scorpio Rising, and TV credits such as Stark Trek: The Next Generation and Knight Ride, among many others  Bill Taub, WGA and WGC member who won a WGA Award for 101 Best Written TV Series, including Barney Miller and Hill Street Blues
  Jacqueline Heinz, screenwriter who has written for the Lifetime Network, Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen Network and Jarrett Creative   Barry Vigon, WGA member who was co-executive producer on Malcolm & Eddie and Martin, and also wrote for Roseanne and Fame
  Michael Jann, WGA member who served as a writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno  Jacqueline Zambrano, WGA member and writer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Star Trek
Phil Kellard, WGA member who was executive producer on The Wayans Brothers and Martin, and producer on Doogie Howser, MD

 

Animation

  Cindy Davis, WGA member whose credits include the English-language screenplay for Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and My Neighbor Totoro    Tom Pinchuk, WGA member whose credits include Stigmata; Just You and Me, Kid; Word of Mouth; and Voyeur Confessions

To speak to an advisor please call (310) 825-9415.

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