Television drama development
The ScriptWorks television specialists are based in London, New York, Sydney and Melbourne. They provide advice and management support on telemovies, mini-series, series, serials or sit-com projects.
Producers, show runners, network drama executives and commissioning editors involve ScriptWorks, at any stage, in decisions about the development of television projects.
Scriptworks helps identify problem areas at concept, script, production or post-production stage and makes recommendations to avoid them.
We have the experience and the track records as television producers, show runners, story department staff script editors, freelance script editors, writers and directors. The team has worked on high-rating, critically acclaimed and award-winning shows. We are aware of television budgets and fast turnaround schedules, audience demographics and the differences between television and film storytelling and aesthetics.
The central television drama issues the ScriptWorks team addresses are
- audience hook and audience reward
- audience expectations of established television genres
- the degree of distinction and difference of your project
- the number of episodes the premise and concept will sustain
- the character arcs, the A stories and serial strands, and
- the feasibility of quality production within budget and schedule.
You may want ScriptWorks advice and assessment as a one-on-one consultation, or you may prefer written reports. You decide how you would like us to work with you.
ScriptWorks services on television projects include:
- Concept & story trouble shooting – Fee by negotiation
- Written report or face-to-face review of ‘bible’ and pilot script – $1,000
- Script notes or reader reports on pre-production scripts – $500 per script
- Analysis of produced programs – Fee by negotiation
- Slate advice (up to five projects). – $1,500
Call Karin Altmann to discuss your project. We will tell you within three business days if we are able to assist and, for this, there is no fee.
If we all agree to proceed we will ask you to provide ScriptWorks with all material appropriate to the stage of development such as your concept document (including such things as the intended style, target audience and time slot), story synopses and outlines, the ‘bible’ (if available), character profiles, proposed cast (if possible, but especially for sit-coms) and CVs of proposed key development and writing personnel.
On the basis of $100 per hour (plus travel and per diems if required), we will agree on the nature and extent of the task and negotiate a fee.
Prices are current for all work commenced before December 31, 2010. Prices are quoted in Australian dollars. Australian clients need to add GST. Clients from countries other than Australia are charged at current exchange rates (at time of invoicing) with tax-free pricing when applicable. All fees are payable in advance except where otherwise negotiated.