Isaac_Brody
05-02-2008, 10:16 AM
SCRIPT FEEDBACK GUIDELINES
Writing is hard. It’s a very personal and humbling thing to do. It’s an activity that you do alone and because of it we take our work and criticism of it very personally.
That said, the only way we can get better is with honest feedback. So, a few guidelines to help things proceed smoothly:
1. Be honest but use tact when giving people feedback. Don't start your feedback out with "Your script sucks."
2. Be specific. Let people know what you like, and let them know what didn’t work for you. It doesn’t help someone to simply say you don’t like something, but it does help them when you’re specific and say “I’m not sure what your main character wanted in X scene.” Or, “I didn’t understand your character because I didn’t know enough about him.” Or, “I didn’t understand your story logic, for X/Y/Z reasons.”
If you’re not comfortable giving public feedback, you can send your feedback to me and I’ll post it anonymously in the thread.
Isaac
Writing is hard. It’s a very personal and humbling thing to do. It’s an activity that you do alone and because of it we take our work and criticism of it very personally.
That said, the only way we can get better is with honest feedback. So, a few guidelines to help things proceed smoothly:
1. Be honest but use tact when giving people feedback. Don't start your feedback out with "Your script sucks."
2. Be specific. Let people know what you like, and let them know what didn’t work for you. It doesn’t help someone to simply say you don’t like something, but it does help them when you’re specific and say “I’m not sure what your main character wanted in X scene.” Or, “I didn’t understand your character because I didn’t know enough about him.” Or, “I didn’t understand your story logic, for X/Y/Z reasons.”
If you’re not comfortable giving public feedback, you can send your feedback to me and I’ll post it anonymously in the thread.
Isaac