“Unveiling the Truth: Is Your Script’s Page Count the Secret to Hollywood’s Heart—or Just a Myth?”
But they can also be interns, assistants, junior executives, senior executives, producers, agents, and managers. Basically, when you see me use the term script readers, just assume I mean anyone in the industry reading your script.
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Hollywood Has Logical Reasons to Worry About Page Counts
Hollywood knows scripts. Industry insiders (script readers of all kinds) read hundreds of scripts a month and have done so for years.
In short, script readers know when a script is lacking fairly fast. It can be tell-tale signs like consistently horrible grammar and format, poor structure, cringe-worthy on-the-nose dialogue, and sometimes it’s as easy as looking at the page count.
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