Rates
Screenplays
For reading and evaluating a typical length feature film screenplay (120 pages or less), I charge:
$395 for either:
* A four-page written evaluation, covering concept, characters, story, and writing style — with a thorough analysis of the project’s potential, what I felt you were trying to achieve, and how best to improve it moving forward.
* A 90-minute conversation, in which all of the above is covered with slightly less detail (and no written backup), but with an opportunity for extended back-and-forth discussion.
$495 for both the four-page evaluation, and a 60-minute conversation.
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I also offer ongoing margin notes detailing all my most significant reactions that I had to the material as I was reading it, giving you a specific sense of how it was working for a professional reader at each point along the way — at the following rates:
$495 for margin notes only
$595 for margin notes plus a 60-minute conversation
$695 for margin notes plus a 4-page written evaluation
$795 for margin notes plus a 60-minute conversation and a 4-page evaluation (my “Complete Package”).
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The “Add to Cart” buttons will take you to a Paypal shopping cart, through which you can prepay using a major credit or debit card. This reserves your spot the quickest and gets you the fastest turnaround time, but I do charge 3% to cover Paypal’s fees to me (they will show up as “Sales Tax” when you check out).
If you’d rather prepay by sending me a check (cashier’s check or money order speeds turnaround time versus a personal check), you can send it to:
Erik Bork
PO Box 800512
Santa Clarita, CA 91380
(Please e-mail me to let me know it’s on its way.)
Either way, I will confirm receipt via e-mail when I receive the payment, and let you know when to expect my feedback by.
If you’re looking for an economical option, I offer a service called “Fifteen and Four”, where for $145, I will read the first fifteen pages of your script or manuscript, plus an outline document of up to four pages (I recommend using the “Beat Sheet” in the Save the Cat books for this), and give you feedback on both, in a one-hour conversation. In my experience, the most important notes (and majority of notes) on any piece of writing tend to be the bigger concept and story issues, so this option can be very cost-effective in comparison to a full script read.
Hourly consulting
Or, for other discussions and evaluations of ideas, outlines, and drafts in progress, I charge my hourly rate of $102, which you can prepay for using this drop-down menu:
Television scripts
I also do a lot of work with television writers (or pilots or spec episodes of existing shows), and offer the following packages (choose from the drop-down menus):
One-hour teleplays:
Half-hour teleplays:
Books/manuscripts:
(Of up to 90,000 words or 350 pages — choose from the drop-down menu)
Short film scripts:
(under 20 minutes in length — choose from the drop-down menu)
Email me at erik@flyingwrestler.com with any questions, including rates for longer works.
