Consultancy Services Available

Dollars are $US dollars.

Career Advice $(US)100 per hour (payable in advance)

Sometimes you just want practical advice like where and how to place a certain piece of writing, or how to get a start in the industry). A call to Linda can provide a fund of information and save you time and trouble down the line. If Linda can’t answer your question, she will usually be able to put you on to someone who can.

Reader’s Report $(US) 380 (payable in advance)

If you are simply looking for an expert opinion on your script’s commercial viability and a general idea of its strengths and weaknesses, a Reader’s Report from Linda is a sensible start. If your script is an adaptation or a non-linear or alternative structure piece, Linda will ask you to have a Reader’s Report initially, so that she can recommend how best to proceed.

Traditionally, film studios hired readers to sift through scripts and provide a very brief report on each script’s plot and commercial potential, along with a quick summary of its strengths and weaknesses. Never designed to assist script development, Reader’s Reports do not contain practical advice on fixing problems and developing strengths.

From Linda, you will receive a two page Reader’s Report written after several readings (not just one), plus if you include a SAE, the unique bonus of your script returned with useful marginal comments in different coloured pens for each reading.

Linda strongly recommends that you use the Reader’s Report only as a start, then pay the additional fee to go on to a Funding Application Report, which will help you take your script to the next stage.

Contact us for further information and bookings awagency@iprimus.com.au

Funding Application Report
(recommended to accompany script development applications)) $US760 Deposit of $US380 payable in advance.

Funding Application Reports are an excellent option for writers who are seeking script development funding and need to provide a proper diagnostic report indicating how the script might be successfully taken to the next draft. They are divided into two parts. The first part is a Reader’s Report (see above) and the second part is an intensive diagnostic report. If Linda has already provided a Reader’s Report on the script, you pay only $US380 more for the Funding Application Report (providing you are asking Linda to work only on the draft that she has already read for the Reader’s Report).

Funding Application Reports offer

• Pre-report diagnostic questionnaire
  
• The option, in the questionnaire, to ask Linda to address specific problems in the current draft of the script
  
• Multiple readings across several days
  
• Reader’s Report (2 pages)
  
• Detailed written report providing comprehensive structural analysis, breakdowns of plots, and in-depth suggestions to consider for the next draft (3000 words minimum)
  
• Script annotations in different pen colours (provided SAE included)

If you have a Funding Application report, Linda requires you to sign a Letter of Agreement undertaking to pay as agreed and to give her a screen credit as script consultant.

Contact us for further information and bookings awagency@iprimus.com.au

Standard Consultancy $(US)1,850 - Deposit of $900 in advance

If you know you need expert help in developing your script, and want it quickly, this is your best option.

In a nutshell, Linda has time in a Standard Consultancy to give you much more help than in Script Readings or Funding Application Reports. Standard consultancies take priority over all other services apart from extended consultancies.

If you choose a Standard Consultancy, Linda requires you to sign a Letter of Agreement undertaking to pay as agreed and to give her a screen credit as script consultant.

Standard consultancies feature:

• Reader’s Report
• pre consultancy diagnostic questionnaire
• the option, in the questionnaire, to ask Linda to address specific problems in the current draft of the script
• multiple readings across several days
• script annotations in different pen colours (provided SAE included)
• detailed written report featuring comprehensive structural analysis, breakdowns of plots, and in-depth suggestions for the next draft (8000 –10,000 words, usually more)
• pre-clinic telephone discussion (if you require it)
• half-day one-to-one face to face script clinic (telephone clinics are also possible, for a slightly reduced cost, you bearing the cost of the call).

Contact us for further information and bookings
consultancy@lindaaronson.com

Extended Consultancy (fee quoted after Reader’s Report)

Extended Consultancies cover complex or problem scripts, for example, adaptations, or scripts with complicated narrative structures, like multiple protagonists or flashbacks. Extended consultancies give you a lot of Linda’s time and expertise. They are not cheap because they often involve highly-skilled and time consuming diagnostic work like complete script re-structuring. If you choose an Extended Consultancy, Linda requires you to sign a Letter of Agreement undertaking to pay as agreed and to give her a screen credit as script consultant.
Extended consultancies feature

• Reader’s report
• diagnostic questionnaire
• multiple readings across a couple of weeks
• the option, in the questionnaire, to ask Linda to address specific problems in the current draft of the script
• script annotations in different pen colours
• extremely detailed written diagnostic report featuring in-depth analysis, structural breakdowns and a variety of suggestions for the next draft (usually ten thousand words or more)
• pre-clinic telephone discussion
• full day script clinic.

Note: Extended Consultancies are not available without Linda first completing a Reader’s Report. The cost of the Reader’s Report will be deducted from the Extended Consultancy Fee if you decide to go ahead.

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Other Consultancy Services

Linda is available for casual script consultancy work on a daily basis, fees on application. And if you need a tailor-made consultancy, Linda can often help.

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Mentorships

When her schedule permits, Linda provides one-to-one mentorships for emerging and experienced writers. (See more)

No Short Films

Unfortunately, Linda does not consult on films of less than 50 minutes.

For bookings and enquiries contact Anthony Williams Agency
awagency@iprimus.com.au

61 2 9360 3833