Get an exec's perspective on the opening pages of your script.
- The executive of your choice will spend 10 minutes reading the opening pages of your script.
- The exec will provide a feedback report on that read which you will receive within 7 to 10 business days of the scheduled session.
Concept first. Start with a clear hook, a clean logline, and honest comps. Help me understand what the movie is, who it's for, and why it works at its budget level. Know what your budget is. Don’t oversell your script, just be clear about what it is. I'd rather get a sharp, specific pitch than a vague one full of hype. For comedy, make the comic engine clear. For horror, make the hook clear.
- Raunchy, R-rated comedy features in the vein of ANIMAL HOUSE, AMERICAN PIT, OLD SCHOOL, or USED CARS in the $5-7M range, max budget of $10M. This is our primary focus as of this moment.
Typically, we also look for:
- high-concept horror features with a strong hook in the $5M range. (BARBARIAN, TALK TO ME, IT FOLLOWS)
- blockbuster horror features with strong hook and franchise potential in the $20-25M range. (FINAL DESTINATION, SMILE, M3GAN, THE CONJURING, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER)
We are NOT interested in horror/comedy features, or any other genre that is not either purely R-rated sex comedies or purely horror. So no comedy/family drama, rom-coms, or any other mixed/blurred genres. We also don't do anything with TV, verticals, shorts, or any other formats outside of feature films.
Mage Lanz is a story editor at Inzide Media, where she has spent the past two years working in feature development under producer Warren Zide. Her work has focused primarily on comedy and horror, evaluating submissions, identifying commercially viable material, and helping writers shape projects in development.
Before joining Inzide, Mage spent three years as a paid script reader for the Austin Film Festival, and in 2023 she served as an Associate Programmer for the Bentonville Film Festival.
Drawing on experience from both the creative and development sides of the business, Mage offers writers practical, honest guidance on concept, tone, structure, marketability, and how a script is likely to be perceived by producers, financiers, and development executives.
- Immediately after registering, you will receive an Order Confirmation email that serves as the receipt for your registration.
- In the Order Summary section of this email you will find a link reading "CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" that will take you to instructions on how to submit your script via the Material Submission Form.
- Your material submission is due as soon as you are ready, but no later than 9:00am PT on the day of the session.
- During the session, the exec will read as many of your opening pages as they can get through in 10 minutes.
- You will receive this exec's written feedback on your pages via email within 10 business days following the session unless otherwise notified.