Is there anyone here familiar with the Red List on Coverfly? I've just got an increase in my Industry Score™, and I would be eligible to be on this List if I make my screenplay public. I would be grateful if you could share your knowledge with me here on this matter.
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Hello all! Great to be here. AFI grad screenwriting. Just submitted to the 2nd annual contest here. Have gotten some great coverage back from this site. Looking forward to participating . C
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Michael, thanks for the kind words. Your scripts sound very interesting. Cadaques sounds really promising. Your age and experience is a huge asset to writing it. I would love to see more mature charac...
Expand commentMichael, thanks for the kind words. Your scripts sound very interesting. Cadaques sounds really promising. Your age and experience is a huge asset to writing it. I would love to see more mature characters period regardless of gender. It's new territory, and allows for more layered stories. So cheers to you, I wish you all the success in the world. Kevin, I spoke with Scot Lawrie at Coverfly about this very thing. There are specific analytics Coverfly does use. If you ask yourself, I have found them to be very transparent. It isn't arbitrary. Keep in mind, all the contests that allow their placements be listed there, (including Nicholl Fellowships,) would not allow their name be linked in anyway if it were otherwise. If this was not the case, I'd be the first to call it out.
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Excellent point, Nicole. Austin, Page, Nicholl...I also don't believe these top contests would link to a second grade service. The old saying: the company one keeps reveals a lot.
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Coverfly is basically a company of readers. They do reading services for all the contests. Basically, ever contest on this website is using Coverfly to read their scripts... so don't believe them when...
Expand commentCoverfly is basically a company of readers. They do reading services for all the contests. Basically, ever contest on this website is using Coverfly to read their scripts... so don't believe them when they say professionals read your stuff. Random losers from a ghost town in Nebraska are reading your script.
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From reading the comments, I'm seeing some folks have direct experience with Coverfly, others do not. I'm very pleased with how the organization runs. I have two scripts on Coverfly and know for a fac...
Expand commentFrom reading the comments, I'm seeing some folks have direct experience with Coverfly, others do not. I'm very pleased with how the organization runs. I have two scripts on Coverfly and know for a fact that the scripts are evaluated by the actual screenwriting competition/contest and not by Coverfly readers. Additionally, one of the services they have is called Pitch Week where producers, agents and managers select writers who they would like to receive pitches from. The higher your score, the better. I participated in one and it was pretty cool. A lot of writers have gotten managers and agents by utilizing this service (I already had a rep but it was nice to know other industry people were interested in my work). If you're still unsure, check out some of the writers who are listed on the platform and you will see their scripts have placed quite high in various, LEGITIMATE competitions such as Page, Nicholl, WeScreenplay, Shore Scripts et al. Anyway, that's my two cents. If you enter competitions a lot, Coverfly is worth it because you can truly see how folks perceive your work.
And if you'd like to read feedback from a reputable competition on why they utilize Coverfly (i.e., Page Awards), then here you go: https://pageawards.com/2018/06/06/regarding_coverfly/
In the end, placing in competitions is what you make it. You can either sit back and wait for a phone call or you can leverage it for something better.
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Hey Mehdi Javaherian great to have you here! I realize this original post is 3 YEARS old! Wow! The thing that a lot of writers have had success with are our "Double Recommend" lookbook and contest fin...
Expand commentHey Mehdi Javaherian great to have you here! I realize this original post is 3 YEARS old! Wow! The thing that a lot of writers have had success with are our "Double Recommend" lookbook and contest finalist lookbooks. Since April, there have been more than 100 requests from executives who found writers through either our "Double Recommend" lookbook or contest lookbooks. Pretty amazing exposure. Hit me up at j.mirch@stage32.com if you'd like to discuss further.