PAGE Awards Judges Reveal How They Evaluate Your Script: Part Three

About this episode

David Portlock and John Evans discuss the evaluation process for screenplays in the PAGE Awards.

REWIND. PAGE Awards Judges David Portlock and John Evans continue our conversation about how they evaluate your screenplay. These two judges share a lot of helpful information in this interview. ✰ David Portlock has worked as a script reader for United Talent Agency and currently works for Bassett Vance Productions. Over the past 15 years, David has consulted and assisted dozens of writers in developing their films. Also a screenwriter, David wrote and directed a feature film picked up by HBO...

People in this episode

Host: Sandy Adomaitis

Guests: David Portlock, John Evans

Topics covered

• screenplay evaluation
• PAGE Awards
• script reading
• film development
• interview

Keywords

• PAGE Awards
• screenplay
• script reader
• film consulting
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Talent Agency, Bassett Vance Productions, HBO

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