Script Development Services

with Gordy Hoffman

Are you looking for help with your script? Mr. Hoffman has been writing stories, reading scripts and teaching writers for three decades and can support you in developing your voice as a professional writer of film and television.

The goal of the development service is to facilitate the development of your script into an original, engaging product that is viable in today’s marketplace. Mr. Hoffman will aid in the developing of your script into an emotionally engaging experience for your reader and, ultimately, the viewing audience.

Here is the central focus of the development service:

*The journey of your characters throughout the story and how an audience might emotionally connect in the most powerful way

*How dialogue is carrying information regarding character, context, history, and environment

*The level of originality in every aspect of your story

*The credibility and logic of your decisions for your story 

*Ensuring that conflict is maximized and properly placed

*The overall consistency and coherence of your screenplay’s tone

*How your scene description functions and whether it’s compromising your intentions

*An overall set of practical directions to move your screenplay towards production

About Gordy Hoffman

Gordy Hoffman’s screenplay LOVE LIZA, starring his brother, Philip Seymour Hoffman, won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival. He made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW, which premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. Gordy’s short film, DOG BOWL, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to screen at over 50 festivals around the world. DOG BOWL can be seen on Amazon Prime. He recently wrote a feature for Annapurna Pictures and Bennett Miller. A proud member of the Writer’s Guild of America, Gordy’s currently writing a feature to direct set at a funeral home in the mountain west. 

Gordy has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, as well as led workshops all over North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. He recently chaired the Professional Advisory Board of the Film and Media Studies Department at his alma mater, the University of Kansas.

Gordy founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge.

Script Development Services

Note: All services have a 10 day turnaround.
All rights to the screenplay will be held by the author.
Any comments about commercial success should be received as opinion and do not guarantee success in the market.
All discussions and analysis will be confidential.
Scripts submitted for analysis to Mr. Hoffman are not eligible for submission to the BlueCat Screenplay Competition or the BlueCat TV Writing Competition. 

Feature Screenplay

6+ pages of a written developmental analysis of your screenplay. One page of additional comments will be included focused solely on market prospects for the script. A 90 minute optional meeting on zoom or phone to discuss the script will be available for 30 days after receipt of notes.

Fee: $2000

Pilot Script

5+ pages of a written developmental analysis of your screenplay. One page of additional comments will be included focused solely on market prospects for the script. A 90 minute optional meeting on zoom or phone to discuss the script will be available for 30 days after receipt of notes.

Fee: $1000

Short Film Script

2+ pages of a written developmental analysis of your screenplay. One page of additional comments will be included focused solely on the prospect of physical production and festival viability. A 90 minute optional meeting on zoom or phone to discuss the script will be available for 30 days after receipt of notes.

Fee: $500