Getting your script into the hands of the right people is extremely difficult. What is a desperate screenwriter to do if they seek feedback on their screenplay? Are script coverage services helpful or just another cog profiting from an emerging filmmaker’s hope? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:Recalling memories from March 2020 when the world “shut down”Why we are surprised that Nikon bought REDThe acquisition of BorrowLenses The importance of the first 10 pages of your script Why the opening scene of The Godfather is so powerful The Gauntlet - a controversial script coverage service What infuriates us about AI script coverageWhy AI cannot evaluate creative screenwritingHollywood, the hope machineMemorable Quotes“In those first ten pages you know, what is this movie and who is it for.” [“The idea of AI evaluating your script is fucking horseshit.” [“We keep engaging in this fantasy that AI can think. AI cannot fucking think.” [“That’s what Hollywood is. It’s a hope machine. You always have perpetual hope that tomorrow you can become famous.” [Mentioned:Lensrentals To Acquire BorrowLensesHeard of The New, Controversial Script Coverage Service The Gauntlet?Why All AI Script Coverage is a Scam Find No Film School everywhere:On the Webhttps://nofilmschool.com/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschoolTwitter https://twitter.com/nofilmschoolYouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschoolInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschoolSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices