A COVERAGE REPORT is a 5-7 page document that constitutes the starting point of the long process any script undergoes before going into production. It's a must: no script should ever be submitted to any TV channel of major production company without a previous coverage report. The document includes a short synopsis and briefly analyses:
- the script's theme
- the relationship between plot and subplots
- the structure (turning points, rhythm, etc.)
- the main characters and the relations between them
- the dialogues and the script's tone.
Besides, and since the coverage report constitutes the very first analysis of the script, it evaluates the script's viability , its commercial potential and its ideal medium (cinema or TV, and which format).
A coverage report does not offer solutions; it just detects the weak points in the script and the aspects that should be reconsidered or reviewed, as the starting point for the rewriting process. For a deeper, more comprehensive analysis with suggestions and alternative solutions, a development report is recommended.
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