Founded in early 2010, Industrial Scripts® is now arguably one of the world’s leading screenwriting companies, with close ties to industry and over 1,500 testimonials from satisfied clients. Our script consultants have significant industry credentials, writing script coverage for companies and studios including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal and many more. Working with screenwriters and filmmakers of all levels and from myriad locations, we also deliver intensive training both online and offline. Our popular blog – Character-Driven – also educates, informs and entertains. We believe that rigorous script development is the foundation of great cinema and TV and is, indeed, essential – without it, the end product is certain to fail…
Industrial Scripts (industrialscripts.com) has 103 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.4 out of 5.
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2026
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I was the First Place Gold Award Winner in the first ever TITAN Awards from Industrial Scripts for 2021. IS has exceeded everything they promised with the TITAN, more than fulfilling the awards this year for winning the TITAN in 2021. In the past six months, I have received active, SUCCESSFUL marketing from the group with one REAL, LIVE person assigned to me and my winning script, multiple calls with a development pro to discuss ANY script that I want - and these calls last 3-4 hours each (and include well-thought out notes), in-depth meetings with the Titan Producers who are serious Hollywood veterans, and major discounts on IS products including ACTIONABLE coverage and notes that are not "fill-in-the-blank" garbage that writers often receive from other sites/companies. I quickly received my money award for winning the TITAN as well. Even after my award year of 2022 is over, I will continue to look to the fine people at Industrial Scripts for script coverage, help and guidance in my writer's journey. I wholeheartedly recommend Industrial Scripts, their services, and the TITAN Awards Competition.
SG
Sean G.
Buyer Beware - Effective Script reading Course
Took out the Effective Script Reading Course in March 2021. The course was advertised as "in person on their website". I assumed it would be held by Zoom or socially distanced (as education was continuing during Covid at that time).
Paid £150, when I emailed in requesting further information, I was told I would have to take out the online course and pay another £145. This course is advertised as coming with "lifetime access".
The course itself is pretty much just articles with a multiple choice quiz. It's not exactly Masterclass.com quality, no videos and takes an age to get through. But it is detailed. However for £295 it's overpriced.
As of January 2022 - my access has been wiped. No one from IS has got back to me and the opaque nature of the business shows a lack of customer engagement.
Either they are purposely ignoring my requests, ignorant to my requests or no one is there as they are going bust/ghost ship online business.
Pretty positive someone from IS will reply here to negate this review. Which I can assure everyone is genuine.
Thanks for reading.
JB
James B.
Constructive writer report
Really helpful report picking up on areas of weakness that I hadn't noticed in my script. Reader recommendations were constructive and respectful - I will be implementing these into my next draft. Turnaround time of my script was also good.
I will be using Industrial Scripts again in the future.
RL
Robert L T.
A Reputation Built On Phoney Reviews
It is not surprising that they have a star-studded slew of reviews as it is totally rigged. Try putting a bad review and you experience a wall of attack from them, including a lifetime ban and attack emails sent about you to third parties, no matter how accurate your review was. As far as these primadonnas are concerned, they seem to view that they own any writer that contacts them, and have a right to edit and censor any bad reviews against them. I wrote an accurate review on another web site about their appalling and slovenly support staff and the general, almost cult-like, cloak-and-dagger way that they run their business and I have been persistent attack ever since.
The bottom line is: don't believe their glittering bank of reviews, they obtain these through aggressive and over-reaching tactics.
Response from Industrial ScriptsApr 15, 2021
UK-Canadian Screenwriter ROBERT LESLIE THOMPSETT (or ROBERT L THOMPSETT) of Gatineau, Canada is a non-customer of Industrial Scripts and the author of over forty 1-star reviews on the Yelp reviews platform, among others.
Mr Thompsett has received lifetime bans from both Industrial Scripts and the Reelheart Film Festival, and is under active scrutiny by several other major screenwriting companies. We have been informed that he submitted a similarly libellous, 1-star "review" of leading screenwriting company Script Pipeline, late last year. It is not unproven that he is a "front" for a silent competitor of both Industrial Scripts and Script Pipeline. Mr Thompsett has not confirmed or denied this in writing.
He is the author of the screenplay "LIFE AND TIMES OF A RETIRED SUICIDE BOMBER".
His legal status is that of a NON-CUSTOMER of Industrial Scripts, and no monies for ANY services or products have ever been exchanged between the parties. In Mr. Thompsett's own words, he writes "politically unacceptable" screenplays, that are according to him purportedly contrary in spirit to the BLM (Black Lives Matter) Movement.
Our support team had some brief interaction with him, where they politely explained that due to the fixed nature of our process we would not be the best home for his project. Our support also helpfully suggested a "lone wolf" script consultant in Los Angeles who would be able to work with him personally and over the phone, in an attempt to achieve his goal of somehow softening some of the offensive politics in his screenplay.
We also left our own services open to booking, but stressed all we could offer was analysis of the project as it stood - we could not counsel Mr Thompsett on how to soften his offensive politics or, in his words: "evade being disqualified by those who have it in for it (his script) politically".
He declined this offer, and has subsequently submitted multiple, indisputably libellous 1-star reviews of Industrial Scripts of the most serious, reputation-damaging nature on various reviews platforms.
Our legal counsel are preparing the case against him, and although Trustpilot have been issued with all hard evidence in said case it is an unfortunate indictment of their platform that content ANY court judge would find libellous in mere minutes, can somehow be allowed to be both published by them and, further, remain published on their platform.
Fortunately, the law is less forgiving...
As many business owners have experienced: the hard truth is almost irrelevant to Trustpilot - it is an inconvenience, at best - and the only solace we can take is from the fact that every day this review remains live, our monetary claim against ROBERT LESLIE THOMPSETT inevitably increases, in constant sync with the reputational damage he is causing - our bookings have already reduced as a result.
SA
SHANE A.
Really happy with the service provided
Great notes given by IS. I needed help with my third act in particular - and the option of being able to ask questions in advance was invaluable as it allowed for the report to be tailored to suit my unique requirements; rather than just getting a load of generic advice.
If I was being hypercritical I would have to say the service wasn’t as fast as others I have used. But as with everything in screenwriting, slow and steady wins the race.
Would highly recommend IS to others.
D
Δημήτρης Μ.
Skin-deep analysis
Industrial Script’s analysis has been far away from their reputation and surprisingly skin-deep. Their approach has been quite dogmatic -all scenarios must comply to a certain prescription! Communication with them is also bad: you have to wait for at least 3-4 days for a response to your messages even if that has to do with an email you should “automatically” receive after submitting your project in order to sign up, but you have never received. But what is really disappointing is that they attempt to apply strict frameworks which supposedly lead to marketability onto a purely creative process; the art of writing.
Response from Industrial ScriptsFeb 3, 2020
Thanks for your feedback on our service, and we're sorry we disappointed you. Unfortunately your project required a vast amount of work to reach a market-ready level and this was reflected both in our original report, and in the detailed follow-up support process we provided to you. During this post-report process, our consultant expanded on and supported his findings with additional hard evidence from your script. He did this, in great depth and at length. Once again we're regretful you weren't satisfied with our service, however we have a moral and ethical duty to provide script notes that, whilst constructive, are also honest and don't sugar coat the reality for the client.
MF
Michael F.
Industrial Scripts have analysed…
Industrial Scripts have analysed several of my scripts and provided a first rate service, with useful suggestions, friendly advice and I keep coming back to them, the vital test.
DL
D L F.
Effective Script Reading Course was a…
Industrial Scripts -Effective Script Reading Course was a great way to understand what the studio readers are looking for to pass that script on for development. An insight to the gate keepers which will help you gain a better understanding of the commercial viability of yours and others scripts, popular genres as well as equipping you with the tools to write a professional report. Not to mention it will help you gain a better understanding of your own script in development. A friendly course, with lots of information.
D Fox
