Introduction
Why Most Scripts Fail (And It's Not the Writing)
I've read thousands of scripts over the course of my career. The ones that don't move forward almost never fail because of bad dialogue or weak action lines. They fail because the character doesn't hold up under pressure.
Here's what I mean: in a pitch meeting, nobody is thinking about your clever scene transitions. The question in the room is always the same. Do I believe this character's journey?
Studios, streamers, financiers. They're all doing the same math. They want to know if an audience will follow this person for two hours. If the answer isn't immediately obvious, your script gets a pass.