A script consultant can be hired at different stages of production. Contact the consultant of your choice directly, their contact information is listed under each profile.

The script consultant's fee is determined by the duration and scope of the work, and is agreed upon in advance. Each collaboration is unique. If the script consultant contributes to writing the text, it’s important to agree in advance on any copyright considerations. Some of us invoice independently, while others are employed under Finnish labor standards. You may consult the Trade Union for Theatre and Media Finland (TEME) for compensation and salary guidelines (salary group 4).

We primarily work with text and support the screenwriter. We represent the viewer’s perspective, what emotions and thoughts the story provokes. We ask questions, identify ambiguities, and highlight what works. While we mainly work with screenwriters, we also collaborate with directors, documentary filmmakers, producers, financiers, broadcasters, and other industry professionals. We can also be hired to read and evaluate scripts and funding applications.

AT THE BEGINNING OF A PROJECT, THE SCRIPT CONSULTANT CAN

→ Ideate and refine the concept with the scriptwriter or the team
→ Help clarify the theme
→ Help find the suitable format, genre or approach

IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROJECT

→ Read drafts and provide dramaturgical analysis
→ Discuss character development and arcs
→ Help structure the story
→ Support key dramaturgical decisions
→ Encourage the writer or team
→ Mediate within the team
→ Help process and structure external feedback

TOWARDS THE END OF A PROJECT

→ Assist with final polishing
→ Edit the script for specific needs and productional changes
→ Provide support in the editing process and in the post production phase

AALTO SCRIPT CONSULTANTS

We are storytelling experts. We are specially trained professionals in film and television dramaturgy. We support the creative process at various stages of audiovisual production.

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