Everyone has likely heard the old maxim, “all writing is rewriting.” But there are people out there who make lots of money doing the rewriting in Hollywood full time. Those people are called script doctors, and they’re always in high demand. Hollywood films usually go through several writers before they’re brought to screen, but script doctors are likely the last people to come in. They’re paid a ton of money for their anonymity and are usually trusted with getting the script into shape before the movie shoots. Often script doctors are on set to help a troubled production get back on track. But if you’re not familiar with Hollywood, you may not even know script doctors exist, or that they’ve drastically altered some of your favorite films. So let’s define what a script doctor is and explore some of the ways they help productions. What Is A Script Doctor? Defining the role of a script doctor can be kind of complicated. Writers are brought in at every stage in production to do “passes”. If you’re working on a studio movie, the script will be bought, the original writer may be attached for a few steps, and then someone else may be brought in to polish. That’s a best-case scenario. What’s more likely is that a script spends a ton of time in development, with writers doing passes of it while executives try to move it forward. Then, when it finally goes into production, it might not feel cohesive. Movies...
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