Script Coverage

Script coverage is how the film industry evaluates screenplays. A professional reader analyzes a script and produces a structured report with a verdict — the same process studios, agencies, and production companies use to decide whether a script is worth their attention.

Premiere.Studio gives you professional-grade coverage on your own screenplay, in about a minute, right inside your project.

Getting a report

1. Open the More menu in the editor toolbar and choose Generate coverage, or search for "Generate coverage" in the command palette. A confirmation shows the credit cost before anything runs.
2. Review the report. It opens as a full-page report with every section laid out in a readable format.

Reports are saved automatically. View coverage in the same More menu reopens your latest report, and the History button on the report shows past reports for the document, so you can track how your script improves across drafts.

What the report covers

• Score and verdict. A 1-10 overall score and the industry's three-way call: Recommend, Consider, or Pass. An 8 or higher is strong; below 6 means the script needs real work.
• Logline and synopsis. Your story's spine in one sentence, and a present-tense summary written the way a studio reader would write it.
• Comparable titles. Produced films and shows your screenplay resembles, to position it in the market.
• Structure. A visual timeline of your key turning points (inciting incident, act breaks, midpoint, climax, resolution), each tied to its page number, with a read on how your pacing and act lengths sit for your format.
• Characters. Your principal characters assessed for arc, agency, and voice, each with a specific note on what works or needs attention.
• Dialogue. Where your dialogue sings and where it falls flat: quality, subtext and how distinct each voice is, with notes on standout lines and recurring issues.
• Theme. What the script is about, and whether the theme is dramatized through action or merely stated.
• Strengths and weaknesses. Specific and constructive, with each weakness tied to the scene and page number that shows it.
• Development notes. Prioritized recommendations for your next revision, from must-fix down to polish.
• Marketability. Target audience, budget tier, castability, and the business case a producer would weigh.

When to use coverage

• After completing a draft, for a professional-level read before sharing with anyone.
• After a major revision, to see how your changes moved the structure, characters, and score.
• Before submitting, using the development notes as a final checklist.

Coverage vs. other AI features

• Coverage gives you a full professional report on the complete script.
• Coverage notes (in the assistant chat) give quick, conversational craft notes on whatever section you're working on. Use this for a fast gut check.
• Character voice check analyzes a single character's dialogue for consistency and distinctiveness.
• Script reports (from the Stats tab or the command palette) give data-driven analytics: scene counts, dialogue distribution, representation stats. No AI involved, just numbers.