Where Screenplays Meet Technology
| "An important development for the entertainment industry, LitCentral promises to revolutionize the way coverage is created and processed. Development Hell has gotten a little closer to heaven." — Erik Bauer, publisher of Creative Screenwriting magazine "When I first heard about this software I laughed out loud thinking it would be impossible to standardize something so subjective without ripping the heart right out of it. But once I saw their approach I realized that this product doesn't sterilize the process. Instead it allows companies to create one voice through an intelligent yet accessible system. It takes a lot of pressure off the readers which allows more creativity to surface." — Carolyn Carpenter, Script Analyst |
Hollywood movie production and post-production is masterful in its use of technology to amaze and delight audiences, and to increase efficiency in the production of entertainment. But little has changed in the development or pre-production process since the entertainment industry's conception.
Most screenplays are submitted in paperbound format or emailed un-securely via PDF. Coverage and development notes are rendered with an arduous manual process and consist of lengthy and often ambiguous subjectivity. Millions of wasted script pages clutter the industry.
We are in the 21st century with technology at our fingertips, which begs the question “Why is there not a better way to…”
Securely send and receive screenplays Thwart the attempts of unauthorized script copying and theft Know the QUALITY of a screenplay before heading into production Directly pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of a script Average the opinions of everyone on the development team Increase reader productivity Get more out of coverage Easily build an unlimited database of scripts based on coverage results Analyze a script as it is being read Conveniently transport unlimited scripts
With LitCentral you can do all of the above and more. We have created the first universal script management and development system for the entertainment industry. The patent-pending all-in-one software system has two distinct features. First, the script management system allows for the secure distribution and collaboration of screenplays and all related workflow. Second, the development system has revolutionary development tools which considerably improve the way coverage is performed today.
Using LitCentral’s development tools…
A reader can register their emotional response (laughing, crying, excited, etc) while reading a script. The results are displayed in a line graph. Is it a comedy? Now you know exactly where a script is funny and more importantly where it flat-lines and needs work.
Readers can now “grade” a script - similar to academia’s GPA scale of 4.0 - based on a standard set of elements, producing bar graph interpretations of the script in addition to an overall numeric value. Are you sure you want to head into production with a script that is still averaging a 2.0?
Not sure if you trust the readers opinion? Well, now you can average the opinions of many readers and everyone on the development team to better determine the quality of the script. Even executives can quickly and effortlessly average their opinions into the mix.
LitCentral adds immeasurable value to the development process and provides an unparalleled script management system to securely manage your valuable literary assets.