The Packet bundles your script and all of your pitch materials into one simple link that's easy to email or even text. As noted, it includes the script (even multiple revisions of the script), documents like lookbooks and bibles, and information about the project such as the logline, synopsis, character breakdowns, attachments, writer bio, and more.
Whether you're an A-list writer, a first time writer, or a student, the Packet allows you to send your materials securely, helps you convey the concept, and has even been shown to help writers re-examine and refine their scripts in the process.
No. The only thing recipients need is a browser.
No. Recipients will not be asked to setup an account or provide any information, unless you have specified in your link security options that they must verify their identity via email verification.
ScriptHop currently offers two pricing plan options. $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year. Both plans include all the incredible features that ScriptHop provides. A free 2 week trial is offered to give writers a chance to try out creating a Packet but does not include the ability to share a Packet until they've opted into a subscription plan. There is currently no free plan available.
By emailing a ScriptHop Packet link, you have controls over who can access that link even after it's sent, while emailing out your script as a PDF, you give up all control once you hit the send button. Sending a Packet link allows ScriptHop to track how many clicks the link gets, notifying you of the amount of traffic it is receiving. Seeing too much traffic, to the point it's a concern? You can simply kill the link, cutting off access. ScriptHop's Packet allows you to determine if recipients can download your script as a PDF or not. There's even a feature where you can limit the recipients to the email addresses you want to give access to. When those recipients click the link, they will be asked to enter a code that will be emailed only to them. Once they enter the code, ScriptHop will know their browser and not ask them to verify again for 45 days.
Agencies, studios, and production companies often rely on readers to read your script and then summarize your work with a logline and synopsis, as they write "coverage." Someone else's summary of your work is then what is used to describe your project throughout that organization. With ScriptHop's Packet, your vision can always travel with your script, no matter how many email forwards or how many "telephone games" are played, as long as they continue to forward your Packet link. You'll also be saving readers a lot of work writing synopses, which most don't enjoy doing. They will have more time to focus on your script and their thoughts on the story.
To officially register your work, we recommend to copyright it or register it with the WGA.
https://nofilmschool.com/how-to-copyright-your-screenplay
No. We do not have any backend entry for industry people to discover scripts. If you're looking for that, we like the people behind Script Revolution.
No. The Packet works similar to Dropbox in that you have to actually send someone a link for them to view it. It is not browsable in any environment, nor will it show up in Google unless you happen to post your link on a website.
Absolutely not. You can enter in as much or as little information in your packet as you'd like. We do, however, strongly recommend you at least enter genre, logline, and a short synopsis. For the effort involved, the payoff is well worth it. Adding sections beyond that, such as character breakdowns, can also be highly beneficial.
As far as anything that should concern the writer, the answer is no. We do plan to use algorithms to look for patterns and see how information travels in order to provide industry wide inclusion and diversity reporting. This is an important metric that we should all be aware of and ScriptHop can be in a unique position to see the kinds of projects being created and how they travel. At no point will any of this reporting reveal identities of writers or anyone in the industry or any specific information about a script. Finally, at no point will humans ever be directly looking at a script without the express permission of the writer.
No. While our software will initially "read" your script to help you build a packet, none of that information is looked at by anyone at ScriptHop, and the system itself does not perform any data mining. In the future, if we were to offer any services that would require that, the writer would have to give express permission to allow us to do so.
We have a very robust Tips and Examples resource created by multiple professional industry writers and readers that will help guide you through creating your packet and explain the ins and outs of marketing your script.
Once you've added enough sections to your Packet, the platform will give you the option to request a review by ScriptHop's staff for the purposes of ensuring that you are using industry standard methods of describing your project (as our Tips suggest). Our staff will not read the script or make any criticism of story. We simply want to ensure that your Packet looks as professional as possible.
If you need help, please don't hesitate to email our support team at support@scripthop.com for assistance. They can walk you through how to use the platform but will not be able to provide any direct advice on materials for describing your story.
All of your documents and information are securely stored in IBM's Cloud environment. Only very select high up members of ScriptHop's staff can even access this data. Even our technical support staff cannot look at your information without you explicitly providing them a temporary access.
Absolutely not! You have complete rights to any IP shared in your Packet. In fact, adding additional content, beyond the script, can legally boost your ownership over the ideas expressed in your project!
Your content is not considered public so we don't look at it. We strongly recommend that you keep all of your imagery and descriptive content to PG-13 or you could risk being off-putting to recipients of your packet.
Any illegal content is strictly prohibited, and we strongly suggest making sure you have the rights to share any of the materials included in your Packet.
Once your subscription runs out, the only access you will have is to change your account information, resubscribe, and see your list of Packets. Clicking on a Packet will prompt you to resubscribe.
Packet links you've sent out will no longer function until you resubscribe to the ScriptHop platform.
Should you wish to cancel your paid subscription, you can do so by clicking on the Account menu at the top of the page and then choosing Change Plan. Once on the page, you will see a button for cancelling your subscription.
Your existing subscription will continue to run until the next billing period. After that, you will only have access to change your account information, to resubscribe, and to see your list of Packets (but you will not be able to edit or share).
We'd hate to see you go, but should you wish to delete your account, simply click on the Account link at the top of the page to go to your account home page. At the bottom of the page, you'll see an option to delete your account. Click this button and follow the confirmation prompts.
Once you've confirmed you want to delete the account, the system will cancel any paid subscriptions, permanently delete all of your projects and any scripts, documents or assets associated with those projects.
This cannot be undone. The only remaining information on your or your account will simply be references to any purchases you've done on the site (should there be a payment concern to be reviewed). Any remaining indentifiers will be hashed, only being able to be compared with the original information, if provided by you.
As we support our users uploading images and linking to video content hosted at YouTube and Vimeo, we do not allow any content to be posted that violates any existing copyrights. Should you wish to make a DMCA claim, please email admin@scripthop.com with details around your concerns.
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