ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE
Download PDFKnow what to fix. Know where to find it.
Three selected items from a fictional report. Your own report includes the complete checklist, with evidence and a next step for every red X.
90OUT OF 100
5 checklist strikes
47 passed · 52 assessed · 52 total checks
Illustrative full-report score. Only three example items are shown below.
The score measures adherence to Trevor’s checklist—not the artistic merit or commercial potential of your screenplay. Not-applicable and unassessed items are excluded.
CHECK 2 OF 3 · Action & description · SW-25Avoid “we see” and “we hear”1 example
Example 1 of 1
PDF PAGE 1 · EXT. TRAIN PLATFORM - NIGHT · LINE 12
We see a deserted train platform.
“We see” adds a filter between the reader and the image. The platform can simply exist on the page.
The fix A deserted train platform.
CHECK 3 OF 3 · Language · SW-32Offset direct address with commas1 example
Example 1 of 1
PDF PAGE 2 · EXT. TRAIN PLATFORM - NIGHT · LINE 31
Wait Leah.
Leah is being addressed directly, so her name needs a comma.
The fix Wait, Leah.