FEES & SERVICES OVERVIEW [ALL
FEES IN USD]
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A complete listing of all our Services
and their associated Fees.
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CONSULTING
PACKAGES AND
RATES
Script Doctoring
VALUE CHANGE ANALYSIS PACKAGES
AND RATES
STORY
EXCAVATION RESEARCH SERVICES & RATES
Story Research
Story Research Plan
Visual Reference
Research
Annotations
Dedicated
Online Project Web Site
Research Consultations
Formatting Service
Screenplay
formatting
Basic Editorial
Analysis
Regular Copyediting
Light Copyediting
Heavy Copyediting
Developmental
Editing
Proofreading
Premise Evaluation Service
NOVEL SERVICES
Manuscript Evaluation and Notes
Book to Screenplay Evaluation
Manuscript Coverage
Manuscript Development
In-Depth Manuscript Analysis
Executive Manuscript Analysis
TREATMENT SERVICES
Treatment Development
Notes
In-Depth Treatment Analysis
Executive Treatment Analysis
COMIC BOOK SERVICES
Comic Book Development Notes
In-Depth Comic Book Analysis
Executive Comic Book Analysis
VIDEO GAMING SERVICES
Video Gaming Development Notes
In-Depth Video Gaming Analysis
Executive Video Gaming Analysis
TURNAROUND TIMES
CONSULTING
PACKAGES AND RATES: (full
service descriptions)
Basic Analysis Services:
Story
Research (main service):
$60.00 per hour
The time for creation of a story research
plan varies based on the length of your script, media of the project
is being created for, [film, video game etc.] and stage of most current
draft) |
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Story
Research Plan: $100
(base fee)
(flowchart using most recent script
draft) |
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Story Research Plan:
$500.00 (max
fee)
(flowchart using most recent script
draft) |
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Visual
Reference Research:
$60.00 per hour
(not including any item acquisition
fees)
NOTE: In most cases additional costs incurred collecting visual materials
are passed on to the client. Prior to collection of these items, consultation
and signed agreements with the client are arranged. |
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Annotations
('In The Margin'):
$60.00 per hour |
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Dedicated
Online Project Web Site: Site
Setup $300.00 •
Email communications free with monthly site fees.
• 2 hours consultation included with dedicated online web site
project.
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Dedicated Online Project
Web Site: •
Monthly site updating fee: $45.00
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Research
Consultations:
$60.00 per hour
• Initial 1 hour consultation
included in all purchased services. |
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Basic
level of Screenplay formatting: $150.00
Proofread screenplay and returned
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FOR ALL PER WORD COPYEDITING
Services
- contact us for quote |
Advanced
level of Screenplay formatting: $300.00
Proofread screenplay with line-by-line
page notes hand written in screenplay and returned
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Editorial
Analysis (MANUSCRIPTS): $150.00
Evaluaton of unpublished manuscript,
including 10 to 15 page checklist providing feedback and recommendations
on overall text, English usage, content, formatting issues, potential
permission issues and other editorial notes |
Regular
Copyediting (MANUSCRIPTS): $0.02 per
word
Basic edit for errors in grammar and
punctuation, syntax, errors in common knowledge and others |
Light Copyediting
(MANUSCRIPTS): $0.015 per word
Editorial objectives for light copyediting
are the same as for regular copyediting |
Heavy Copyediting
(MANUSCRIPTS): $0.024 per word
When the manuscript is submitted in
a format that does not lend itself to traditional publishing. Editorial
objectives are the same as for light copyediting with additional checks
for serious errors in syntax, organizational problems on sentence
level, content strays from story purpose, fact checking |
Developmental
Editing (MANUSCRIPTS): $0.054 per
word
Multiple editorial passes are required
for effectively convertion of the manuscript into a publishable piece
of work. This level of editing also includes heavy copyediting |
Proofreading
(MANUSCRIPTS): $0.009 per word
Once manuscript is in form of a fully
paginated proof, a proofreader will correct spelling errors, confirm
typeface and font are displayed correctly, review headers, footers
and page numbers are consistent, verify correct placement of all graphic
elements, page spread for length, vertical spacing and widows/orphans
as well as check the table of contents for accuracy |
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Turnaround Timelines:
(full service descriptions)
Times listed with each Service Description.
Analysis
· Story
Concept Analysis: 1 week
· Story Synopsis Analysis:
1 week
· Logline Analysis:
1 week
· Script Coverage :
1-2 weeks
· Script Coverage
(2nd read): 1-2 weeks
· Executive Script
Analysis: 1-2 weeks
· In-Depth Script Analysis:
1-2 weeks
Script
Doctoring
· Logline: 1 week
· Synopsis: 1-2 weeks
· Treatment: 2-3 weeks
· Story/Idea Development: 2-3
weeks
· Outline: 4-5 weeks
· Polish: 1-2 months
· Complete rewrite script: 2-3
months
· Book adaptations: 2-3 months
Value
Change Analysis
· Complete Value Change Analysis:
3 weeks
· Non-Graphic Value Change Analysis:
2-3 weeks
· Short Version Value Change Analysis:
2-3 weeks
· Additional Story Structure Paradigm Template Analysis:
add 1-2 weeks
· Multiple Story Structure Paradigm Template Comparison Analysis:
1-2 weeks
· Story/ Idea Development Consultations:
as available, contact us to book times
Story
Excavation Research
· Story Research:
as required
· Story Research Plan: 1-2 weeks
· Visual Reference Research:
1-2 weeks
· Annotations: 1 weeks
· Dedicated Online Project Web Site:
1 weeks (possibly same day)
· Story/ Idea Development Consultations:
as available, contact us to book times
Screenplay
Formatting
· Basic formatting:
1-2 weeks
· Advanced formatting: 1-2 weeks
Screenplay
Formatting
· Editorial Analysis:
1-2 weeks
· Regular Copyediting: 2-3 weeks
· Light Copyediting:
2-3 weeks
· Heavy Copyediting: 2-3 weeks
· Developmental Editing:
6-8 weeks
· Proofreading: 1-3 weeks
Premise
Evaluation
· Evaluation:
1 week
Novel
& Manuscript Services
· Manuscript Evaluation and Notes:
contact us for quote
· Book to Screenplay Evaluation:
contact us for quote
· Manuscript Coverage: contact
us for quote
· Manuscript Development: contact
us for quote
· In-Depth Manuscript Analysis:
contact us for quote
· Executive Manuscript Analysis:
contact us for quote
· Analysis: contact us for quote
Comic
Book /Graphic Novel Services
· Development:
2 weeks and up (times vary based in complexity
of project)
· Analysis: 1-4 weeks (times vary
based several factors)
Video
Gaming Services
· Development:
2 weeks and up (times vary based in complexity
of project)
· Analysis: 1-4 weeks (times vary
based on stage of game development and length of services needed)
Rush service
· RUSH
Coverage: add $40
(1-2 days) see Consulting
· RUSH
Analysis: add $50
(1 week) see Consulting
· RUSH
Value Change Analysis: Case by Case basis
see Value Change Analysis
· RUSH
Script Doctoring: Case by Case basis
see Consulting
· RUSH
Story Excavation Research: Case by Case
basis see Story Excavation
Research
· RUSH
Screenplay Formatting: Case by Case basis
see Consulting
· RUSH
Premise Evaluation: Case by Case basis
see Consulting
· RUSH
Manuscript Services: Case by Case basis
see Consulting
· RUSH
Comic Book/ Graphic Novel Services: Case
by Case basis see
Consulting
· RUSH
Video Gaming Services: Case by Case basis
see Consulting
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For more information on all our services, be sure to
view our services on the various pages in our site. For consultations
contact us. The Script Archeologist team looks forward to hearing from
you to answer all your questions and to provide you with the highest
quality services.
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