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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an iScript®?
An iScript is a professionally recorded audio version of a script or screenplay read by professional readers, similar to an audiobook.
iScripts can be listened to on MP3 players like iPods®, Blackberries® and iPhones® or on an audio CD.
How much does an iScript cost?
An average-length script will cost you less than $300. See our pricing page for more information.
Why should I get an iScript?
If you are serious about selling your script and getting it made, there is no better tool to improve it
and get it to the people that can make things happen.
Having an iScript gives studio executives, agents, producers, directors and actors the option of reading or listening to your script.
Now that audio is a red-hot trend and more and more people are addicted to their iPods,
having an iScript vastly increases the chance of your script going to the top of their pile.
Listening to professional readers reading your script also helps you to evaluate your story.
When is it interesting? When does it lag? Are your characters coming across how you thought they would?
iScripts help you get your script in shape to sell.
Why should I join iScript.com and get a user page?
iScript.com's userpages are invaluable tools to store, share/submit and track your screenplays and other projects.
Once you have a userpage you can upload all your documents, include essential information about them (author, genre, logline, ...).
From there you can easily submit both PDF and iScripts (MP3s) of your projects and track whom you have submitted to and any comments.
The userpage will also allow you to upload rewrites and archive old ones.
No more attaching PDFs to e-mails and then hunting down your iScript share page,
everything will be in one place, making submission of multiple projects as easy as click, click, click.
How do iScripts get made?
As soon as you upload your script, our crack team will choose the best possible reader(s) to read that script professionally, taking into account any given instructions. With high quality equipment, the reader(s) records your script into an audio file which is then sent to one of our top-notch editors who will perform any necessary clean-up and send it on to our manager, who will upload the file and notify you that your iScript is ready for download. Voila! Hear your script.
What kind of files do you accept for upload of screenplays and other properties?
We accept Adobe PDF, Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Mariner Montage files as well as more ordinary text types, like Microsoft Word.
How long does an iScript take?
Short answer: 2 days or less
Longer answer: Standard turnaround time is two business days when you order your iScript Monday through Friday before noon Pacific Time.
What format is an iScript?
An iScript is an MP3, which is what iTunes and iPods use. If you would like, we can also deliver the file on CDs like an audiobook.
Will there be chapters in my iScript?
A standard medium iScript will have 4 equal chapters to facilitate listening in different devices unless otherwise indicated in the General Instructions.
When ordering a recording from general text, chaptering will follow any chapters indicated in the text, or approximately every twenty minutes if not indicated.
What devices are compatible with iScript?
Over 175 devices are compatible with iScript, including the Apple® iPod®, Pocket PC, Palm OS handheld, Palm Treo, Garmin GPS, and many more.
And don't forget, you can still experience an iScript on your PC, Mac, or on CDs you burn.
What does an iScript sound like?
Will my script be confidential?
The only person who can send, use or share your script is you.
Our service is confidential and whom you decide to share your iScript with is up to you.
However, if you feel that you would like it to be available to anyone, then choose "Public" instead of "Private" on your userpage.
See our privacy policy for more info.
Who will be able to hear my iScript?
Only people that you personally invite through our Share page will be able
to hear your iScript. You can also send the file yourself once it's on your
computer. iScript.com initially makes the iScript available only to the person who
ordered it. Any further distribution is your choice.
How do I submit my screenplay to agents, producers, etc?
From your main userpage, just click on the project you want to send. This will take you to your project page.
From there you can fill out the simple SHARE/SUBMIT form which will send an invite to whoever you want to download your script/iScript.
They can then hit the link and see your project page with the Genre and Logline and ability to download.
You still have to do the hard work of finding the people to invite and writing a great logline to entice people.
What are iScript's shipping policies?
When an iScript customer places an order for an iScript via the Internet, the product will be delivered electronically via an Internet download link
on the delivery notification e-mail sent to the customer. All orders are processed upon receipt.
The email will be sent to the email address that was provided by the customer in the order form.
Customers are responsible for providing a correct, accessible and active email account to which the email confirmation will be sent.
IScript.com, LLC is not responsible for non-delivery of the email due to incorrect email addresses, or inactive or inaccessible email accounts.
For physical media delivery, contact our
Shipping Department for shipping policy.
What are iScript's return policies?
All services and goods provided and sold by iScript.com by means of electronic download to customers are not refundable.
iScript.com may, at its sole discretion, allow refunds or free replacements in the event that a download is of less than appropriate quality.
The refund request must be sent to our
Order Department citing the reasons for the requested refund.
If there is a problem with the download, iScript.com may, at its sole discretion, send the customer a flash drive with the iScript audio file free of charge.
We require an opportunity to work with our customers to solve the problem with their download prior to considering any refunds or Hard Copy deliveries.
Where refunds are approved for completed electronic downloads, iScript.com will require an executed "Letter of Destruction"
signed by the customer promising that the downloaded iScript has been deleted from the customer's system prior to any refund.
For physical media returns, contact our
Shipping Department.
Can I get my script or screenplay abridged before the iScript is recorded?
Yes. We offer add-on services (including abridgement, proofreading, and full text editing) for an additional cost.
What if I change my script or screenplay?
Chaptering is now included free in every iScript. Re-recording just the changed chapter(s) is inexpensive.
Also watch for our "ReScript" offers that allow you to get a revision or whole new iScript for a very low price.
You can contact us for a quote.
Are iScripts "directed"?
No, our readers follow all the instructions you give to the best of their ability.
iScripts are not meant to be used for entertainment (although they are often entertaining), but to help your script get heard.
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