Meet Our Readers
BlueCat Readers are carefully screened and selected by judge Gordy Hoffman to assist and support our efforts to adjudicate our competition.
Each reader has the difficult task of providing written analysis for each writer who enters BlueCat.
In an effort to give our writers greater insight into the process of our readers when they read your screenplays, we offer these brief interviews with some of our readers.
Karen F.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? Approximately 100. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? My first priority is to provide the most beneficial feedback I can. If a writer seems like a beginner, I avoid industry jargon and do my best to educate that writer on how to fix [read more]
Lindsey E.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat?I have read over fifty. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer?My goal is to help the writer convey the story he/she is attempting to in the most effective way possible. I strive to highlight the strengths of the screenplay and also to illuminate areas that [read more]
Taylor W
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? I’ve read around 40. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? I strive to give writers objectivity about what they’ve written. I’m not emotionally invested in their work like they are, so I can read it free of any bias or expectation of how [read more]
Kelly G.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? Over 50. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? My most important job as a reader is to offer something a writer can never get on their own: another brain. As prepared as you may be, others’ interpretations of your work will almost always [read more]
Freeman M.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? 42. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? My job is to provide both encouragement and constructive criticism. It’s important to let the writers know what they’re doing well in addition to what they may need to work on. What is your attitude toward [read more]
Christa F.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? 93 What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? My job is to help the writer make their screenplay the best screenplay it can be by offering viable, constructive feedback. What is your attitude toward a screenplay before you start reading? I’m always excited before [read more]
Max G.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? I believe around 75 at this point. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? I think the most important aspect of my job is to help the writer get some objectivity on what they’ve written, and hopefully give them a few tips as to [read more]
Ray P.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? Probably in the region of 1500. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? To point out the positive as well as the negative. Hopefully to enable him/her to improve the script. Inevitably, I have my own preferences when it comes to genre, but I [read more]
Scott R.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? I have read 30-40 scripts for BlueCat. I’ve been a reader for the First Glance Film Festival and various production companies. Currently, I’m writing content for TheScriptLab.com. What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? My job is to help the writer find and put [read more]
K.W.
How many screenplays have you read for BlueCat? 600 + What is your job when providing feedback to a writer? I’m there to bring fresh, dispassionate eyes to what is on the page, to assess it on a cold read just as someone at a management or production company might. I’m also there to highlight [read more]
