AI SCRIPT CLIENT QUESTIONNAIRE AI CLIENT INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE CLIENT & PROJECT OVERVIEW Client / Company Name Primary Contact Name Primary Contact Name First Name First Name Last Name Last Name Email Phone Organization Type Independent Studio Major Studio Streaming Platform Production Company Finance / Fund Agency Other: Annual Project Volume 1–5 6–20 21–50 50+ How many scripts/projects do you evaluate per year? How are scripts currently evaluated? Manual read-through Coverage readers Excel budgets Movie Magic EP Budgeting Outsourced line producers No formal system Biggest Pain Points (Rank Top 3) Slow turnaround Budget inaccuracies Late budget discovery Over-budget productions Poor script-to-budget alignment Lack of scenario modeling Inconsistent coverage quality Time to Budget a Script Today Days Weeks Months Primary Objective of the AI Platform (Check all that apply) Automated script breakdown Budget prediction from script text Scene-by-scene cost analysis Budget-aware story development Risk detection (budget overruns) Greenlight decision support Portfolio-level analysis Cost optimization suggestions Who Is the Primary User? Producer Studio Exec Line Producer Development Team Finance Team Script Formats to Suppor PDF Final Draft (.fdx) Word / Text Multiple drafts per project Script Types Feature films Episodic TV Shorts Streaming series Animation How many scripts could be used to train or benchmark the system? <100 100–500 500–2,000 2,000+ Budget Data Availability Final budgets available Estimated budgets only Partial data No historical budget data What Should the AI Identify Automatically? Characters Locations Day/night scenes Scene count Stunts VFX Extras Period elements Wardrobe complexity Production days estimate (Check all that apply) Budget Intelligence Required Above-the-line modeling Below-the-line modeling Union vs non-union logic Location-based cost differences Low / medium / high budget scenarios Cost-per-scene estimates Desired Outputs Script coverage summary Budget ranges Scene cost heatmap Production feasibility score Budget vs script comparison Rewrite recommendations Output Formats Web dashboard Excel / Sheets PDF API access Should the AI Improve Over Time? Yes – from client feedback Yes – from real production results Static models only Custom Rules Per Client? Yes (studio-specific logic) No (global standard) Human Override Capability Required Optional Not needed Deployment Preference Cloud (SaaS) Private instance On-premise Hybrid User Volume (Expected) 1–5 users 6–25 users 25+ users Integration Needs Movie Magic EP Budgeting Accounting software Studio internal systems None initially Script Confidentiality Level Standard Studio-grade Legal / NDA heavy AI Training Rights Scripts can train models Scripts can be analyzed only No data retention Output Ownership Client owns outputs Shared license White-label MVP & ROADMAP PRIORITIES MVP Must-Have Features (Top 5) Nice-to-Have Features Long-Term Vision for Platform BUDGET & ENGAGEMENT MODEL Preferred Engagement Pilot / Beta Subscription Enterprise license Per-script pricing Budget Range for Platform Development <$25K $25K–$75K $75K–$250K $250K+ Submit If you are human, leave this field blank.