Coverage that moves scripts forward.
Script coverage is meant to open doors.
Too often, it just closes them.
Script coverage is meant to open doors. Too often, it just closes them.
dev|cut. was built to change that — finding what's standing between a script's strengths and a 'yes', delivering a clear path forward.
Built by a working development professional and powered by the most sophisticated script intelligence in the industry, dev|cut. delivers deep, layered analysis across structure, character, dialogue, and format — even buyer-fit, something virtually no other coverage service attempts.
One guiding philosophy drives all of it: great coverage is a creative ally, not a gatekeeper. dev|cut. is coverage that moves scripts forward.
Three capabilities that no other coverage service brings together.
Layered coverage across structure, character, dialogue, and format. Nothing surface-level.
Buyer-fit assessment built in — something virtually no other coverage service attempts.
Feedback that respects creative agency. Notes that open doors, not close them.
Real feedback from real submissions.
I think the layers of specificity is what makes it great. Calling out specific lines and beats, and the payoff to the beats. It noticed nuances that I've never really seen any other coverage catch before.
The format for this type of coverage works very well for a writer like myself because it builds to the actual reader's coverage. What you have here is very special because it is not only AI coverage, but following up everything with “Human” coverage makes it feel like a genuinely useful tool.
I liked that it actually gave an option for revisions. That stood out to me — not just calling out what's wrong, but potential options to take.
I thought the tone of the report was pitch-perfect. I consistently felt that the work was seen, understood, and protected. What impressed me most wasn't simply identifying weaknesses, it was that the notes consistently tried to strengthen the screenplay into a better version of itself rather than steering it toward a different movie. That's surprisingly uncommon in development coverage and incredibly valuable.
"Great coverage is a creative ally, not a gatekeeper."
dev|cut. — guiding principle
The Reader
Brian Hanford is a working TV/film writer-producer who has sat on both sides of the development table — as the writer receiving notes, and as the person giving them. He built dev|cut. to raise the baseline. Coverage that's reliable, actionable, and built to serve writers and the industry alike.