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Sandi Steinberg

SANDI STEINBERG, "SCRIPT SURGEON!" was a journalist, playwright, wrote two novels and a dozen short stories before becoming a screenwriter. She now rewrites and polishes screenplays for independent producers and production companies, and has worked in development as both Creative Director and Script Doctor. She has lectured for Women in Film, Scriptwriter's Network, Screenwriting Expo 2002, 2003, 2004, and teaches an ongoing screenwriting and pitching workshop. She was one of only three people in the United States trained as a script consultant by Dr. Linda Seger, author of eight books on screenwriting, including, "Making a Good Script Great."

Sandi is four-star rated by Creative Screenwriting Magazine: "Steinberg's analysis is solid, she's effective on character, offers solutions and does not lecture, a terrific analyst and well worth the money. " And in another issue of CS, writer, Jim Shea, said: "Sandi's notes were among the best. Good clear crisp suggestions, a clear awareness of where the tone become muddled. She also spotted some errors that other reviewers had overlooked." Sandi was mentioned, as well, in an article about Hollywood in The New York Times, and is listed in many books and articles on screenwriting. She has acted as judge for several screenwriting competitions, including the Cable Ace Awards and the Hartley-Merrill International Screenwriting Prize. She is a partner in Let's-Do-Lunch where she teaches a hands-on pitching class that has opened the door for many writers and has access to help writers find agency representation.

Many of Sandi's consulting clients have optioned and/or had their scripts produced. Some of the films from this list either in production or already produced include: There Is No April, Duty Dating, One Hell Of A Guy, Night Owls of Coventry, Emily's Song, 1500 Brazil (which she also rewrote with director, Jim Pasternak), and two television Movies Of The Week, Robin's Story, and The 5 Juaquins.

Sandi's first spec script, Curses, was written for and developed by Robert McKee (of Story Structure fame). Her latest script is recently in development with Jazbo Entertainment. Several other of her scripts, have been finalists and semi-finalists in the Chesterfield Film Competition, Austin Heart of Film Contest, the Fade In Screenwriting Competition, and Scripts/Splendid Pictures Open Door Contest, where she won Second Place. Her short feature film, You Are What You Eat, was produced by UCLA Extension as a winner in their Short Fiction Film Competition and has gone on to win several awards at film festivals. It has been shown at many short film collectives and on the Sundance Channel. Her play, Bait, was performed recently at the Malibu Stage Company in a collective of one act plays.

PRAISE FOR SANDI'S CONSULTING:

Sandi is one of three script consultants I have trained in the United States. She is genuinely insightful about how to break down a script to understand structure, theme and character. To this, she adds her creativity, diplomacy, and some humor, which makes the whole process fun. I trust her knowledge and natural ability to get to the heart of your story. You'll find Sandi a joy to work with.
Dr. Linda Seger, Script Consultant, Author, Making A Good Script Great

Sandi has been invaluable in helping us prepare scripts for sale and production.
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein, Executive Producer, The Substitute

Hire Sandi to consult on your screenplay and you will get profound insight, remarkable solutions, and the emotional support of a friend. When my writers, producers, or directors need help with their scripts, I tell them to call Sandi.
Jim Pasternak, Director, One Hell of a Guy, Certifiably Jonathan, a documentary on Jonathan Winter, Directing Teacher, LA Film School

Sandi Steinberg is an incisive editor and a structuralist of rare gifts who will make your work better. Period.
Michael Jenning, Writer, Next of Kin, Spot Marks The X

Sandi has a wonderful eye for structure. She helped guide me along and kept me on track whenever I strayed. And she made it painless.
Cherry Norris, Director, Producer, writer There Is No April and Duty Dating

Sandi's critiques are cogent, pertinent, and reliable. Her wealth of experience as a writer enables her to pinpoint the heart of a storytelling problem. As a writer who teaches writers, she has developed a special ability to communicate script problems to other writers in a manner that is both respectful of, and helpful to, their work.
Rodney Vance. Head Writer, The Evidence, Court TV, Hallmark Channel
Head Writer, Lifestyle Magazine, WABC and national syndication

I wanted to hold onto what I thought was idiosyncratic and unique about my script without copying a formula. Sandi was brilliant, insightful, and patient in helping me make my script more commercial and at the same time deeper.
Maxi Cohen, Director, Producer/Writer, South Central LA, Inside Voices

Sandi Steinberg is a brilliant script consultant, and I'm very lucky to have found her. A fine writer herself, she helped me develop my characters, realign my structure, delineate my story, and quickly whip my script into shape.
David Groh, Actor, Law & Order, XFiles, Melrose Place, Rhoda

I have worked with Sandi on both ends of the writing process, as a writer and a consultant. I have found her to have experienced insight into the writers dilemma and her consulting feedback to be on the money.
Susan Feiles, Producer, Fourth Rite Productions

Only because of Sandi's insight and brilliance was I able to reach the level of writing I was attempting. And only because I was smart enough to hire her, was I able to get that deal on my screenplay. There is no writer or filmmaker out there, who couldn't benefit from Sandi's services.
Richard Marshall, Director, Writer, Pursuit of Justice

The thing that impresses me most about Sandi is her constant ability to nail the problem. If it's structural or character-based, she knows it and can offer suggestions to fix it. I've definitely become a better writer because of her.
Rick Rosenberg, Writer/Director/Producer Southern Man. (Available on Netflix).

My agent recommended that I use Sandi's services and I am eternally grateful for that recommendation. Her notes have been invaluable through several rewrites based on her insights. The project is coming along with far better style than it ever could without her, and a deal is now in the pending.
Jules Agular, writer, The Slatted Fence

Sandi took our diamond in the rough and helped turn it into a stylish gem. All her comments were right on target and she's a remarkable source to work with. We highly recommend her.
Avanti Centrae and Cayman Esquivel, Writers, Sin City

SERVICES AND RATES

Reading, and in-depth evaluation (8 - 14 pages of typewritten notes dealing with structure, character, theme, tone, characterization, dialogue, action, commerciality, and much, much more) plus a face to face or phone to phone conversation: $500
Return trip rewrite of same script based on my notes: ½ price - $250
Evaluation and consultation without typewritten notes (you take your own notes): $395
Short scripts, television scripts, and treatments: $75 per hour (with a 3 hour minimum: $225
Rewrites, polishes, doctoring, adaptations, writing original script from your ideas: $75/hour
Please allow a 2 week turnaround. Because I love working with other writers, all services include return phone calls for as long as I can remember your script.