You’ve finally finished your screenplay and you feel certain it’s ready to go out into the film world. You’ve read it and re-read it and re-read it. You already proofread, corrected spelling errors, very carefully gone over the format to ensure that it meets quality criteria.. You feel you’re all set to start submitting the script to agents, and you’ve already begun rehearsing your Oscar acceptance speech. Think again. You should get feedback from professionals before actually sending the script of your screenplay out. They’ll detect flaws in the format and presentation. It’s also probable that they’ll discover aspects of your writing that require further enhancements or changes. Where do you track down these professionals? There are diverse areas to start out with. The smartest alternative is to create a personal association with an educator who has worked previously as a screenwriter. These mentors can be found mainly at film schools, though if there’s a professional screenwriter of whom you’re especially fond, don’t hesitate to track down that writer’s contact info (www.imdbpro.com can be a huge help in this regard) and see if the writer would be willing to give a read to a script from a humble fan. You might be astonished on how charitable of their time some professional writers could be. Next, sending the script to a coverage service professional is suggested. A coverage is the terminology utilized when a professional script reader writes a concise overview of a script with a critique on its strong and weak points. There are now dozens of coverage services available on the internet that can provide you with coverage from ongoing or former professional script readers so that you can get a sense of where your script works, and where it doesn’t. You should approach this option with extreme care. Some of these services demand exorbitantly high prices, and many of them employ script readers with little or sometimes even no actual experience. No matter which alternative you opt for, be sure to register your script with the Writer’s Guild of America. This could be useful so no one can copy your ideas in your screenplay. Again, the best route to go is with the one-on-one mentoring option you’re likely to find at film schools, both for the individualized focus and the absolute guarantee the mentor won’t try to lift your material, but no matter what avenue you pursue, make sure you get a pro to read your script before you send it out into the market; you’re bound to find ways to develop the quality of the script and its chances of being a commercial success.