When I first started out, the term story consultant felt the most appropriate. So I named my company 90pages script consulting, in English, because I also work internationally. Then I discovered that in France, where I live, the most commonly used term was script doctor. And yet, in Canada and the United States, a script doctor is someone who steps in to rewrite or “save” a script (often without receiving any credit). So I settled on a bilingual approach: script consultant fo

These points of support serve everyone: the writer, the team (producers, director, DoP, editor, actors, production designer, etc.), and ultimately, the audience. Intention: the beating heart of the story This isn’t about the writer’s personal intention, but the story’s own intent. It’s the point of view, the driving force behind the narrative. Intention is essential: - for the writer, especially during rewrites, to sharpen and strengthen the story - for the team: producer, di

Script doctoring is not a method. There is no universal checklist, no strict rules, only different approaches, sensibilities, and paths that lead to a single goal: improving the script by offering expertise, perspective, and sensitivity. Rhythm, tension, silence, pacing, glances, points of view, the authenticity of dialogue, sound… I come from an editing background, often called the "third writing" of a film. I understand how a film evolves through its making, and how the

When you’re writing, there’s always that moment when a scene, a line of dialogue, or an idea feels brilliant, moving. And sometimes, it truly is. But that’s not the point. The real question is: does it belong to the story? Because you always have to come back to the fundamentals: What are we telling? And how are we telling it? “Kill your darlings” is a slightly brutal but essential reminder: we don’t write just to stack up beautiful scenes. We write to tell a story. And

You are the one who drives. You are the one tasked with getting your clients to their destination, where they have chosen to arrive. In the

When writing, the first draft is often a moment of freedom where we let go, ideas flow, and the story takes shape. We may go in all directio

It is often believed that writing a screenplay follows a funnel-like process starting with a broad idea and gradually refining it into detai

We often hear that there are only 3, 6, 20, or 36 possible plots. In other words, all stories are merely variations on the same themes.

Most script editors are or were screenwriters. Not me. My background is in film editing, and this has profoundly shaped my approach to

Creating a world means making the unreal feel real. To achieve this, two key elements are crucial:

It’s Not About Writing a Perfect Script, but a honed one Because the perfect script does not exist. It cannot exist, as it is not an end