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Screenplay Budget Anaysis and Advice

Upload your Final Draft .fdx file below.

This FREE app will check for:

  • Budget Tier — color-coded card: green for Micro-Budget Friendly, blue for Commercial Indie Territory, orange for This Script Needs Real Money
  • Stats bar — scenes, unique locations, speaking roles, pages
  • Biggest Cost Drivers — 3-8 specific flags with scene references and plain-English explanations
  • What Works in Your Favor — budget advantages the writer has already built in
  • The One Thing to Change — the single highest-leverage rewrite recommendation

This app is designed for screenwriters. Use it between your first and final drafts to see what works budget-wise and what you might change before showing your script to the industry.

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Drop your Final Draft .fdx file here

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Final Draft files only (.fdx) — up to 150 pages

Your script is never saved or used to train AI.

Reading your screenplay…

How It Works

Proofreading your screenplay

2. Our App Studies It

The app studies your screenplay scene-by-scene and finds its biggest cost drivers.   

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1. Upload Your Script

Drag and drop your Final Draft .fdx file into the upload zone. We accept scripts up to 5MB.

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3. Get Your Budget Analysis

Suggestions for making a more budget-friendly version of  your movie will arrive by email.

Screenplay Safety Seal: Your screenplay is not saved and is not used to train AI systems.