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Testimonials

"Clarity. We think our scripts have it. After all, WE see the movie clearly in our own minds. But often what we've written is unclear or unfilmable.

George's astonishingly careful jeweler's eye, searches out and identifies every bit of unclear writing, and makes it possible to make the translation from the mind's eye to the page, clear and concise, the way assistants and producers like it."

David Kerrigan

Screenwriter

I just reread George’s script notes for my screenplay and I’m even more blown away than I was the first time.  His work is precise, illuminating, thorough, and encouraging.

I'd been writing stage plays for a long time before I ventured into the screenwriting medium, so I knew I had to make a big adjustment to understand the form.  So naturally, I read a lot of books and articles before I dove into my first script.  And I thought I had a pretty good feel for it. But it wasn’t until I read George’s notes/revisions on my own screenplay that things really clicked for me.  Seeing his edits on my pages really illustrated to me what it takes to write a screenplay the right way.   So not only did he help raise my screenplay to professional standards, but his examples taught me how to do so on my own.  The funny thing is, there are so many books out there on story, but very few that teach you how to write strong action lines, establishing shots, or even how to introduce a scene properly. Yet these skills are vital for the screenwriter.  Now, I don’t have to worry about that part of it anymore. 

Thanks to George, my screenwriting took a huge step forward and my confidence has risen tenfold.  It’s hard to imagine that there’s anyone out there who can do this better than George.  His notes made all the difference in the world for me.  I can’t recommend his services enough.

Greg Vovos,

Playwright, Screenwriter 

"I had written a real page turner, all right.  Problem was the professional readers were turning pages the wrong direction, because of all the confusion and ambiguity in my screenplay.

BEFORE I received professional help, the Writer/Director/Producer Caz Adams of Bravado Films who read my script, made the following comments:

'At this stage of writing, your script should be a much easier read.  It should be a page turner… and the pages I turned, were to keep going back to the ones before, to try to work things out.

I have tried to read the script three times now and I still can’t get past the first handful of pages.  Why?  Because it is not written like a screenplay.  It is more like a novel/screenplay.  And that is a huge problem and you will lose a studio reader in the first few pages.'

ENTER GEORGE DRIVAKOS!

George has the ability to see your action/description lines entirely through the lens of a camera.  He spots confusion, wordiness, and any formatting mistakes, and replaces them with clear, concise, and precise verbal pictures in the mind of the reader.  If they can visualize it as a movie when they read it, that’s good for you, right?  Isn’t that your goal and objective in writing your script?

AFTER I received George’s help, the screenwriter Kristy Dark www.kristydark.com  who read my script, made the following comments:

'A lot of good stuff here!  Likeable characters, intriguing hints of time travel, colorful back story.  The scenes are great!  These opening pages left me anticipating a highly entertaining tale of rescue and romance.'

If George Drivakos can make this dramatic a difference to a rookie screenwriter's entire script, think what he could do with yours.”

Terry Herbert, Screenwriter/Author
“The Soprano & the Poet,” Screenplay
“Love Tides and Golden Isles Lore,” Book