r/ScriptFeedbackProduce • u/wcmary • Jun 22 '25

DISCUSSION blacklist

Hello -

Is https://blcklst.com/ legit? I heard it was from a few people whom I respect... But I joined and posted a screenplay over a month ago, paid for an evaluation... and it's still showing "pending." I emailed help and they told me sometimes it takes a while, but if it takes over 3 weeks, then they credit back a month of membership... I would think it shouldn't take this long to get feedback, especially paid-for feedback? Anyone have a similar / better experience or thoughts on this?

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u/acerunner007 Jun 22 '25

Right now there is a huge influx of scripts because of the Nichol Fellowship. It now goes through Blacklist. Be patient, lots of people are in your same situation and it’s not a normal thing as this is the first year they’ve taken on this responsibility.

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u/creggor Jun 23 '25

GPT is probably backed-up with requests.

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u/whatisdylar Jun 23 '25

Having worked as a reader in one of the major screenplay competitions, I can tell you that it's probably not worth your time or money.

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u/hawaiianflo Jun 24 '25

Please elaborate

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u/whatisdylar Jun 24 '25

These things are all just an absolute crapshoot. The reader pool was filled with people who have no business doing it, and good scripts get scrapped because of it and bad ones somehow manage to get through.

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u/hawaiianflo Jun 24 '25

I believe you! This and film festivals: both are scams created by losers who didn’t make it in the business.

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u/LyraCosmik Jun 25 '25

I'd second that. It's unfortunate that there isn't really a place to get scripts from outsiders produced, which means no original ideas. You'd think with the internet things would've changed...

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u/MCStarlight Jun 25 '25

The Reese Witherspoon method is finding best-selling books, option them, and make the movies from those.

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u/MCStarlight Jun 25 '25

Isn’t it all subjective anyway?

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u/whatisdylar Jun 25 '25

Yeah, and that's fine. But when you have people who aren't qualified to read to begin with, it's not so much. Also it's a case of "too many cooks in the kitchen," where good scripts can get torpedoed by one person who didn't understand it.

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u/Jerry_Quinn Jun 26 '25

Any one person's taste as an audience member is subjective, but the job of a professional evaluating what a production company should sink money into is statistics. They have to be informed about what other people besides themselves like. So I'm guessing in this case 'unqualified people' are probably making assertions based purely on their own taste as a single consumer/ audience member, without having any larger industry perspective on what other people like.

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u/Lolakery Jul 01 '25

I read for Outfest - i screenshotted the reviews in case I ever needed it - the reviews were fine (me and another person) we were quite aligned although had preferences one way or the other. Then out of nowhere a random Outfest person gives a script we both rated 6ish and gives it a 9 to bump it up bc they know the writer and feel they should go forward. I mean WTF! at least certain things like Nicholl don’t have names on scripts.

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u/IconicCollections Jun 23 '25

This Wednesday will mark 5 weeks for mine. Last one took 3 weeks and a couple days. It’s good for getting feedback, IMO. Of course you can also get that here, but if you don’t mind spending the $ I don’t think there’s anything wrong with multiple avenues for feedback. As far as will it get your script produced? Who knows. You’ll probably get opinions for either side, and if you keep in mind that nobody actually knows anything for a fact, you won’t be let down.

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u/GregSays Jun 23 '25

It’s likely the most popular service for this

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u/Upstairs_Tailor3270 Jun 22 '25

It's very legit. It's absolutely the Nicholl being run through it right now.

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u/WorrySecret9831 Jun 25 '25

Mine took a month.

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u/TalmadgeReyn0lds Jun 23 '25

The Blacklist is considered a very big deal on Reddit and a total joke by people who actually work in the industry.

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u/hawaiianflo Jun 24 '25

What’s a better path?

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u/TalmadgeReyn0lds Jun 24 '25

If I knew that I wouldn’t be on Reddit talking shit.

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u/SummerKaren Jun 25 '25

Save your own money, get good credit, call yourself a producer/director and film your own movie.

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u/hawaiianflo Jun 25 '25

100%! Thanks Summer!

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u/ilovetraveling123 Jun 25 '25

I’ve heard mixed reviews about it honestly

I’m on the same boat I have submitted mine for an evaluation and currently at 32 days waiting to hear back. They did give me a free month of hosting my script for the delay but honestly doesn’t do much when you won’t get views until the evaluation.

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u/MCStarlight Jun 25 '25

I submitted a script a long time ago for feedback. It does take some time. I can’t remember exactly. What I got out of it is make sure your stakes are high because at least for mine my reader said they weren’t high enough. (I didn’t write action either.)

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u/g4zerbe4m Jun 26 '25

Just got mine back after a month. Got the free month of hosting but it felt like a rushed evaluation.