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How it works

First-Look is a discovery engine that surfaces extraordinary screenplays.
How it works for writers
Upload your story

Receive an industry-calibrated evaluation of your property with actionable feedback.

Enter the global marketplace

Become discoverable by buyers around the world.

How it works for buyers
Search with intent

Find exactly what you're looking for, beyond keywords.

Discover earlier

Surface high-potential properties before they reach the wider market.

Move first

Discover material that fits your mandate.

How we rate properties
How First-Look works: upload your screenplay and get a Knox coverage score
THE PROBLEM

The incentive for discovery
has disappeared

Today, Hollywood produces more content than ever. But discovery never scaled alongside demand. The result is a pipeline clogged with formulaic and already-made properties.

Because buyers lack a vetted pool of original IP they can search based on their mandate, they default to data analytics and minimizing risk across each investment. This comes at the expense of our cinematic experience.

First-Look flips the script.

WHAT OPENS THE DOOR TODAY
Existing IP & brand
A star attached
Credits & track record
Who you know
Where you live
The quality of idea

Quality of your idea is last.
We put it first.

“For the first time, the path between a great idea and the buying power to bring it to life is a straight line, literally between buyers and writers.”
Chad Hayes, Co-Creator of The Conjuring Series

Writers

  • 01 Receive your First-Look Score
  • 02 Publish to a global catalog
  • 03 Control 100% of your IP
  • 04 Get discovered by buyers
Upload your script

Buyers

  • 01 Filter by genre, tone, budget and format
  • 02 Receive curated Knox-scored scripts
  • 03 Our marketplace, trained on your mandate
  • 04 Receive alerts when new properties match
Find your next project

Your First-Look Score

Every script on First-Look is graded by Knox, an industry-calibrated standard for evaluating IP. Built on the collective expertise of A-List screenwriters and applied consistently to every property. One clear score. Meaningful analysis. A trusted signal of creative potential.

  • Story Structure pacing, act breaks, set-piece cadence
  • Character Development interiority, arc, contradiction
  • Plot Clarity cause-and-effect, world rules, stakes
  • Dialogue Quality voice, subtext, specificity
  • Innovation & Originality fresh angles vs. genre staples
  • Emotional Resonance what lands, what aches
  • Cinematic Execution visual grammar, set pieces, tone
  • Thematic Depth what the script is actually about
FIRST-LOOK SCORE 8.5/10 SAMPLE • THE
CONJURING • HAYES
BROTHERS
  • Structure 8.7
  • Character 8.5
  • Plot 8.6
  • Dialogue 8.2
  • Originality 8.0
  • Resonance 8.4
  • Cinematic 8.8
  • Thematic 8.1
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