Stop writing scripts nobody wants
Get clarity on your idea before you invest months writing it
A producer-informed early-stage evaluation that helps writers understand whether their concept is clear, viable and worth developing
CLARITY: Understand the core engine of your story
VIABILITY: Learn where your concept lands (budget, risk, execution)
CONFIDENCE: Move forward knowing the idea actually works
What Optioned Is:1. A clarity-first evaluation of early-stage ideas
2. A way to avoid writing scripts that will stall
3. A framework based on producer-informed thinking
4. A tool to help shape ideas into something makeable
5. A development filter (not a marketplace)
What Optioned Is Not:1. Not a script buying service
2. Not a pitch marketplace
3. Not coverage
4. Not a contest
5. Not a "ranking" or "scoring" platform
6. Not a place that predicts sales or access
Step 1 - Submit your idea
A form that asks for logline, premise, protagonist, midpoint, etc.Step 2 - We evaluate clarity
We use a producer-informed framework to assess:A. Story engine
B. Character drive
C. Structure
D. Visual clarity
E. Viability & riskStep 3 - get your signal
You receive one of three signals in 48–72 hours:Greenlight — Ready to write
Yellowlight — Promising but needs clarity
Redlight — Not ready yet, and whyStep 4 - Move forward confidently
Writers can revise and resubmit, or start writing with focus.
Join the early creator waitlist to help shape Optioned.
You retain ownership. No scripts required.
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