Smart Girls is deeply grateful to all of our clients for sharing their success stories. They have contributed to our success by using our services since we started in 1992. Many have used our services repeatedly to support their efforts. Others have shared their success stories and satisfaction with other industry professionals, their writer's or actor's groups and peers. In appreciation for those of you who have done so, we will be happy to include a link to your website. Happy networking!
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Dr. Melody Jackson is ranked as one of the Top 5 Script Analysts in the country and "Highly Recommended" by Creative Screenwriting magazine.
If you need to get your foot in the door and can afford to risk some
cash, I suggest you take advantage of Smart Girls' marketing expertise.
Creative Screenwriting Magazine
It works! I did my mailing and got calls the very next day. I went
to my first meeting and found the agent to be exactly what I wanted.
Jane Lemon, L.A.
Albert T. Viola -- Faculty Fellow Princeton University
Highly recommended! [Melody] is obviously extremely competent, gives
excellent critique, is very supportive, very detailed. I think she bends
over backwards...
Creative Screenwriting Magazine
I got three calls within 24 hours and now I'm repped by Steven Stevens.
They get the job done!"
Jonny Berman, L.A.
Melody unlocked the mysteries and opened up the possibilities of making it better. It just clicked! Tanya Williams, CA
Smart Girls is not only friendly and helpful but very encouraging.
Through their work, I was able to meet with two agents and one manager.
It is definitely worth it to work with them!
Caroline Jin Choi, L.A.
Thanks to Smart Girls letter and list, I got eight responses immediately
and have just signed with one of them.
Mike Stone, L.A.
I was impressed with Smart Girls timeliness, the quality of the query
letter, and the people chosen for me. The service was outstanding.
Azeem Shakoor, MD
Thank you so much. I had thirteen phone calls right away. I interviewed
with some and ended up with agents for both commercials and theatrical!
Timothy Jayson Travers, L.A.
Melody Jackson, of the script consulting company Smart Girls, engaged
a room full of writers with an interactive exploration of archetypal
and mythic structure.
Brad Schreiber, Development Hll, Entertainment Today, CA (Reviewing
the Screenwriter's Expo)
A while back, I sent a pitch Santa's Elfto Robert Kosberg, a well-known
pitch man in Hollywood. He liked the pitch but not the follow-up treatment
he requested. Discouraged and frustrated, I re-wrote the treatment under
the supervision of Melody Jackson of Smart Girls Productions. Upon returning
it to Mr. Kosberg's office, it was received favorably as a marketing
treatment.
Brian Webster, Detroit, MI
Meeting Melody Jackson, by chance, was the single most important event
in the early stages of my career. The gates of success are finally starting
to open wide. This can all be traced back to her.
Tom
Baxter, MA
This is a great service for actors who have tape. The way Melody phrases
the letters hits on interesting points such as what you have done with
your career. It peaks the interest of the potential agent/manager. It's
also very good for people who are new to the area, the listings are
great.
Dre Michael Chaney
As a new screenwriter, Melody's critiques and feedback have been the
most valuable tools I've had. Her service is like having a personal
friend in Hollywood you trust and respect for your story structure and
development.
Robert Stewart, CA
Melody Jackson is one of the few people that can comprehend dark comedies.
She gave me an in-depth analysis and a solid understanding of character
dimentions. I got a professional critique verses a personal analysis,
it was very positive reinforcement.
Mike Wysocki, CA
As an internationally published author and longtime professional writer,
I always appreciate insightful critiques of my work. Time and again,
Melody demonstrated a keen understanding for storytelling and the medium
of film. Her analsis allowed me to reevaluate my characters, storyline,
and tone, enabling me to further improve my scripts. Again, thanks.
Harvey Yazijian, MA
The mailing list was extremely helpful, I was very surprised at all
the responses I got, there were more then I expected.
Saul
Bernstein, IL
My critique was very insightful and helpful for the development of
my script. Melody was very professional and it was good to have something
tangeable. She gave me specific suggestions which was much better than
general.
Isabel Oxford, CA
I was very pleased and satisfied with the in-depth, unbiased script
consultation offered by Smart Girls Productions. Melody Jackson searched
the woven tapestries of script and story, as both art and craft. She
delicately pointed out the missing and misguided threads while simultaneously
applauding the workmanship. I was equally pleased with the thoughts
and guidance she offered in helping me market my script for agents and
producers.
Anna Mewbourne-Elias, FL
Melody gave me great feedback on putting the query letter together.
It was an effective way for me to contact producers and agents that
I had never heard of before. I got several responses for my script as
a result of Smart Girls. It was very beneficial and well worth it!
Gwendolyn
Hulet, NY ghulet@hotmail.com
(Gwendolyn's script is titled Silouette).
The critique of my script was really solid. It was helpful to get an
opinion from someone who doesn't know me, doesn't like me and someone
who doesn't care about hurting my feelings. It was really valuable and
all those addresses would have taken me forever.
Adam
Crown, NY
I got 20 responses from the Query Letter Mailing I did. I foundSmart
Girls Productions and Melody Jackson an invaluable resource. I had 20
responses from my query letters from top companies. The benefit I got
from Melody's critique is that she helped me polish my script and get
it ready to send to producers. I also got a below the line deal in Australia.
Melody is a great resourse, I found her pleasant to work with and I
intend to use her again.
Al Viola, NJ
I thought Melody did a great job. She was efficient and very attentive
to my needs. She helped me put out positive causes.
Randall
Craig, CA
Melody really helped me with my script and gave me excellent feedback.
I feel she was a valuable tool for me to start my re-writes. She gave
me great ideas that I am applying.
Vidar Nystad,
CA
Melody broke down my script and took it to the next level. She gave
me structure upon what I already thought was structure. She brought
emotion to places I didn't expect. As a result of Melody's critique,
my script has been a finalist in 7 different contests, I am planning
on bringing all my scripts to Smart Girls.
Duane
Tudal, CA
