Jessica Ellis
Official Site of the Writer, Filmmaker, Script Analyst, and Social Media Neurotic
Projects
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THIRST TRAP
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
Screenplay Coverage
Experience and Empathy​
Jessica Ellis has been writing script coverage since 2009. From a launching point as an intern with E-Squared Entertainment, Jessica is now the primary reader for GTB, the Ford Motor Company's entertainment wing. Since 2021, Jessica has also been a freelance reader for The Blacklist, as well as an alumni reader for the screenwriting program at her Alma Mater, AFI. She works with writers at all levels.
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Jessica believes in a comprehensive approach to screenplay coverage. Her goal is to comprehend what the writer is trying to accomplish, and try to help them further understand and achieve their own aims. She loves to be a cheerleader for other writers, with a keen eye for the big picture.
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Jessica's rates for coverage are as follows:
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Feature: $200
Pilot: $100
All projects for returning clients: $100
Testimonials
I just wanted to come here to say, if you're considered hiring Jessica for a read/notes: DO IT. She's fantastic. Great notes, great follow through, and she truly cares about improving your project in a way that's right for you. 12/10 highly recommend!
Jenny McNabb,
Screenwriter
Ellis has cleared out a space where almost nothing but the central friendship matters. Everything else in the young women’s lives is connected to that, but doesn’t define it.
Matt Zoller Sietz,
RogerEbert.com
Writer and director Jessica Ellis has tapped into something deep within her feminine psyche to create a realistic, authentically developed female friendship.
Louisa Moore,
Screen Zealot
Bio
Jessica Ellis is a graduate of UCLA and the American Film Institute, with degrees in playwriting and screenwriting. She made her feature debut in 2019 with WHAT LIES WEST, and is a prolific screenwriter with her partner, Nick Sinnott.
She has worked for 14 years as a coverage writer and script analyst, for both freelance clients and major companies like Ford. She has published two romance novellas through Bryant Street Shorts, and hopes to have her first novel, WE MEET AGAIN, published soon.
Accolades
-2020 Opening Night Selection, Coven Film Festival
-2020 Selection, Vail Film Festival
-2019 Selection, Twin Cities Film Festival
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-2018 Black List Feature Lab Fellow
-2018 Nicholl Top 50 Finalist
Contact
For Writing Inquiries, please contact Bryan Brucks at 831 Entertainment
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For Coverage Inquiries, please contact Jessica Ellis.
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