INTRODUCTION
Scriptsee is a multi-task software tool that can facilitate analyses of a screenplays quick and easily, whether it be to help breakdown the script for physical production needs, or aid producers, story editors, and even writers with feedback on creative drivers of the story. This latter innovative aspect of the product is where I will be focusing my under-the-hood look at this software.

It is important to point out that Scriptsee is not a piece of Creative AI, nor is it meant to replace a writer or producer in the development of a story. First and foremost, it is merely a tool that interprets established best practices through a series of given norms. As in, for example how well does it follow the three-act paradigm? How does a character arc unfold through points of action and emotional beats? In a vacuum, these are mere metrics. But to a writer, it can give them a lot of important information that can make their script, and story, potentially better. It can also aid a studio executive with their own script analysis, taking out some possible pre-existing biases and showing an objective pattern of what is happening with the story.

So what do I mean by all this? Let’s begin with the story of a revolutionary to map a revolutionary concept. (Yes, the pun is intentional.)
 

TAKE “ANDOR”
In the fall of 2025, the television series, Andor, on Disney+ won the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Award (otherwise known as the “Emmy’) for Best Writing in a Drama Series. The writer was Dan Gilroy, a veteran of film and television and someone who was no
novice in his profession. He crafted a beautiful script that succeeded on several levels, in terms of navigating multiple character arcs and multiple plot points to achieve a piece of content that was both thrilling and entertaining, while not sacrificing substance that despite being framed in a fantastical world, resonated with the current events of today. Now, clearly my last sentence is a very subjective comment. It is my point of view. Someone else reading the script or watching the episode could have a different opinion, and that’s fine. Writing is art and the purpose of art is to bring about unique interpretations.

But...

Objectively, how well do we know the script is working, even for those who might not be as in tune wit the material as maybe the writer was? Can we show an analysis that the script is indeed working because it hits its marks on several levels regarding story, character,
action and pacing? If there was room for improvement, could a tool could show us some feedback as to where these improvements might come from? This is what essentially Scriptsee does. It does not make the improvements, if needed, it highlights metrics that
could shed a light into areas where that help might be needed. To put Scriptsee to the test, I decided to fire up the tool and have it make its analysis of the Emmy-winning Andor Script, “Welcome to the Rebellion.” This is what I discovered.
 

LOOKING AT “THE NOTES”
Any good film story is driven by character. We watch in order to become voyeurs on a journey that is either physically or emotionally challenging (or both) to people we hope to care about. If we don’t care or relate to the characters of the story, the action becomes
stale and pointless. Similarly, if we are asked to hate a character, we want to see how that character meets its comeuppance. It’s all about the journey; a journey that is framed into a plot hopefully driven by needs.

In “Welcome to the Rebellion,” two characters at the start of the episode find they have needs that are butting up against great obstacles. For Senator Mon Mothma, she realises that the time has come for her to put voice to the corruption that is happening in the
government. She needs to point out the injustices that have led to terrible events. The obstacles are those in the government that will try to silence her, and even worse, incarcerate her for her beliefs. Simultaneously, undercover rebel operative Cassian Andor
grew weary of fighting a seemingly losing battle against the government and wants out. But he faces a final obstacle – completing one last mission to win his personal freedom. These two character arcs are set up at the start of the episode, and invariably will connect to each other as Andor’s mission is to get Mon Mothma to safety after she delivers a bombshell speech in the Senate that exposes the government.

 

This is an example of good storytelling: Characters driving the story to get to an end goal as they face combined challenges. The challenge for the writer is – how to execute it to bring about the most powerful result.

This is where Scriptsee can help.

Much the same way that Scriptsee breaks down production elements to help with breaking down the script for physical production, it also breaks down and tracks key factors in character and story developments in the script. Let’s look at the first breakdown relevant to what we know about the story. As described above, this is a narrative driven by Cassian Andor and Mon Mothma and their struggles to
overcome obstacles. If you had not read the script, this first output cearly indicates who the story drivers are: