/pacing-analysisPacing Analysis
A structural pacing read of the draft. It measures scene-length rhythm, detects a sagging middle, reports the action-to-dialogue ratio, finds runs of scenes at the same energy, and marks natural structural beats — against genre benchmarks when you name one. It returns findings without changing your pages.
- Scope
- The full script
- Output
- A report only — no changes to your draft
Bring the work
- 01The complete script
- 02Scene order, length, and dialogue balance
Run one focused pass
Pacing Analysis
Review the result
- A scene-length rhythm read with the sagging stretches named
- Action-to-dialogue ratios, same-energy runs, and the structural beats it found
One screenplay. One specialist lens. A result you can review where you write.
When to reach for it
- 01A reader said it drags without saying where
- 02You want the shape of the draft before a rewrite
- 03Two acts feel like they run at the same speed
Tune the pass
Parameters you can set when you run /pacing-analysis.
- Genre
- The genre whose benchmark bands the read is measured against — action, thriller, drama, comedy, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, or romance. Leave it unset and the draft is read against its own baseline.
- Target Page Count
- The length you are aiming for, so the rhythm read is against your target.
About Pacing Analysis
Practical answers before you run the pass.
Does this rewrite anything?
No. Pacing Analysis returns a read of the draft's shape and leaves every line where it is.
What is a same-energy run?
A stretch of consecutive scenes pitched at the same intensity. Each may be good on its own while the run reads as monotonous, which is the kind of problem that is invisible scene by scene.
Related skills
Act Structure & Story Threading
Read act breaks, turns, and story threading across the whole script.
Scene Necessity
Ask of every scene: what does it accomplish, and does the story change if it goes?
Suspense Pass
Find where screenplay tension stalls: trace danger, who knows what and narrowing choices, then review suggested edits and a suspense report.
Related templates and terms
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Jump cut
How a cut that skips time inside one scene compresses or unsettles it, and when to mark it in a script.
Juxtaposition
How placing contrasting scenes side by side makes each one land harder, with examples from film.