Platform Guide
Complete guide to using the QuickSummer Entertainment platform effectively.
Quick Start
QuickSummer Entertainment is a professional-grade motion picture development platform. It combines financial analysis, AI-powered creative tools, industry matching, and verified pitch submission in one integrated workflow.
Contents
The Calculator is the platform's core tool. It models a film's entire financial lifecycle: production costs, financing structure, revenue projections, investor returns, and commercial viability scoring. Based on the QS Motion Picture Liquidation Model © 2003–2026 Jaanus Silla.
The Calculator form is organised in scrollable sections. Fill in as much as you can — the more data, the more accurate the analysis.
Title, logline, synopsis, genre, release date, language, and distribution strategy. These define how the model classifies your project (commercial vs. festival pathway).
Track the development status of your screenplay through seven stages: 3-page synopsis, 30-page treatment, 70-page treatment, rough draft, revised draft, final script, and series bible. Also tracks access to key documents (screenplay, viz/drawing, budget topsheet).
Rate your project across: Acting Talent, Story Energy, Story Analysis, Formula, Cost, Audience Rating, Audience Score. These combine into the Creative Quality component of the Success Score. Also rate Creative Aspects: High Concept, Page Turner, Entertainment Power, Story Wholeness, Character Continuity, Visible Trailer Spots.
Enter writers, directors, cast, and producers with commitment status (Contracted, Soft, Wishlist) and ratings (1–10). The platform computes a Bankability Range — floor, expected, and ceiling presale values based on your talent package.
Qualitative fields that are NOT scored numerically but displayed alongside scores: Producer Track Record, Team Cohesion, Key Person Dependency, and free-text Track Record Notes. These provide context that formulas cannot capture.
Sliders (0–10) for VFX, Music, Screenplay, Post-Production, Marketing, Dubbing, Previsualization, and Cinematography. Higher AI use improves cost efficiency but reduces the Artistic/Festival Merit score.
Define up to 5 demographic segments with age range, attendance frequency, quantity percentage, rating, and score. This feeds into the audience-adjusted GBO calculation.
Enter up to 7 comparable films with worldwide GBO. The average feeds into the score formula. Use the AI Suggest Comparables button to auto-fill based on your genre and budget. Check "Original work" if no meaningful comparables exist.
The capital stack: Budget, Negative Cost, completion bonds, contingency. Then financing sources in priority order:
GBO, PVOD, SVOD/Streaming, TVOD, AVOD, Physical, Foreign, Network TV, Premium Cable, Syndication, plus Ancillary (soundtrack, merchandise, video games, etc.) and Derivative rights (sequels, prequels, TV spin-offs). Use Auto-Project Earnings to fill based on 2025/2026 industry benchmarks.
P&A budget, or detailed breakdown: Advertising, Prints Cost, Number of Prints. Plus marketing quality ratings (Reach, Frequency, TV Spot, Trailer, Product Placement, Promotion, Location).
Bar showing what percentage of your financing is Confirmed vs. Soft vs. Assumed. Scores are more reliable when backed by confirmed data.
Displayed as a range (e.g., 65–75) rather than a single number to avoid false precision. The band widens when more inputs are speculative. Verdict: Likely Strong Prospect (65+), Potential Moderate Prospect (40–64), or Likely Needs Development (<40).
Separate assessment for festival/art-house pathway. Rewards creative depth, execution ambition, original work, EU co-production coverage. Penalises heavy AI use.
Classifies your project: Studio/Commercial System, Festival/Subsidised System, Dual Potential, or Needs Development. Non-English films (except dubbed animation) and documentaries are auto-classified to the festival pathway.
If your project is marked as "Original work" or "Unconventional genre hybrid" and scores below 65, a banner explains that the model may undervalue genuinely disruptive ideas.
Lists what the scores do NOT capture: director vision, cultural timing, team chemistry, legal standing, market conditions.
Collapsible panel showing the model's calibration year, key assumptions, and a warning that formulas are static while markets are dynamic.
Five external risk factors rated as No Risk / Low / Moderate / High: genre saturation, competing releases, regulatory risk, currency volatility, platform slowdown. Use the AI Research & Analysis button to search the web for current data on each factor.
Automatic warnings when input combinations are implausible (e.g., all creative scores maxed on a micro budget, GBO far exceeding comparables).
Visual breakdown of how revenue flows back to investors, producers, and participants in priority order. Shows distribution fees, P&A deductions, investor returns, and profit participation.
Conservative (−30%), Base, and Optimistic (+30%) revenue projections with producer net and ROI for each scenario.
Minimum GBO needed for the project to break even.
Visual stacked bar showing how the negative cost is covered by each financing layer. Colour saturation indicates confidence level.
Groups all financing by confidence tier (Secured / Probable / Speculative) with a risk bar and detailed breakdown. Requires budget + at least one financing source.
Side-by-side comparison of Studio Wide-Release, Independent Distribution, and Self-Distribution models.
For festival-route projects: relevant festival deadlines based on genre and language. Includes A-list and major festivals with submission windows.
Genre-specific release window recommendations (best and good windows) with strategic notes.
Brainstorm film concepts with AI assistance. Two creative sliders shape the output:
Enter a seed concept (theme, premise, or rough idea), optionally check "Better World" for socially conscious ideas, then click Generate AI Ideas. The system produces 5–10 concept cards with loglines, genre classifications, and creative justifications.
Each generated idea has action buttons: create more variations, feed into Calculator, feed into E-Pitching, or save to your projects.
Structured pitch submission with legal documentation. Before submitting, you must accept a Literary Release Agreement confirming you own or control the material.
The pitch form captures: title, logline, genre, budget range, synopsis, target audience, script status, trailer/links, and contact information. You can set visibility (who can view your submission) and specify target recipients.
Generates professional pitch deck PDFs from your Calculator data. Select a project source (saved calculation or sample), choose Full or Summary style, and click Generate.
The deck includes up to 14 slides: Title, Summary, Why This Movie, Story, Comparables & Audience, Financing, Earnings, The Offer, Team, Contact, Project Assessment (score circles), and Internal Greenlight (if validated).
Title and score slides feature a cinematic film camera filter with grain, vignette, and sprocket details. Data slides remain clean for readability.
The Industry Engine validates your project through multiple channels and, when sufficient validation is achieved, enables platform-mediated industry submission.
The Greenlight score (0–100, displayed as a range) combines five components:
Levels: Likely Industry Ready (80+), Likely Development Ready (70–79), In Development (<70).
Ten-item checklist covering what formulas cannot verify:
Professional script coverage is the single most impactful validation signal for your Greenlight score (25% weight). Coverage provides an independent, professional assessment of your screenplay's commercial and creative merit.
If you already have coverage from a reader or service, log it directly in the "Professional Coverage & Reader Notes" section:
Multiple coverage entries accumulate. Each is weighted into the Greenlight score: Recommend = 100 pts, Consider = 60 pts, Pass = 10 pts, numeric 8–10 = 100 pts, 6–7 = 50 pts, 1–5 = 10 pts.
If you need professional coverage, use the built-in request system:
Cold outreach rarely works in the film industry. The Warm Introductions system connects you to industry professionals through documented, platform-mediated introductions rather than unsolicited contact.
Platform members who have enabled "Open to Introductions" in their profile are discoverable. Each profile shows:
Rate limits by tier: Free = 2/week, Trial = 5/week, Pro = 10/week, Partner = 15/week. You cannot send duplicate requests to the same person while one is pending.
Once accepted, both parties' contact details are revealed (email, phone, LinkedIn, website). The introduction is documented on the platform, creating a verifiable record of the connection.
When an established professional (Pro tier or Greenlight 50+) introduces themselves to a newer member (Free/Trial tier, 0–5 years experience), the platform creates a karma debt: the recipient is encouraged to make 3 warm introductions of their own to pay it forward. This keeps the community network growing.
After achieving Greenlight status, an advanced feature unlocks: import your professional network (LinkedIn, Gmail, Outlook, or paste contacts in CSV format) and the platform identifies warm paths — which of your existing contacts can introduce you to the industry entities recommended by the matching engine.
For high-value introductions, you can offer payment held in escrow. Specify who you need an introduction to, the amount ($10–$5,000), and context notes. Payment is released only after you confirm the introduction was made satisfactorily.
The Industry Matching Engine uses AI to analyse your project and recommend specific industry professionals, companies, and organisations that match your project's profile, pathway, and needs.
Depending on your pathway, recommendations appear in these categories:
Each recommended entity shows:
Click "Explore more" on any category to load 6–10 additional detailed matches via AI.
If you disagree with the AI's pathway classification, you can manually override it using the three pathway buttons (Studio System / Art & Festival System / Hybrid Approach). The engine re-matches all entities to the new pathway in real time.
Once Greenlight reaches 80+ and your package is complete (Calculator + Deck + E-Pitch), the "Present to Industry" button unlocks. You sign a Submission Release Agreement, and the platform creates a timestamped, legally documented submission.
Your project then appears in the Project Directory for industry professionals to discover. The public profile shows limited information (title, logline, genre, budget tier, Greenlight score, validation credentials) — protecting your IP while signalling credibility. Full materials (synopsis, screenplay, budget) are only shared when you respond to a materials request.
Your personal dashboard showing all saved work across the platform. Statistics panel at top shows counts of calculations, ideas, pitches, prospects, and presented projects.
Filter by type (All, Calculations, Ideas, Pitches, Prospects, Presented). Each project card shows title, Greenlight score badge, genre, budget tier, date, and action buttons: open in Calculator, Brainstorm, Deck Creator, E-Pitching, Industry Engine, Collaborate, Archive, or Delete.
The Talent Interest inbox shows messages from industry professionals interested in your projects.
The platform's educational hub covering industry knowledge, risk awareness, and deal structures. Key sections:
Browse Greenlight-validated projects submitted by other producers. Filter by genre, budget tier, and score. Each card shows the project's Greenlight level, logline, validation credentials (coverage, endorsements, competitions), and a "Request Materials" button to contact the producer.
Requires registration and sign-in. Only projects that have been "Presented to Industry" appear here.
Manage your account across five tabs:
| Tier | Price | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 forever | Basic Calculator, AI Brainstormer (1/day), Forum, AI News |
| Trial | $0 / 30 days | Full Pro features, unlimited saves, PDF export, E-Pitching |
| Pro | $29/mo or earn free | Unlimited everything, priority review, database, Estonia rebate calc |
| Partner | $0 earned | + Investor matching, co-production intros, direct QS contact |
Earn Pro free: Share 15 items as "Open Access" (publicly visible) = permanent Pro access.
Earn Partner free: Refer 3 producers who commit to project development = permanent Partner access.
Scores are model-derived estimate ranges, not guarantees of commercial performance. The model cannot capture director vision, cultural timing, team chemistry, legal standing, or market conditions. Always use alongside professional financial, legal, and creative judgment.
All scores display as ranges (e.g., 65–75) to avoid the illusion of precision. The band widens when more inputs are speculative. A score of "73–83" means the model estimates viability somewhere in that range given current inputs.
In studio distribution, "net profits" are subject to layered deductions (distribution fees, overhead, interest, P&A) that typically eliminate them entirely. Negotiate for gross participation, MAGR, fixed bonuses, or upfront payment. See Industry Deal Structures in the Compass.
Watch for: cross-collateralisation across territories, "in perpetuity" rights grants, uncapped P&A spending, and missing performance minimums. Always negotiate fixed terms (7–15 years) with rights reversion.
The AI Market Risk Research feature searches the web for current data but should not replace independent verification of critical findings.
Support
Contact us for platform support or industry questions.
info@quicksummer.com • +372 5690 8043