One early Epagogix project was assessing the script for Roland Emmerich's prehistoric epic 10,000 BC for an interested party. After it was deemed fundamentally unprofitable, the studio passed.

But the real news here is that algorithmic analylsis pioneer Vinny Bruzzese charges “as much as $20,000 per script.” That’s nothing. By the standards of a Hollywood feature film, it’s a joke.

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Dealers in digital art are amassing algorithms, the computerized formulas that automate all kinds of processes. But it’s a very abstract art form.

Azermai said all the software needs is a text file of the script, such as a PDF, to perform its detailed analysis. "From the moment you upload the script, the algorithms start running," she said.