B. O’Malley is a professional screenwriter, director, and the founder of Screenplay Readers, a specialized agency providing professional script coverage and consultancy services to the global filmmaking community. In his current capacity, O’Malley leads a team of vetted script analysts and industry filmmakers, focusing on delivering technical feedback and development notes designed to elevate independent screenplays to industry standards. Under his leadership, the agency has established itself as a critical resource for writers and producers who require objective, studio-level analysis to refine their narratives before entering the competitive marketplace of production and distribution. His work today remains centered on bridging the gap between raw creative drafts and polished, producible scripts through a methodology rooted in decades of professional reading experience.
O’Malley’s career in the specialized field of script analysis began in 1994, when he started providing coverage for the literary agency Media Artists Group. This early exposure to the mechanics of literary representation allowed him to master the art of the “coverage,” the essential industry document used to evaluate a script’s commercial and artistic potential. In 1997, his career trajectory led him to work for the legendary B-movie pioneer Roger Corman. Serving as both a script reader and script coordinator for Corman’s production house—the birthplace of cult classics like Little Shop of Horrors and Death Race 2000—O’Malley gained invaluable insight into high-efficiency storytelling and the logistical demands of genre filmmaking.
Beyond his consultancy work, O’Malley is an accomplished filmmaker with a directorial portfolio that demonstrates a deep affinity for cult and genre cinema. His credits include the feature films Audie & The Wolf, Minimum Wage, and the post-apocalyptic cult hit Bleak Future, which earned recognition as a favorite by the renowned horror publication Fangoria. In 1999, leveraging his extensive background in both creative production and corporate script evaluation, he assembled a team of top-tier readers to launch Screenplay Readers. Today, he remains a key figure in the independent film landscape, utilizing his dual perspective as a director and a veteran script coordinator to help creators navigate the rigorous development process with technical precision and editorial clarity.