Welcome to your Group Mentorship!
In this syllabus, you will find dates, join links, and assignments.
Questions? Email alex@roadmapwriters.com
ASSIGNMENT #1: Submit Your Screenplay to Mentor
via form
Email your full script to your Mentor NO LATER THAN 6:00 PM PT AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR to class.
Week #1: Introduction and Script Feedback
Your mentor will read your full script prior to the first session and will give each writer 20-30 min. of notes. Get personalized feedback on your pages and ask your mentor any questions about your script and the industry!
ASSIGNMENT #2: Prepare Your Pitch
Be prepared to deliver either your 2-3 minute pitch or your 5-7 minute pitch for your script during Week #2. Click here for the Hitchhikers Guide to Pitching if you need some guidance.
Begin revising your script for Week #3.
Week #2: Pitch Roundtable
Your mentor will give feedback on either the 2-3 min or 5-7 min. verbal pitch for one of your projects.
ASSIGNMENT #3: Submit Your Revised Script to Exec
Attach to email as a PDF.
Finish revising your script and email to Mentor and your classmates AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR to class.
Week #3: Final Script Review
Your mentor will read another full script prior to the session—it's your choice to get a second round of notes on your script to really make it shine or work on an entirely different script altogether! Following 20-25 min. of feedback for each writer, your mentor will open the floor to group discussion of the revised scripts, then open it up to live Q&A so come with questions!
ASSIGNMENT #4: Next Steps One-Pager
Attach to email as a PDF.
Create a one-pager with your bio, loglines, ultimate goals, and traction so far (contest success, requests/successful meetings, option and shopping agreements, etc.) and send it to your Mentor NO LATER THAN 6:00 PM PT AT LEAST 3 DAYS PRIOR to class.
Week #4: Next Steps Clinic & Pitch Roundtable
Your mentor will review a one-pager of your bio, loglines, any traction, and questions about where you're at and what you should focus on next when it comes to your screenwriting career. Get actionable career advice on what your next steps should be, plus you'll have the opportunity to get final thoughts on your reworked verbal pitch. This is your last chance for live Q&A, so come with questions!