Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Outline the concept and broad stroke at the top, clear structure, identify and track character arcs, and identify and track genre moments (if it's a horror, where are the scary set pieces? if it's an action where is the action? etc.).
High-concept meets character-driven but with a plot that can play around well with traditional genre expectations. This can apply to a variety of formats from various types of television to films. In terms of examples, projects that have felt particularly interesting in recent years are: SEVERANCE, BARBARIAN, and BARBIE.
After graduating from USC, Austin Bowman began his career at Working Title Films, contributing to projects like BABY DRIVER and DARKEST HOUR. He then transitioned to Dylan Clark Productions, assisting with the production of BIRD BOX and the TV series THE WILDS. Subsequently, Austin served as an Executive at AGBO under the Russo Brothers, where he worked on EXTRACTION and EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE. Presently, Austin is an Executive at Safehouse Pictures, which boasts development deals with Amazon for films and Legendary for television. He oversees a diverse slate of film and television projects in this role.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.