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!
-Early in your pitch, focus on current comps in the market place: "it's blank meets blank"
-Why are you the one to tell this story? Personal POV's are very important in today's market. Identify it but don't get too mired in it
-Do your research and be ready to answer any questions about the world your story is set in
-Have a hook. 20 somethings finding their way in the big city isn't selling anymore. There has to be another layer to it than just what's on the surface.
-Have clear visual comps
Underrepresented POV's, atypical female driven stories, new LGBTQIA narratives, sideways entry points into comedy, dramas with comedic elements, genre satires, surrealism, stories about near future tech, transhumanism, and anything that will make you think and laugh at the same time.
Bio pics, hard network dramas, period pieces, horror in the gore/slasher subgenre
Ben is a film and television producer based in New York. He has been the creative executive at Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph's Animal Pictures since its founding. Through his company's first look deal at Apple, he develops content for the streamer and other buyers, working closely with writers to refine and sell their concepts. Projects include Netflix's RUSSIAN DOLL, Apple's LOOT, Peacock's POKER FACE, Hulu's CRUSH, Amazon's THE HOSPITAL (coming soon!) and many more in various stages of development.
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.