In addition to a tight, killer script, every TV project needs a strong series bible or deck to help convey sustainability and its role in the marketplace. And execs commonly ask for pitch decks for features as well! So submit your Series Bible, Pitch Deck (20 pages max each), or both, and the exec will conduct a 30-minute notes call (1-hour if submitting both documents) to help you clarify and sharpen the supplemental material to help your marketing efforts.
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Do whatever it takes to hook me based on the project, but don't make the pitch gimmicky. Focus on what is most unique and most powerful. Don't be so vague in your logline that it could be multiple stories and not your specific one.
I am particularly interested in high-concept projects with a strong genre and hook. Blockbusters that say something or execute at a high level while satisfying audiences. On the deeper side think: MINORITY REPORT, GET OUT, or THE MATRIX on the fun side think OCEAN'S ELEVEN or CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.
I want projects that sound unique even from the initial pitch and whose specialness is not execution dependent.
Chase Hinton is a development executive, producer, and writer with over 15 years in the entertainment industry. Projects he has developed have attached multiple Academy, Emmy, and Peabody Award-winners, A-list talent, and directors with over a billion dollars in box office.
As Co-Executive Producer he is currently delivering DEAD MAN'S WIRE directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino. BRIDE HARD, which he Executive Produced and developed, hits theaters around the world this summer starring Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Stephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley, directed by Simon West (CON AIR, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER).
He developed the romantic comedy THE OTHER GIRL which is currently in the midst of a major studio bidding war, with THE LEADER starring Tim Blake Nelson, Vera Farmiga, and Grace Caroline Currey up next, followed by the revenge western IN THE CRADLE OF GRANITE starring Melissa Barrera.
All of these projects, and others yet to be announced, were built during Hinton's tenure at Balcony 9 Productions where he currently serves as Head of Development. Past releases include PAINT starring Owen Wilson, THE IMMACULATE ROOM with Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth, and Ashley Greene, and SOME OTHER WOMAN starring Amanda Crews, Tom Felton, and Ashley Greene.
Before Balcony 9, Hinton founded Cut to the Chase Films which provided soup to nuts development and production on dozens of commercials, short films, music videos, and web series. Their feature film IRL (also written by Hinton) received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and the ReFrame Stamp from the Sundance Institute and Women in Film for its commitment to gender equity.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. After submitting your material, please allow 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your consult with the exec.
PITCH DECKS: These are visually-driven documents (20 pages max) that use images and short paragraphs of text to demonstrate the tone, world, character insight, key plot points, stakes, and theme of the series or feature. If the Pitch Deck is for a show, it will use some of the same sections of text as your Series Bible, but will be less extensive. When creating a pitch deck, always make sure that you are using images of a consistent size and quality, and that you use the same font, color code, margins, and other design specifications throughout. Click here for a Pitch Deck example! Want more insight? Consider signing up for our Creating Professional Level Pitch Decks webinar!
SERIES BIBLES: These supplemental documents are text-only (20 pages max), and can get requested when marketing any sort of TV show. Among other things, they should demonstrate what makes your characters unique and captivating, the focus and evolution of their arcs, the rules of the world, the hook of the story engine, the intended tone and theme, as well as why YOU are the best person to write this show from this perspective. Here's example #1 and example #2. Note: The formatting and organization of Series Bibles has changed since these examples were created, but addressing these sections in your own Series Bible will be a great starting point to make sure you're answering questions before they're asked.
**Please note series bibles and pitch decks are each limited to 20 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for material exceeding 20 pages.
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Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration for a refund or Roadmap gift card if you have not yet submitted your material for review. However, once your material has been received by Roadmap, your registration cannot be canceled. Having revised material or a desire to retroactively apply a discount or gift card code are not grounds for cancellation, refunds, or gift card credit. Once your material has been submitted, the only acceptable grounds for cancellation and a refund or gift card credit is an unforeseen, ongoing emergency on the part of either the writer or the exec resulting in more than 6 weeks without any scheduling update from the exec via direct contact or Roadmap, or a sudden change in the exec's ongoing availability. In the instance of an irreconcilable scheduling issue, the writer may still receive a written feedback report from the exec. In this case, the writer is not entitled to a refund or gift card credit as the exec has read the submitted material and provided written feedback in lieu of the call.