Incubator with Matthew Dartnell

Online Classes
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$399.00
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Sold Out - Waitlist Available!
Formats Interested In
TV
Particularly Interested In
Would love to find more writers who can understand big, hooky, studio appropriate stories. I'm always looking for good horror + genre stories. Particularly focused on underrepresented voices right now.
Writers Over 40
Writers Outside LA
LGBTQIA+ Writers
Writers of Color
Women Writers
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
TV Homes
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Sub-Genres
Young Adult (YA)
Western
True Story
Supernatural
Sports
Space
Socially Relevant
Romance
Road Trip
Revenge
Psychological
Post-Apocalyptic
Period Piece
LGBTQIA+
Latinx
Holiday
Historical
High-Concept
Graphic Novel Adaptation
Ghosts
Futuristic
Female-Driven
Dystopian
Documentary Adaptation
Dark Comedy
Crime/True Crime
Coming-of-Age
Buddy
Animation (family-friendly)

Week One - Outlines and Concepts

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Summary

Your Instructor will give you verbal feedback on your outline/concept. 

Week Two - Outline Check and Prepping for Pages

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your revised outline and make sure that your project is structurally sound. They will give you advice as you go to script. 

Week Three - Page Review

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Your Instructor will give you feedback on your pages. 

Week Four - Page Review

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Your Instructor will give you a final round of feedback on your pages and advice for the rest of your draft!

More about Matthew Dartnell
Matt Dartnell is currently a Junior Manager at Writ Large Management (POSE; BOB'S BURGERS). Matt began his career as an assistant at The Gersh Agency (RUST CREEK; LOST IN AMERICA) working with managers Sean Barclay and Ian Greenstein before moving to Writ Large. His primary interest is in championing and working with up-and-coming writers with unique voices and strange perspectives.
Testimonials

Matt is classy, has commercial taste, and is not only great with story, but he knows how to distill his advice/knowledge into digestible bites for emerging writers. He has a confident, but gentle approach to help you get to the next level. I'm so glad I was able to find him on Roadmap to help me with this passion project.

~ -H.P., Screenwriter

How it Works

Immediately after registering, you will receive an Order Confirmation email that serves as the receipt for your registration. In the Order Summary section of this email you will find a link reading "CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" that will take you to your syllabus, instructions for submitting material (if any), and the link to join the Live Class. Sessions are conducted via video conferencing software ZOOM. You will receive a link to the recording of the session via email following the live session.

Please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.

The Roadmap Promise

Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.