There's so much to accomplish in the first act of a feature. Worse, if the reader isn't hooked by page 15, they'll likely stop reading. For the First 30 Consultation, you'll submit the first 30 pages of your feature or one-hour pilot script, and then have a 30-minute story notes call with the executive. They will help you boost your hook and refine your set up to make sure it is as strong as possible so readers HAVE to know what happens next.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
A great idea should be something that can be summed up in a sentence - think of a newspaper headline and the first line of the article. Characters are at the heart of every story and they have to be ones the audience want to invest in and learn more about regardless of the role they play in the piece. I spent five years as a drama commissioner and have a great instinct for something which 'has legs.'
My particular interest is in relationship dramas which have a returnable format or crime series which offer something new to the genre. As the mother of a teenage son, I am also interested in scripts which target that audience. Most importantly, I am interested in working with writers who are passionate about their idea. My passion has always been storylining and regardless of the genre, if there is a strong idea at the heart of a script, then it's something I can work with.
I'm never drawn to an idea which is sold of being the new version of something which already exists ie. 'this is the new Stranger Things meets Game of Thrones. Those shows already exist in their own right and a hybrid of the two will only ever come across as a watered down version and commissioners can spot it a mile off!
Jane Hudson is a drama television producer with 26 years experience in the industry. At 27, Jane became a producer of BBC's Casualty having previously worked as a script editor/storyliner on Hollyoaks and Coronation Street. Jane then went on to produce BBC's Robin Hood, Waterloo Road and Hustle before producing and writing Law & Order UK for ITV. After having a child, Jane moved into Drama Commissioning at ITV for almost five years before taking up an Executive Development Producer role with Eleven Film. Most recently, Jane was the Executive Producer of ITV's Emmerdale and saw them through Covid, becoming the first production to return to filming after lockdown and ensuring that one of the UK's most watched shows remained on screen. Jane is now writing and developing her own projects as well as collaborating with a number of writers on their scripts.
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 call with the exec.
**Please note only features and one-hour pilots are eligible for First 30 Consultations. Half-Hour pilots are ineligible for First 30 Consultations.
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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.