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!
The biggest thing for me in a pitch is - why you? What is it you bring to this idea, that nobody else can. And how is this idea different to everything else out there? I'm drawn to unique and original visions from somebody passionate and knowledgable about their world through lived experience or extensive research. And it really helps if you're an awesome writer, but it's not a problem if you're still in the process of learning... just that you're open to trying out some new things as part of a collaborative process.
I love comedy and genre stuff most of all. TV is where my heart is at, but I'm looking forward to building my film slate back up, with my own and other's projects.
I have a lot of experience pitching to other production companies, studios, networks & streamers, and funding bodies. And seeing a project through from idea conception to production. Although I'm based in New Zealand, I pitch a lot of projects as co-productions with Aus/UK/US and am always on the hunt for a good project to collaborate on.
Jarrod Holt has been creating comedy for television and film for the past 25 years. He created, wrote and directed HOUNDS (Best Comedy Series NZ TV awards), COVERBAND (sold to CBS and Adam Sandler’s prod co. Happy Madison in the US) and the multiple award winning 7 DAYS (NZ’s longest running comedy series, now in its 17th year of production).
His short films ONLY SON and BROWN PERIL both won the Grand National Prize at the 48 Hour Film Fest, and best short film and best script (ONLY SON) at the NZ Film awards. He also created, wrote and produced the following TV series for NZ/Aus; BEST BITS, PATRIOT BRAINS, and POP! GOES THE WEASEL.
He’s sold scripts to AMC, FX and TBS in the US and to BBC3, Channel 4 in the UK.
He’s currently developing; a modern-western, an Antarctic murder-mystery and an action-comedy series for Motive Pictures (UK) and Fifth Season (US), as well as an animated kids series for Cake Entertainment and Kickstart Entertainment, a grounded half-hour comedy for Agile Films (UK), a Sci-fi half-hour comedy for 3311 (US), and a documentary series on gangs for Three/Sky (NZ/Aus).
https://parakaiproductions.co.nz/
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.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
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.
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, 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.