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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Start off with the teaser of the pilot (or first few minutes of the feature), then introduce me to the characters/world, then where you see the characters going next, and finally the "why now" (why is there an audience for this series or feature and why do they need it now)
Anything that is fun, elevated, and feel-good. The world looks to entertainment now more than ever to give us a spark of joy during the unceratainties of the world and I would love to read something that will make audiences smile.
Horror or post-apocalyptic or tonally dark dramas
Nelson Jimenez is a freelance consultant and a former Director of Scripted Programming at The CW Network. He has contributed to developing over 90 projects and shepherding the creative on numerous current series, co-productions, and features.
His six years at The CW included coverage of the final season of DC's SUPERMAN & LOIS, Supernatural spin-off THE WINCHESTERS, SHERLOCK & DAUGHTER (starring David Thewlis), JOAN (starring Sophie Turner), GOOD COP/BAD COP (starring Leighton Meester), SULLIVAN'S CROSSING, and SIGHT UNSEEN. He also led the family comedy block coverage - CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING, RUN THE BURBS, SON OF A CRITCH and the critically-acclaimed EVERYONE ELSE BURNS. In addition, he helped launch the creative of procedural comedy WILD CARDS, THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER, and a slate of six romantic comedy features inspired by Harlequin novels.
Prior to his time as a network executive, he spent three years at CAA. There, he was a part of the Multicultural Business Development team, where he led project building for the company's DEI initiatives, including advocating for clients across the Television Lit/Talent spaces and was part of the hosting team behind the annual Amplify conference. Nelson is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a B.S. in Radio-Television-Film and Corporate Communication.
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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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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.