Whether you’re starting a new project, working on a rewrite, or want to learn new skills - join us to hone your craft.
All Classes take place 100% online utilizing free video conferencing software ZOOM so you can participate from anywhere in the world with an internet connection!
Class is limited to 5 writers (open to both Features & TV Projects)!
The first draft is just getting it on the paper. Now that your ideas are on the page, the next step is to take it from half-baked to fully realized. To help you out with that, Roadmap has created a 4-week program to help you identify the issues and areas for improvement that you should focus on when composing your second draft.
Your instructor will read your entire script before the program starts to better help you understand the direction in which you want to take the story and how to further improve dialogue, character, flow, structure, etc.
Each week will will be personalized feedback for each writer targeting specific areas and a face-to-face dialogue on how to potentially improve your overall draft.
Each writer will implement the notes given each week and will submit starred pages tracking the changes so that the instructor can help keep your progress on track.
By the end of only 4 weeks, you will have a strong second draft to start marketing!
Janet Jeffries is a Production and Development executive working in both feature films and television for Lawrence Bender Productions / Bender Brown TV Productions. We strive to find and develop character driven material, working side by side with writers, directors and other producers to create projects with both commercial and award-winning potential.
Lawerence Bender Productions is an independent feature film company in Los Angeles, led by award winning producer, Lawrence Bender. Films include the Peabody Award winning animated short film COPS AND ROBBERS, the Academy Award winning, live action short film TWO DISTANT STRANGERS, THE HARDER THEY FALL, GRETA, and Academy Award winning and nominated films - HACKSAW RIDGE, GOOD WILL HUNTING, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, PULP FICTION and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. As a development executive, Janet works closely with Mr. Bender to develop a wide variety of features in many genres. We also have several documentaries we are developing and currently looking for financing and are filming.
Janet is also actively involved with the company’s television arm, Bender/Brown Productions, led by partner Kevin Brown. Credits include the docuseries, THE CHICANO SQUAD for A&E, the Netflix limited series SEVEN SECONDS, Starz limited series FLESH AND BONE, and the CW series ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. Currently streaming on Paramount+ we have the 4-part scripted series, RED ALERT, about survivors of the October 7th attacks. We are also actively developing projects across many genres and formats for Fox, Fox International, Peacock, Telemundo, and Skydance, CBS, to name a few.
Janet recently was an adjunct professor for the MFA in screenwriting program at National University. She has also worked as a professional screenwriting mentor working with emerging screenwriters, reading and writing professional coverage, offering written and in person feedback on scripts and other materials.
While Roadmap connects writers with many fine execs, Janet is far and away my favorite. Her feedback is always the right mix of supportive yet revision-oriented; I always come away with incredibly valuable insights and new ways of seeing my writing. Her professional yet friendly personality is also top-notch.
~ Jill S., Screenwriter
While Roadmap connects writers with many fine execs, Janet is far and away my favorite. Her feedback is always the right mix of supportive yet revision-oriented; I always come away with incredibly valuable insights and new ways of seeing my writing. Her professional yet friendly personality is also top-notch.
~ Anonymous Screenwriter
Janet can always get right to the essence of what is needed to enhance a story. She has a gift with character and makes comments specific enough that the writer has a clear path for revisions. She has great energy and enthusiasm. Always a pleasure to work with Janet!
~ Cheryl Mott Smith, Screenwriter
I got so much out of my work with Janet. In short, I came into the class with a completed first draft, and I came out of it with so much more! She clearly understood the story I wanted to tell, and more importantly, she helped me understand how to tell it better. As a working parent, I deeply appreciated how Janet knew how to help me set appropriate goals for each week; she helped me make significant progress without burning me out. She is a very skillful mentor. If this workshop started tomorrow, I would literally register for it again right now.
~ Brendon Bates, Screenwriter
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