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
Keep me on the edge of my seat. Tension, suspense and cool are what I am really looking for.
The sweet spot is pure genre films that can be made for under $10 million. Horror, action, Thriller, Sci-fi, Westerns and the typical types of films that have been able to get financed.
I love a strong and clear premise. I want to get excited to read the project just from hearing the idea.
Pure drama.
Thomas Pemberton is the Head of Development at Mind's Eye Entertainment - where he has overseen the development of such projects as - RECALL with Wesley Snipes, HUMANITY BUREAU with Nicholas Cage, DISTORTED with John Cusack and Christina Ricci, DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF with Richard Dreyfus (nominated for a Canadian Screen Award), SCORE TO SETTLE with Nicholas Cage, DANGEROUS with Mel Gibson and NOVEMBER 63 with John Travolta will be released later in the year.
Thomas has also worked as a consultant for the BBC, Channel 4, HBO Europe, STV, Film i Vast, Screen Queensland and The Irish Film Board.
He is a Department Tutor in Creative Writing at Oxford University and an instructor at the Story Academy in Sweden.
As a writer, he has created a series based on Norse mythology Siegfried, and another based on the Doctor Dolittle stories for Caligari Films in Germany. He has written TOYBOX HEROES for Animasia and he has developing an animated feature for United Heroes Group called BALLS.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. After submitting your material, please allow about 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your call with the exec. If you haven't heard from your exec by the 3-4 week mark about scheduling, please email terra@roadmapwriters.com so we know to check in with them on your behalf about their proposed dates/ETA for you.
**Please note only features and one-hour pilots are eligible for First 30 Consultations. Half-Hour pilots are ineligible for First 30 Consultations.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with Roadmap's Code of Conduct.
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.