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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Features:
Grounded Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Big Ideas/Conceits
New Twists on Established Genres
Genre Mashups
15 or 30-min Rick and Morty-type animation projects. All due respect to those, I just don't have the skills to develop these projects.
Alex Ott is a feature film and television producer. Films that he has produced have grossed a combined $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office. He was an Executive Producer on Sony Pictures’ World War II film FURY, starring Brad Pitt, Jon Bernthal, and Logan Lerman, written and directed by David Ayer. Alex also Co-Produced SUICIDE SQUAD for Warner Bros and Atlas Entertainment. The film starred Margot Robbie, Will Smith and Jared Leto. His other producing credits include the hyper-kinetic crime thriller END OF WATCH starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Kendrick; and SABOTAGE starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington and Olivia Williams. He also worked in development capacity on the Michael Mann crime epic PUBLIC ENEMIES starring Johnny Depp and Christiane Bale, and FIGHTING starring Channing Tatum.
He was previously EVP of Development, Production & Publishing at Madefire Studios, a venture-backed digital comics studio; as well as VP of Production, Development & Publishing at The Story Factory, headed by screenwriter/producer Shane Salerno (co-writer AVATAR 2-4), where he developed HEAT 2 with Michael Mann and Don Winslow’s THE FORCE. He began his career reading scripts for Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney (MICHAEL CLAYTON, OCEAN'S Trilogy), Kevin Misher (Apple's FINCH, Amazon's COMING 2 AMERICA), and Ed Pressman (THE CROW, WALL STREET).
He is currently developing shows for Madison Square Garden Sphere Studios, a feature with Foxxhole (Jamie Foxx) and Incognegro (Billy Porter), and has set up projects with Paramount, 20th Century Studios, New Regency, HBO, Fifth Season fka Endeavor Content, Wiip, Topic Studios, Tango Entertainment, and XYZ Films.
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 consult with the exec.
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.