Cardy O'Donnell - Hour Consultation

Consultations
$289.00
Formats Interested In
TV
Features
Shorts
Intellectual Property (IP) for Film/TV Development
Particularly Interested In

Scripts with a unique voice that show me an aspect of the world I haven't seen before. I'm looking for writers with something to say, who can write stories that make me feel something.

TV scripts - I'm looking for drama concepts with a strong, clear hook and a story engine with the potential to keep an audience hooked through several hours of drama. When it comes to comedy, I need to laugh out loud and want to be in the company of the characters.

Movie scripts - I love both genre and character driven stories. Kenneth Lonergan is my favourite writer, but if THE MATRIX or TOP GUN (1 or 2) are TV, I will always watch them.

Writers Over 40
Writers with Disabilities
Neurodivergent Writers
Writers Outside LA
Feature Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Budget Range
All Budget Ranges
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
Half-Hour Pilots (multi-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
Miniseries
Limited Series
TV Movies
TV Homes
Network
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Sub-Genres
Anthology
Biopic
Book Adaptation
Buddy
Coming-of-Age
Crime/True Crime
Dark Comedy
Dystopian
Episodic TV
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Futuristic
Ghosts
Hallmark
High-Concept
Historical
Holiday
Inspirational
Irreverent
Kids/Children
LGBTQIA+
Mockumentary
Mystery
Period Piece
Political
Post-Apocalyptic
Psychological
Revenge
Road Trip
Romance
Satire
Serialized TV
Socially Relevant
Space
Spoof
Sports
Superhero
Supernatural
Suspense
True Story
War
Western
Workplace
Young Adult (YA)
Specifically Not Interested In

Survival movies where characters undergo relentless suffering.

More about Cardy O'Donnell

CARDY O’DONNELL has been a mainstay of the UK TV drama landscape for over twenty-five years. As a scriptwriter he has over 40 broadcast credits for the UK’s leading networks. As a story writer he’s contributed towards thousands of hours of TV drama on shows such as CORONATION STREET and was part of the story team that won the best continuing drama BAFTA in 2014.

Alongside working on established shows, Cardy has developed his own original series and worked with some of the most sucessful indie producers in the country such as SISTER PICTURES, WALL TO WALL, QUAY STREET and ROPE LADDER.

After graduating in 2001 with an MA in Creative Writing, achieving a distinction, he’s worked in every editorial role and has an in-depth knowledge of every aspect of TV production. Over his career he has worked hard to develop his storytelling craft and has a passion for offering guidance and encouragement to newcomers to the industry and helping talent flourish.

How it Works

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 call with the exec.

**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a screenplay exceeding 120 pages.

Be sure to familiarize yourself with Roadmap's Code of Conduct.

Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com

MARKETING BONUS! If you receive a rating of Excellent or Virtually Flawless in at least four out of five categories (Logline and Formatting/Ease of Reading are excluded) on your consultation feedback report, we'll do one round of personalized marketing to execs (up to 5) for this screenplay for free!

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. 

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Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.