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.
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Be sure to start your pitch with a hook. The people hearing your pitch need to be given a reason to stick their neck out for your idea. To get them to be exciting enough to do this, you need them locked in to your pitch. In the same way that writers need to hook a reader on page one, you need to hook your audience on minute one of your pitch.
Also - always leave them wanting more. Don't go beat by beat through your story. Give them just enough to be engaged from beginning to end of the plot summary but only include the details that you feel make this project special or will be those big trailer moments.
And always have comps for your movie that are movies made in the last 5 years. Ex. If you have a coming of age romance, comp it to ANORA not PRETTY WOMAN.
Horror, action, and thriller genres in the feature space. Must be something that has potential for a theatrical release. Great characters that lean on the older side (30 and up).
Hard sci-fi, comedies, dramas, movies about people in their 20s or younger (for casting purposes).
Connor Purcell is the current Director of Development for C2 Motion Picture Group, a production and financing company. He is a Co-EP on THE MONKEY by Oz Perkins. C2 is also known for films like LONGLEGS, AZRAEL, and GOODRICH. Previously he worked at Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Sugar23, and Paradigm Talent Agency. Connor attended Southern Methodist University for undergrad.
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 only features and one-hour pilots are eligible for First 30 Consultations. Half-Hour pilots are ineligible for First 30 Consultations.
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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.