Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
The characters are always your compass for your pitch, focus on their arcs and their journeys through an emotional lens and the pitch will never be boring.
Be casual but hyper-engaged, as if you're telling your best friend a great story over beers at a bar.
I have the most personal experience in genre features (Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi) and Hour-Long TV Drama (Procedural, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Fantasy) so those are my top focuses.
Musicals, Hallmark-centric movies, and Faith-Based content.
After graduating from the University of Chicago, Eli returned to his hometown of New York to work in film finance and development at FilmNation Entertainment. Following a stint in TV development at Miramax, he transitioned to be a writers' assistant for drama shows on FOX (BONES), Netflix (UNBELIEVABLE), and Max (RAISED BY WOLVES) before being promoted to writer. Most recently, Eli wrote on all three seasons of the series MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM on Freeform/Hulu and completed the show's run at the Co-Producer level. In addition to having both feature and TV projects in development, Eli works as a creative executive for Tony McNamara at his company, Piggy Ate Roast Beef Productions. He also serves as a longtime volunteer and mentor with the WGF’s Veterans Writing Project and the Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.