Need advice on what to do after finishing your script? Want help with branding, how to best position your material, what logline to work on next, and which companies to target? Submit your full script, your bio, AND a one-pager of your loglines. Your chosen exec will read this material prior to your one-hour call. You’ll not only discuss story notes, but also what your next steps should be based on your bio, loglines, and goals.
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 excluded) on your consultation feedback report, we'll do one round of personalized marketing to 5 execs for this screenplay for free!
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Ask yourself, how can you paint the clearest picture for your audience in the least amount of time possible? Get through the big beats of your story and character arcs as concisely as you can, and don't forget that comps are your friend; it gives the audience a frame of reference.
I'm particularly interested in action, crime drama, and thriller features, as well as streaming or cable hour-long pilots.
Emerson Gordon currently work in development and production at Paramount Pictures, having recently worked on films such as PRIMATE, VICIOUS, SECRET HEADQUARTERS, and BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE. Originally from New Jersey, Emerson discovered their passion for the arts at an early age, which manifested itself in acting and doing musicals up through high school, while at the same time writing stories that they'd one day want to star in. To scratch this itch, Emerson went to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to study Dramatic Writing, and while there, realized that their actual passion was in helping other (more talented) writers develop their scripts into not only cohesive stories, but makeable films. After getting their minor in film and tv producing and doing several internships at production companies ran by the likes of James Schamus and the makers of CRAZY RICH ASIANS, Emerson got a job working in film finance at Andrew Lauren Productions (makers of THE BRUTALIST), and while there, made revered independent films HIGH LIFE (Claire Denis' English language debut with Robert Pattinson and Andre Benjamin) and VOX LUX (starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law). From there Emerson moved on to MTV Entertainment Group (where Emerson got valued experience in television), and now Paramount Pictures, but the song remains the same, in that Emerson's goal is to help writers and directors take their ideas from fantastic visions in their heads, to realized images projected on a screen, no matter the genre.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. Please be sure to select Career Coaching as your consultation type on your material submission form, so that you are able to submit all supplemental materials on the same form. Provide your script, writer bio, and one-pager of your loglines (to include Title, Format, Genre, and Comps with each logline). After submitting your material, please allow 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your call with the exec.
**Please note screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a screenplay exceeding 120 pages.
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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.