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!
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.
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.