Need some extra guidance on your pitch? Wanting some one-on-one with an exec to get your pitch really polished? You know the importance of a strong pitch, but so many factors go into making it resonate, and it always requires more practice than you think. In your private 30-minute call with the exec, you'll get tailored guidance to prepare you for your best delivery yet. Submit your 1-2 page written pitch for the exec's prior review, and you'll begin the call by giving your 5-7 minute verbal pitch. You’ll then discuss delivery, clarity, structure, characterization, pacing, the opening of your pitch, and how best to end.
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It depends on the project. If it’s a comedy, the pitch should make me laugh. If it’s horror, it should get to the core of a universal issue that scares me. I love a high concept but regardless of what you are pitching none of what I mentioned will work if you don’t have a great character as our vessel into that story. Character is king. Character + Plot = Story.
Horror up to around 10 million. That’s not to say I’m not looking for bigger things if the concept of fresh enough to blow me away.
Movies or shows obviously derivative of specific movies unless spoofing those movies. If your characters spend scenes discussing their favorite movies only for the movie to then mirror those stories, it’s going to be a hard sell for any studio. They’ve seen it all before.
Felipe Machado is an independent producer specializing in low to mid budget genre films. He has previously worked as an executive for Raimi Productions, a development and production company based in Beverly Hills. Felipe is interested in unique subversive stories by writers and filmmakers who stray from the expected and forge their own paths.
Before Raimi Productions, Felipe worked in development at Scott Free Productions and has a background in screenwriting. He is originally from Santa Catarina, Brazil, and is interested in bringing global perspectives into the Hollywood system.
Upon 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. Your private pitch practice session will take place over video conferencing software ZOOM so you will receive a link to review the recording of your session at your leisure!
**Please note written pitches are limited to 2 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a written pitch exceeding 2 pages.
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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.