In addition to a tight, killer script, every TV project needs a strong series bible or deck to help convey sustainability and its role in the marketplace. And execs commonly ask for pitch decks for features as well! So submit your Series Bible, Pitch Deck (20 pages max each), or both, and the exec will conduct a 30-minute notes call (1-hour if submitting both documents) to help you clarify and sharpen the supplemental material to help your marketing efforts.
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Grab my attention from the beginning by making me think about how the story could relate to my own life. I like to suggest starting off with a question. One vague enough to apply to anyone, but one that's also related to the story you're pitching. From there, make sure to pitch the characters in a way where I can relate to them enough to care about their story.
Thrillers, horrors, dramas and comedies that can be shot for under $2m, and $10m+ films that can attract A-list talent.
Animation, shorts, unscripted.
Franchesca Lantz is a producer, EP and development executive with over 15 years experience in the industry. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Franchesca has focused the majority of her career on feature and scripted TV. She also has background in entertainment marketing, business, and creative advertising, which she uses to help shape her stories.
In 2018, Franchesca was recruited to head up development at a new production and financier company where she was the executive in charge of bringing in new IP and projects, developing projects from IP, reshaping projects, and ideating new film and TV projects. She follows these projects through to production as a producer and through post-production. In the company’s first two years they released ARKANSAS, starring Liam Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn, and John Malkovich, WANDER, starring Aaron Eckhart and Tommy Lee Jones, and THE COMEBACK TRAIL, starring Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, and Zach Braff.
Previously, Franchesca was named Vice President, Marketing & Development for a newly formed production company in Los Angeles. Here, she completed its first film in 2014 entitled CAKE, starring Jennifer Aniston and Anna Kendrick. Cake earned nominations from Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and Critics Choice in 2015, as well as bringing awareness to the issue of chronic pain. They went on to produce numerous projects including, MR. CHURCH, starring Eddie Murphy, BURN YOUR MAPS, starring Vera Farmiga, THE COMEDIAN, starring Robert De Niro and Leslie Mann, and THE YELLOW BIRDS, starring Alden Ehrenreich and Jennifer Aniston.
Earlier in her career, Franchesca was named Vice President at one of the largest horror brands in the world. With her incredible team, she acquired completed horror projects, developed and produced new horror projects, and branded annual slates of original content turning it into a global brand called Horrorfest. Later on her company added action films to their content and expanded the brand to include Actionfest.
Franchesca was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Louisiana State University in 2005, and furthered her education to receive a Film degree in 2007.
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 consult with the exec.
PITCH DECKS: These are visually-driven documents (20 pages max) that use images and short paragraphs of text to demonstrate the tone, world, character insight, key plot points, stakes, and theme of the series or feature. If the Pitch Deck is for a show, it will use some of the same sections of text as your Series Bible, but will be less extensive. When creating a pitch deck, always make sure that you are using images of a consistent size and quality, and that you use the same font, color code, margins, and other design specifications throughout. Click here for a Pitch Deck example! Want more insight? Consider signing up for our Creating Professional Level Pitch Decks webinar!
SERIES BIBLES: These supplemental documents are text-only (20 pages max), and can get requested when marketing any sort of TV show. Among other things, they should demonstrate what makes your characters unique and captivating, the focus and evolution of their arcs, the rules of the world, the hook of the story engine, the intended tone and theme, as well as why YOU are the best person to write this show from this perspective. Here's example #1 and example #2. Note: The formatting and organization of Series Bibles has changed since these examples were created, but addressing these sections in your own Series Bible will be a great starting point to make sure you're answering questions before they're asked.
**Please note series bibles and pitch decks are each limited to 20 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for material exceeding 20 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.