How you approach the prep work of outlining your script—whether for your first draft or your 10th—can make all the difference when you sit down to face the blinking cursor. No matter how detailed or macro, all outlines must contain the standard structural integrity and character arcs for your particular format and genre. Submit your outline (10 page max) and the executive will conduct a 30-minute notes call to give you and your story ground-level guidance. You'll discuss how to refine set up of the structure, pacing, theme, and character development for your script.
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I enjoy both minimalist beauty and maximalist trash, and while most things are neither, I'd consider my through line to be genuine/real characters (real or fictional) that experience earned moments and honest consequences.
Great world-building is a plus. Make me laugh, make me feel weird, excite me with twists and action, but character always will come first.
Good procedural writers, comedies of all stripes, and action across all budget ranges, please. Optimistic Sci-Fi and Elevated Horror (comedy-laced, weird, and not slasher-based) are cool, too.
That said, I'll read anything by anyone (LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC encouraged!) with a singular voice, especially folks with some established credits. Excellent IP that wants developing is also *chef's kiss*. I'd love my roster to reflect my typical wider social group, which mostly consists of queer punks, metalhead stoners, professional freaks, and lapsed lawyers.
Beyond that, I gravitate towards weird and funny, but also love straight drama and wild action. Horror also interests me, but elevated in a way, or funny. I generally love hangout films, genre-bending, coming-of-age, stripped-down narratives, revenge films, insane stuff, and speculative future projects.
No faith-based or holiday-oriented materials, please.
An aspiring producer, recovering casting professional, and current Lit Manager with Citizen Skull, Jacob Hayman is the host of the ‘First and Third Wednesdays’ networking event at The Red Lion Tavern, and was a former participant in the 2020 CSA BIPOC Mentorship Program and 2021 HRTS Mentorship Program, under Artios Award-winner Stephanie Holbrook and Additive Management’s Adden Laughlin, respectively. Prior to then, he served as a feature Casting Assistant to Jan Glaser (The Munsters), commercial Casting Coordinator for Clio-winner Terry Berland (‘Invader Zim’), unscripted Casting Associate Producer to Artios Award-nominee Katy Wallin (‘Wipeout’), and Executive Assistant to Michael Greenwald at Endorse Management Group, after spending a fair amount of time as a bartender, projectionist, and server while freelancing on set, and interning at Eclectic Pictures and Partos Co.
Features for which he served as Casting Director have won ‘Best Drama’ and ‘New Visions’ at Cinequest (Trust), as well as Best Actress at the DTLA Film Festival (This Is Your Song), while Wine Club was nominated for Best Comedy and 2x Best Actor at Kevin Smith’s Smodcastle Film Festival. He was also the Production Coordinator on Katie’s Mom, which won Best Comedy at Dances With Films, while his short film producing debut, Fudgie Freddie, screened at Beyond Fest and was nominated for Best Midnight Short and Best Actor at FilmQuest. In his spare time he reads scripts and does research assignments for Oscar-winner Fred Roos (Godfather Part II) and prioritizes tiki bars, fire pits, and movie nights with dear friends.
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 call with the exec.
**Please note script outlines are limited to 10 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a script outline exceeding 10 pages.
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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.