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!
Pitching is performing and naturalism is key. Remember to answer the big "Whys" of sales: Why you? Why now? Why anything?
Small budget genre films -- horror, crime, thriller -- with a comedic bent. Also looking for comedy pilots/sitcoms with unique stories or voices a la Reservoir Dogs or English Teacher. I would love to find the next Fargo!
James Coleman is graduate of NYU Tisch School of Arts for Film & Television production. After graduating, he worked in commercial physical production and interned at Park Pictures in New York City, eventually earning a slot in the Celine Cousteau Film Fellowship for documentary direction. After returning to New York, James worked as an intern at Scott Rudin Productions, working his was up to an assistant position until the COVID pandemic. During the pandemic, he worked as an assistant to the documentary duo behind HBO's THE VOW. In 2022, he moved back to his native Los Angeles to transition fully into scripted projects as a director and producer. He currently works at Range Media Partners as an Associate to a Talent Manager and a Literary Manager.
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.