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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My personal philosophy when it comes to pitching any story is that the character is the most important part, as the audience is going to follow them on this journey and will answer the why now. If the character is fully fleshed out, usually everything else falls into place, i.e. the themes, concept, world etc. as we learn about them through the character's lens. A good hook is usually the final selling point of what will make the audience want more.
As a writer, my bread and butter is Drama, Sci-Fi, and Mystery. Having worked in rooms with these genres I feel I can provide greater insight on what it takes to bring these stories to life and the types of notes networks give. As well as how we have broken pilot episodes in the room in order to lay the groundwork for the rest of the series.
Jessica Buentello is a Mexican-American Staff Writer on Netflix’s THE MADONNAS OF ECHO PARK. From a small border town called Mission, Texas, she was raised as an only child by a single mother and grandmother. Her reverence for the way Film and Television brought together her bilingual home led her to get a film degree from The University of Texas at Austin, and study filmmaking in Wellington, New Zealand. Previously, she was the Script Coordinator for The CW’s ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, Apple TV+’s NAHUAL and DEAR EDWARD. When she isn’t writing or taking care of her two massive dogs, she is still recovering from running the 2024 LA Marathon.
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**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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