There's so much to accomplish in the first act of a feature. Worse, if the reader isn't hooked by page 15, they'll likely stop reading. For the First 30 Consultation, you'll submit the first 30 pages of your feature or one-hour pilot script, and then have a 30-minute story notes call with the executive. They will help you boost your hook and refine your set up to make sure it is as strong as possible so readers HAVE to know what happens next.
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I love clear & concise pitches! Character and theme are extremely important to me. Why should an audience invest 90-120 minutes with these characters, and what do you want them to walk away from the movie/show with? Setting up the world and the rules within it are very important as well. I should be able to walk away from the pitch with a clear understanding of character, plot, structure, genre, and the theme.
Excited about all genres that are listed. However, I am a huge fan of high-concept genre movies that transport audiences into a world different from theirs (e.g. it can be something that literally takes us to a new world/specific location or something that dives into a specific world such as mafia life like in THE GODFATHER). I always love to read projects that put underrepresented audiences in genre spaces we typically don’t see them in, such as Black Sci-fi or female driven action.
In terms of television, I truly have varied taste. I primarily want to focus on projects that are geared towards hour-long shows meant for streaming, but genuinely get excited by all the genres I have checked off.
I am not a huge fan of broad comedies (in features and television) and small indie drama features.
Jihad was born and raised in New Jersey, and graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He decided to forego attending medical school to explore a path in entertainment. Most recently, Jihad spent two years at Eric Newman’s production company Grand Electric as a Creative Executive. There, he worked on various projects in development at Netflix through the company's deal on the studio film side, including the upcoming REBEL MOON. Prior to Grand Electric, Jihad worked on the Original Studio Film team at Netflix. There, he worked on THE MIDNIGHT SKY, HUBIE HALLOWEEN, MOXIE, and SPIDERHEAD. Jihad started his career at WME in the Motion Picture Literary and Talent departments.
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 only features and one-hour pilots are eligible for First 30 Consultations. Half-Hour pilots are ineligible for First 30 Consultations.
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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.