If readers aren’t grabbed by your story in the first 15 pages, they may not keep reading. Submit the first 15 pages of your script and have a 15-minute story notes call with the executive of your choice. This call will help you create a strong opening/act one to keep readers going until FADE OUT.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Know what your story is about. That means knowing what your plot is, yes, but you should also be able to speak to the deeper meaning and journeys for your characters. What is your story about on an emotional level? What are you trying to say on a thematic and/or philosophical level? Being able to hone in on these ideas, and just as importantly, being able to speak to them in a clear, concise way shows that you have a full understanding of your story.
My true love is character-based genre movies and shows, but my taste is quite wide-ranging. I enjoy stories across nearly all genres and subjects - there's interesting characters and engaging stories to be found everywhere!
The only thing I would not feel comfortable offering advice / teaching is a straight-ahead comedy. I love watching and working on stories that have humor in them, but straight ahead comedies (sitcoms, Judd Apatow movies, things like that) aren't my area of expertise.
Straight ahead comedies, unscripted, reality, religious
Julie Winograd is an independent producer and experienced development executive. She has worked in partnership with numerous companies in both film and television, including Amazon, AMC, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, 20th Television, UCP, Universal International, and WBTV.
Among Winograd's specialties is her experience in IP adaptation. She previously served as the Director of Development, Live Action Film & TV at IDW Entertainment, where, in addition to developing and producing adaptations of existing IDW properties, she worked alongside IDW Publishing to create new properties, building cohesive story worlds and developing engaging stories to be told across multiple mediums, including, film, TV, and print. Prior to IDW, Winograd served as Manager of Development at Circle of Confusion Television Studios, a joint venture between Circle of Confusion and ITV Studios America. Winograd began her career in creative development at Kevin Misher's Misher Films, where she worked on projects including FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY and RICHARD JEWELL.
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Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
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