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!
Story is everything and please pitch your project as you best see fit!
I'm always drawn to animation, comedy, and scifi -- across both film and television. For TV I'm drawn to higher-concept adult animation but love anything silly. I also prefer grounded sci-fi or near-fi for TV. I prefer more epic sci-fi projects in the features space and sillier or moving animation in features as well (e.g. MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, FLOW, FANTASTIC MR. FOX, WALL-E, SHREK).
Generally averse to heavy horror (especially religious-related) and excessively bloody or gory projects. I do enjoy things with levity however (e.g. SCREAM, BODIES BODIES BODIES, TALK TO ME, THE BOYS). I don't mind period pieces but they don't ever seem to work in TV unless there's enough to make it fun (e.g. THE GREAT). I also find myself avoiding very dark, depressing dramas, especially those with unsatisfying, sad endings.
Keyon Tehrani has over 7 years of experience across two globally-recognized independent studios working across premium television and film development, production, business affairs, and distribution. After studying film and television at UCSB, he briefly served as an Associate Producer on CBS lifestyle series THIS IS SF/THIS IS LA before beginning a permanent full-time position at Lionsgate Entertainment working in a new department, Strategic Partnerships, which worked cross-functionally across film, television, distribution and marketing to find and execute on new revenue streams across the company's vast IP portfolio. He then moved over to film financier Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (MATRIX, OCEAN'S 11, MAD MAX, JOKER, WONKA) in 2019 and supported the company's new strategy by joining the scripted television development team as they began their journey as an independent studio.
Keyon supported series development of numerous IPs in the company's content library including HEATHERS, DONNIE DARKO, ARLINGTON ROAD, and NASH BRIDGES to name a few, the latter of which was made into a TV movie/backdoor pilot at NBCU which he supported production on as well from the studio side. Additionally, he acted as a point person for the company's deal with Happy Madison Television, developing over two dozen projects in partnership with the iconic production company. He also acted as a back-up point person to the TV team's other deals including MOONSHOT (Bryan Cranston), CONTENT CARTEL (Kevin Garnett), and ABSO-LUTELY (Tim & Eric) among others. He supported projects including the innovative comedy series TIGHTROPE for Roku with Bryan Cranston and Ty Burrell, which is in pre-production, as well as WE MIGHT REGRET THIS, a 6-episode comedy co-production with the BBC which was quickly picked up for two additional seasons.
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.