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!
High-concept horror, thriller, dark comedies that can made for theatrical and streaming.
Lucas Ford is an award-winning Canadian film and television producer and development executive with a passion for championing bold, filmmaker-driven and genre storytelling. Most recently as a film executive at Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment, Lucas contributed to cultural hits like STRANGER THINGS, SHADOW & BONE, and FREE GUY, and developed projects with major studios including Netflix, Warner Bros, and A24, such as the viral feature adaptation of THE BACKROOMS.
Under his Ford Films banner, Lucas has produced projects that have been selected at SXSW, Slamdance, Sitges, Austin and Telefilm Canada’s Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. Upcoming projects include the horror/comedy PORTAL TO HELL starring Keith David and Richard Kind as well as HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND? with James Morosini and Rachael Harris.
Lucas began his career at the Toronto International Film Festival where he worked for the CEO and Artistic Director, later holding roles at Searchlight Pictures, Amazon Studios, and MGM, as well as working on celebrated Canadian series LETTERKENNY (Hulu) and BAD BLOOD (Netflix).
A Film Independent and BAFTA Fellow, Lucas holds an MFA from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program and a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University. His training also includes the Reykjavik Talent Lab and International Co-Producing at HFF München. Lucas is a voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and resides in Los Angeles, CA.
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.