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!
Make sure to identify what will make your piece really stand out in the marketplace!
Grounded, accessible stories with memorable characters at the forefront. Also always excited to read musicals and music-related projects.
Marina Dompke is an accomplished development and production executive with extensive experience working across the premium and broadcast content industry. Her work has resulted in the acquisition of several original projects which she created or conceptualized, including collaborations with HBO, Showtime, Legendary Entertainment, Miramax, Paramount, Village Roadshow Pictures, and CBS. Currently her slate includes live action film and TV partnerships with companies such as Skydance Entertainment, Hello Sunshine, Court Five and Goldcrest Films.
She most recently served as VP of TV & Film Development for Three Rivers Entertainment. Along with Emmy-nominated director/writer/producer David Hollander she oversaw the company’s slate of comedy and drama projects including AMERICAN GIGOLO (Showtime), HOW WE ROLL (CBS) and UNT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE/CHUCK BARRIS PROJECT (AppleTV+).
Prior to this experience she was an executive at Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment working across major television and feature projects including THE WALKING DEAD, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, LORE, HELLFEST and FALLING WATER.
Marina was also previously a part of the Current Programming and Drama Development teams at FOX Broadcasting Company, where she worked on several series including BONES, GLEE, and FAMILY GUY.
Marina is an active member of the theatre community and earned a Master’s degree in Entertainment Management from the University of Southern California.
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.