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!
Specificity is key. I'd rather feel like I'm "in the room" in a scene than just be pitched broad strokes. Put me in the scene! Laughing is always encouraged as well.
I'm interested in a wide range. For me, it's about character first -- anything compelling starts with great characters that feel real, dimensional, flawed, and evolve over the course of a story. Second, it's uniqueness and originality -- whether that be the hook/premise, the tone, the voice, the characters: Does it feel personal and idiosyncratic? What subverts the material to make it stand out from the clutter? Third, is it commercial and fun? Who is the target audience? I'm focused on film and television projects that strike the right balance of art and entertainment -- it's critical they are commercial enough to attract buyers and drive viewership in this difficult landscape.
Matt Kramer is an LA-based producer and executive with over a decade of experience developing and producing premium, scripted content for film and television with A-level writers, directors and talent, with companies including Amazon Studios, Paramount, Fifth Season, Fremantle, Studiocanal, Village Roadshow, Disney, Universal, eOne, Studio 8, Broad Green and more.
Matt began his career in talent management at Entertainment 360 before pivoting to development and production at the prolific British company, Working Title. He most recently served as Vice President, Head of Film & TV for Landscape Entertainment, where he worked across first-look deals with Fremantle, Broad Green, Fox and eOne. Currently building a slate of film and television projects through newly formed independent production banner, Original Pie, through which he recently sold a series to A&E Studios.
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.