This session format is available only to writers in our Top Tier Program.
Exec will read your 30 pages from each of 2 scripts or 20 pages from each of 3 scripts and meet with the writer via zoom for 30 mins to get to know the writer and their portfolio
The premise should be an immediately compelling hook and a concept that feels fresh for the genre and landscape. Character is of course equally important, and the characters must feel three dimensional and nuanced. Lastly, your personal connection to a project should always be in the intro of a pitch!
I am particularly interested in voice-driven character portraits, either half-hour or hour-long female and BIPOC-driven premium dark comedies like ATLANTA, RAMY, I MAY DESTROY YOU, FLEABAG. I am also particularly interested in budget-friendly high concept grounded sci-fi shows and features such as SEVERANCE. On the feature side, I'm additionally interested in high concept coming of age stories and commercial magical realism.
Not as interested in high octane fantasy and period pieces.
Born in Singapore and raised in suburban Connecticut, Melinda knew from a young age that she wanted to change the world with cinema and storytelling. At Harvard College, she studied psychology and economics, and took on development internships at Plan B and Anonymous Content. After graduating in 2019, she moved to LA where she landed a desk at Warner Bros. TV in Drama Development.
Melinda switched to the producing side of things, as the TV Creative Executive at Viola Davis' JuVee Productions, where she worked on development of shows such as an adaptation of Octavia Butler's WILD SEED, an epic Asian fantasy with Gemma Chan attached as EP, an HBO series set in the world of the Black Elite, and an Amazon drama series about Bruce's Beach with Plan B co-producing. In 2022, Melinda became the Director of Development at TM Instruments, a film & tv production company with a first-look deal at Anonymous Contents, and projects set up at Apple TV, Paramount TV, Tyler Perry Studios, and Universal Studios (specifically a reboot of Van Helsing in the Universal Monsterverse).
This past year Melinda pointed staffing of an Apple series writers room . Melinda seeks to elevate and champion the voices of women, people of color, and those in the LGBTQ+ community.
After registering, your confirmation email will contain a link that says "CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS" that will take you to a form where you will submit your material within 24 hours of registering.