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!
Why is this story personal to you.
What made you want to write about this
what will you bring that is uniquely you to the project
- Working with writers who also want to be directors
- Dramedies
- Thirty minute tv shows in the vein of THE OTHER TWO, FLEABAG, VEEP.
Horror
Melissa Miller Costanzo is a writer/director with the benefit of a decisive visual point of view. She most recently directed the comedy THE LIST for Universal Pictures starring Halston Sage, Christian Navarro, and Chrissie Fit.
Her first feature which she wrote and directed, ALL THESE SMALL MOMENTS starring Molly Ringwald, Brian d’arcy James, Jemima Kirke, Brendan Meyer, and Harley Quinn Smith, had its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in the spotlight narrative section and was picked up by Orion Classics.
She has produced several feature films including THE TESTED starring Aunjanue Ellis, Armando Riesco, and Frank Vincent which was accepted to the prestigious IFP Independent Filmmaker Lab and Emerging Narratives at IFP Film Week.
She came up through the studio system, working with industry leaders at 3 Arts Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, and Julia Roberts Production company gaining invaluable insight into the inner workings of the business and what companies look for.
Her time spent on set and as a union crew member has helped to inform her work and the worlds she creates. She is not only known for the intimate characters she creates, but for the clear realm in which they exist.
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.