Short films are a great and accessible way to get your feet wet as a multihyphenate (writer-producer, writer-director), and give you real world experience to set yourself apart. In the Shorts Consult, you will submit your short film script (20 pages max) to the exec of your choice, and have a 30 minute notes call to discuss feedback on pacing, character, dialogue and tone, how to elevate marketability, and strategy for next steps.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com!
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.
After registering, you will receive instructions on how to submit your material in your order confirmation email. After submitting your material, please allow 3-4 weeks to receive proposed times for scheduling your call with the exec.
**Please note short film script consultation material is limited to 20 pages maximum.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with Roadmap's Code of Conduct.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your registration for a refund or Roadmap gift card if you have not yet submitted your material for review. However, once your material has been received by Roadmap, your registration cannot be canceled. Having revised material or a desire to retroactively apply a discount or gift card code are not grounds for cancellation, refunds, or gift card credit. Once your material has been submitted, the only acceptable grounds for cancellation and a refund or gift card credit is an unforeseen, ongoing emergency on the part of either the writer or the exec resulting in more than 6 weeks without any scheduling update from the exec via direct contact or Roadmap, or a sudden change in the exec's ongoing availability. In the instance of an irreconcilable scheduling issue, the writer may still receive a written feedback report from the exec. In this case, the writer is not entitled to a refund or gift card credit as the exec has read the submitted material and provided written feedback in lieu of the call.