There's so much to accomplish in the first act of a feature. Worse, if the reader isn't hooked by page 15, they'll likely stop reading. For the First 30 Consultation, you'll submit the first 30 pages of your feature or one-hour pilot script, and then have a 30-minute story notes call with the executive. They will help you boost your hook and refine your set up to make sure it is as strong as possible so readers HAVE to know what happens next.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
I like a relaxed conversational pitch, where your character is our entry point into the world. Invest me in the character early. Other than that, have fun with it!
One-Hour Cable and Streaming Dark Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure Thriller Features, Political Satires and Murder Mysteries in any format, especially if the mystery has Supernatural/Noir elements, One-Hour Historical/War/Period Dramas, and Historical/War/Period Features.
Holiday Features, Broad Comedies.
Michael is a Writer on the sci-fi thriller series BEACON 23, starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, created by Zak Penn (THE AVENGERS, READY PLAYER ONE) and showrun by Glen Mazzara (THE WALKING DEAD) and Joy Blake (OUTLANDER).
Prior to that, Michael's feature THIRD MAN won Screencraft's Drama Competition and was a Nicholl Fellowship Finalist. Michael has read for several prestigious screenwriting competitions and production companies.
He has an MFA in Screenwriting from USC and is repped by IAG (formerly APA) and Industry Entertainment. Prior to becoming a screenwriter, Michael worked as an attorney, predominantly in the counterterrorism space, in his homeland Australia.
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 only features and one-hour pilots are eligible for First 30 Consultations. Half-Hour pilots are ineligible for First 30 Consultations.
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.