In addition to a tight, killer script, every TV project needs a strong series bible or deck to help convey sustainability and its role in the marketplace. And execs commonly ask for pitch decks for features as well! So submit your Series Bible, Pitch Deck (20 pages max each), or both, and the exec will conduct a 30-minute notes call (1-hour if submitting both documents) to help you clarify and sharpen the supplemental material to help your marketing efforts.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com
Focus on character and be sure to leave 2 to 3 minutes at the end of your pitch for questions and discussion.
Who are you? Why is it important that you were the one telling the story? What is your relation to the material?
FEATURES: Character driven projects that can be shot in Mississippi for $15m or less, Romania and the Mediterranean for $10m to $30m, New Mexico, Georgia, or Oklahoma for $15m or less.
SERIES: For one hour dramas, including limited series, please have a screenplay and a Bible that maps out five seasons of character, arts and story. Focus on character, but clearly explain the world and the rules. For anthology series, please clarify the anthological elements. Is it a new story and characters every episode, or every season…
For limited series please explain why the story needs to be contained to a single season.
Extremely interested in any projects with Choctaw mythology or any south eastern native American elements.
I personally dislike high-concept storytelling. I don’t mind it if it’s got great layered and well developed ,, but in general, I specifically avoid high-concept projects, both as a storyteller and as a producer. I’m not interested in projects where what the characters are is more important than who they are.
Series: No procedurals and no multi-cam sitcoms.
Features: No projects where the dog dies.
Noah is an award-winning neurodivergent filmmaker, producer, mentor, development and physical production executive, as well as a mental health advocate.
He owns and operates Flawless Arts, a full-service feature film, music cinema, and episodic production company focused on character-driven storytelling.
Noah also serves as a development and physical production executive at Indigo Reign Films, working alongside producing partners Evette Vargas and Ricardo Reyes. Their focus is on elevated projects with social impact and multicultural representation, producing stories across the U.S., Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain.
Mississippi Moving Machine (MMM) is Noah’s physical production arm, based in Mississippi, with strong ties to the Film Commission and the state tax credit program.
Additionally, Noah runs FunWithFilmmakers, a mentorship program designed for aspiring filmmakers facing various barriers.
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 consult with the exec.
PITCH DECKS: These are visually-driven documents (20 pages max) that use images and short paragraphs of text to demonstrate the tone, world, character insight, key plot points, stakes, and theme of the series or feature. If the Pitch Deck is for a show, it will use some of the same sections of text as your Series Bible, but will be less extensive. When creating a pitch deck, always make sure that you are using images of a consistent size and quality, and that you use the same font, color code, margins, and other design specifications throughout. Click here for a Pitch Deck example! Want more insight? Consider signing up for our Creating Professional Level Pitch Decks webinar!
SERIES BIBLES: These supplemental documents are text-only (20 pages max), and can get requested when marketing any sort of TV show. Among other things, they should demonstrate what makes your characters unique and captivating, the focus and evolution of their arcs, the rules of the world, the hook of the story engine, the intended tone and theme, as well as why YOU are the best person to write this show from this perspective. Here's example #1 and example #2. Note: The formatting and organization of Series Bibles has changed since these examples were created, but addressing these sections in your own Series Bible will be a great starting point to make sure you're answering questions before they're asked.
**Please note series bibles and pitch decks are each limited to 20 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for material exceeding 20 pages.
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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.