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
Relax, be yourself, be engaging, and really know your material. Not only are we looking for great projects but we're also looking for people we want to be in a relationship and work with for a short to long term period. Even if the project isn't quite right having a nice and friendly demeanor will keep the doors open for further communication and consideration on additional projects.
For the project itself, I think character development is one of the most important aspects of the story. The audience needs to know and understand who they are watching and why to create a foundation for empathy, relation or disdain.
Typically I work with a lot of drama, coming of age, and period or biographical pieces, but I'd love to lean more into shorts, dark-comedy, thriller, and high-concept projects. Stories that are written by POC, are female-driven, and/or center POC is always a high priority for me as well.
Sci Fi, and stories that focus on Black trauma in conjunction with police brutality, civil rights, and slavery.
Paris is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and has over 12 years of experience across the media and entertainment industries. Her experience extends to creative insight and production management for digital talk series, virtual summits, and collaborative projects with high-profile clients like Harpo Films and OWN network, Chatham Grove, CBS Broadcasting, and A Seed & Wings Productions. Through her experience in scripted development, she has contributed to 200+ episodes of aired of television including, but not limited to, QUEEN SUGAR, GREENLEAF, and DAVID MAKES MAN. Most recently she served as a development manager at Chatham Grove, where she oversaw a slate of 20+ projects for studio partner NBC Universal.
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.
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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.