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
Concept is first but then character descriptions are important. I like to know the characters and relationships that they have in the story. Be as animated and excited as you can to discuss the pitch. What's the hook?
Female-Driven Feature Thrillers, Psychological Thriller Features and/ one-hour cable & streaming psychological thrillers. Music driven features and tv-shows. Fun heist features in the vein of KINGSMAN. Character-driven indie features in the vein of EDGE OF SEVENTEEN. Grounded horror films in the vein of IT FOLLOWS or WATCHER. Soapy female limited series as well as book adaptations. YA books and features. Rom-com books and features. Grounded sci-fi features and high-concept one hour sci fi dramas.
Rebecca was most recently the development coordinator at Black Label Media, where she worked in the role for almost 2 years after starting out as the EA to the Partners in 2019. Before that, she got her start at Paradigm where she worked in the talent department for 2 years. She graduated from Syracuse University in 2017 where she studied TV & Film and had multiple development internships in the industry during her time there. Currently, Rebecca is doing freelance development consulting and is passionate about finding great material and connecting with writers.
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.