Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Always make it personal. Why are you the one to be telling this story? What perspective do you bring that is unique to the material.
Know your audience before you put fingers to keyboard.
Pitches should be no longer than 23 minutes.
Anything that moves me either comedically, dramatically, or stuff that blows up a lot.
Period is tough
Ryan is currently the Head of Motion Picture Literary at the Cartel, where he represents writers and directors in both motion pictures and series formats.
Prior to joining the Cartel, Ryan was an agent for over 20 years, running APA's Motion Picture literary division before joining Paradigm. Over the years he has garnered the reputation of turning short film directors into major motion picture directors. Starting the careers of such talents as Wes Ball (MAZE RUNNER, PLANET OF THE APES sequel), Tim Reckart (THE STAR, Paul McCarthey's HIGH IN THE CLOUDS), and Josh Trank (CHRONICLE, FANTASTIC FOUR).
On the writer side, he has found a niche in feature animation with clients working on such projects as CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, KLAUS, and FERDINAND THE BULL, to name a few. As a matter of fact, one of his first deals brought the films BROTHER BEAR and CHICKEN LITTLE to life. Most recently he was instrumental in putting together the SONIC franchise with writers Pat Casey & Josh Miller.
In his current role, Ryan has also turned to producing, working with Viola Davis' Juvee Pictures on the upcoming TRUTHSAYERS, as well as recently optioning the catalogue of best selling author Brenda Jackson.
He is a graduate of Bradley University, where he studied Theatre and European History, and has an MFA in Film Production from Florida State University (where he still continues to teach.
Random fact - he does a mean Prince karaoke, and once was an award-winning theatre director.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.