How you approach the prep work of outlining your script—whether for your first draft or your 10th—can make all the difference when you sit down to face the blinking cursor. No matter how detailed or macro, all outlines must contain the standard structural integrity and character arcs for your particular format and genre. Submit your outline (10 page max) and the executive will conduct a 30-minute notes call to give you and your story ground-level guidance. You'll discuss how to refine set up of the structure, pacing, theme, and character development for your script.
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Always lead with concept and character. I'm hooked once I grasp the elevator pitch of the world and the character journey our hero will go on.
Concept-driven feature films across the action & thriller genre.
Original sci-fi films with unique world-building and a thoughtful point of view on how it represents technology.
Nostalgic romance/rom-coms, inspired by the films of the 90's & early aughts.
Films with specificity in voice that will speak to younger gen-z audiences.
Films with nuanced, modern women at the center.
Films that include queer, bisexual characters, but whose central plot does not revolve around their sexuality.
Positive representations of arab characters.
Characters with multicultural backgrounds (does not need to be the central premise of the film).
No faith-based films, nothing with terrorism, no depictions of cartels/drug-trafficking.
Sarah Al-Qatou is an LA-based creative producer & development executive with a passion for bringing to life crowd-pleasing, concept-driven films. Most recently, Al-Qatou was a Film & TV Creative Executive at writer-actress Issa Rae's Hoorae. Prior to that, she supported filmmaker Lulu Wang and producer Dani Melia in founding their banner Local Time, as well as past stints at indie financier Big Beach, and film acquisitions at Focus Features.
She has served as juror for the Sundance Institute x Women in Film Financing Intensive, industry mentor for The Academy's Gold Film Accelerator Program in partnership with LALIFF, Director of Mentorship for The Reel Champions, and was a Film Independent Project Involve Fellow. Her past work includes: RAP SH!T S2 (Max), EXPATS (Amazon Studios), and TRIGGERMAN (Omeleto).
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 script outlines are limited to 10 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a consultation for a script outline exceeding 10 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.