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!
For me, it all comes down to the characters and their journeys: who they are at fade in, who they are at fade out, and how they get there. There are different ways to get this across, each of which must of course be in balance with plot, structure, worldbuilding, tone, etc., so that one can visualize the project without losing track of the emotions carrying me through the story.
As a producer, I am most interested in emotionally grounded, character-driven genre stories for series and feature: sci-fi, climate fiction, supernatural, etc. These can be dramatic or comedic, heavy or light on their feet: STATION ELEVEN and WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS are good comps, as are SILO, ARCANE, SCAVENGERS REIGN, Mike Flanagan's series, Jordan Peele's films — even something as experimental as NEPTUNE FROST. The one thing I am not looking for is bleak — no THE LAST OF US. I am really interested in helping writers find their voice and projects find their fullest expression.
Not looking for network-style, multi-cam comedy, nor YA.
Sean founded Standard Definition in 2022, where he specializes in literary adaptations for series and feature, with projects in development internally and with studio partners. Prior, he was an executive at Gaumont, where he produced the first season of Amazon's EL PRESIDENTE, worked on several seasons of Netflix's F IS FOR FAMILY, and developed series projects that he sold to HBO, Amazon, Hulu, and Starz. His first job in the industry was for director Alexander Payne, and before that had spent many years in academia as a neuroscientist and cell biologist.
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.