Short films are a great and accessible way to get your feet wet as a multihyphenate (writer-producer, writer-director), and give you real world experience to set yourself apart. In the Shorts Consult, you will submit your short film script (20 pages max) to the exec of your choice, and have a 30 minute notes call to discuss feedback on pacing, character, dialogue and tone, how to elevate marketability, and strategy for next steps.
Questions? Email terra@roadmapwriters.com!
I'd like to help the writer clarify to self what they want to say with their script, and guide them to being able to sum up the story in a few, precise words. This can be a crucial beacon that guides the impact of a pitch and tightness of a script. Also, I'd like to see how much urgency is in the writer's voice. Being able to convey the urgency of the project will always stand out.
Features and shorts (independent cinema) are ideal, but also writers of long form and short form manuscripts too. My experience is mostly in nurturing one's creativity as well as character development, plotting, and the screenplay form.
TV show creation/writing/producing is not currently a match.
Steven Fischer is a two-time Emmy® nominated filmmaker. His credits include the acclaimed animated documentary FREEDOM DANCE with Golden Globe Award-winning actress Mariska Hargitay and OLD SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL, a personal study on creativity with Emmy-winning actor Brian Cox and Grammy Award winner McCoy Tyner among many other internationally acclaimed artists.
He co-produced LIFE & DEATHS of MAX LINDER (2024), a theatrical feature film retelling the soap opera life of Charlie Chaplin’s mentor. (Canal+, CINE+, TVP — Poland/France/USA/Belgium co-production)
His animation and live action film commissions include projects for: Maryland Public Television/PBS, TV Asia, Romanian Television Network, McGraw-Hill, Polish National Alliance, Nalco/Ecolab, Nextel, DuPont, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Hollywood Stars II, Screen Arts Animation, and AmeriCorps.
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 short film script consultation material is limited to 20 pages maximum.
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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.