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!
Focus on what will hook audiences from the start. Attention spans are shorter than ever, so you need to let folks know right away why they should engage with the story you are trying to tell. Characters and their arcs remain the most important aspect of your pitch. Tell us why we should care about them enough to follow their stories, and how they will grow and change by the end. Remember to always answer: Why now? And why are you the only person who can tell this story?
Comedies, stories with broad appeal, crime stories, contained stories that can be made for a reasonable budget, new POVs
I typically have a harder time responding to horror as that is not my favorite genre, but I do recognize the importance of this genre to the business. So I am still happy to hear about it, but I may have a harder time getting excited by the material.
Trent Anderson is a manager-producer based in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Southern California, he’s been in love with movies, television, and comedy from as far back as he can remember. Probably because his dad showed him Eddie Murphy’s RAW at an (arguably) inappropriately young age. Like many, he was uncertain about the viability of a career in entertainment, leading him to major in Economics at Cornell University. However, after one summer interning at a hedge fund trading commodities, he realized he had to pursue his true passion. That said, if you ever want to know about the supply chains of coffee, cattle, or copper (not sure why they were so alliterative), feel free to ask!
After graduation, Trent worked as an assistant at Joanne Horowitz Management. As one of three employees at the boutique talent firm, he was immediately integral to the running of the business. Following his work there, he moved over to Anonymous Content where he worked for Kami Putnam-Heist in the talent department before transferring to the literary department to work for Bard Dorros. While on Bard’s desk, Trent began signing clients and produced his first feature, WES IS DYING. The film was made during the height of the pandemic for a production budget of only $50k, all of which he raised himself. It premiered in the US Narrative Competition at Tribeca in 2022 and received distribution from Gravitas.
Trent became a literary manager at Anonymous Content in the spring of 2021 after which he went on to build a diverse roster of writers, directors, and actors. In addition to representation, he has continued to produce in the feature and television spaces. In his free time he likes to cook elaborate meals for friends and family, watch an obscene amount of movies and TV, and go on walks with his girlfriend and their dog.
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.