Taylor McNulty
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Taylor’s Synopsis Hooks
I learned how to apply more of the marketing terms to different parts of the creative process.
List of Terms: A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?B. Major hook of your opening scene?C. Any turning points?D. Emotional dilemma?E. Major twists?F. Reversals?G. Character betrayals?H. Or any big surprises?
List of Terms: A. Unique.B. Great Title C. True.D. Timely — connected to some major trend or event.E. It’s a first.F. Ultimate.G. Wide audience appeal.H. Adapted from a popular book.I. Similarity to a box-office success.J. A great role for a bankable actor.
CROATOAN — the mini series story exploring the mysteries of Roanoke Colony.
True, timely, it’s a first, major twists, character betrayals, big surprises, turning points
MARY arrived on the ship with her family to the new ROANOKE COLONY in 1585. Little does she know that this whole colony will disappear without a trace. What happens to Mary and her family? Who survives? Watch as we explore the mysteries of this colony.
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Taylor’s High Concept/Elevator Pitch.
I learned to lead with the hook.
1. To find your main hook, tell us what the big picture explanation of your lead character’s journey is.
The main character falls in love with a local Native American from a nearby tribe. This in turn saves her life as she is able to survive.
2. How can you tell it in the most interesting way possible?
The story is told through multiple character’s perspectives. You watch all the theories of the possible endings plan out through each character. You don’t know who will live until the end of the show.
3. Using the 10 Components of Marketability, what is your Elevator Pitch?
Have you ever wondered what happened to the missing disappearance of Roanoke colony? In this mini series based on a true story, watch what happens through different characters of the colony.
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Taylor’s 10 Most Interesting Things
What I learned doing this assignment is how I should focus and present the most interesting things about my idea up front, so without further adieu…
A. What is most unique about your villain and hero?<div>
The villain and the hero differ depending on the perspective of the episode. Are the colonizers or the local Native Americans the villains or the heroes?
B. Major hook of your opening scene?
After arriving to the land to set up the colony on the coast of North Carolina in the Roanoke Islands, the episode ends with eyes staring at them settling in from the woods.
C. Any turning points?
When the father of the colony decides to lead a trip back England because he is uncertain about the weather of the coming months, only to fall to his death and bringing down the boat with him.
D. Emotional dilemma?
Family drama. The uncle wants to stay and fight for the land. And ends up being murdered after starting an unnecessary fight with a nearby tribe.
E. Major twists?
What CROATOAN really means…
F. Reversals?
The story is told from both sides, so a literal reversal.
G. Character betrayals?
The uncle betrays his group’s trust.
H. Or any big surprises?
What happened to the lost colony?!
Other things in your script that could interest a producer:
-Historical Story
-An Unsolved Mystery visually told
-A Native American story
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Taylor’s Producer/Manager Meeting
After the hit success of RESERVOIR DOGS and PREY, audiences are itching for an authentic Native American experience. In the vein of historical fiction like HAMILTON, people enjoy seeing the past in new ways. This is a story of playing with time as we go back in time. The audience gets to decide which episode is the most plausible of what happens to the colony of Roanoke. Each episode is told in the perspective of a character in the colony or in a tribe outside the colony. Seeing what happens through their perspective creates an engaging episodic experience. This would be in the vein of a binge series, just with a historical bent to it.
As a filmmaker and storyteller, this would be the start of many projects in my belt. This series could continue into other historical fiction mini series about different mysteries in our past. Sign with me and we can make a lot of money down the line. 🙂
I learned the subtle differences in</font><font face=”inherit”> how managers and producers view your career. Producers are only concerned with the individual project, which could lead to future projects down the road. While managers are concerned with the overall trajectory of a culmination of your projects in your entire career. </font>
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Taylor McNulty’s Marketable Components
I learned the 10 marketable components to sell your story.
Logline: Seventeen years before the first American settlers arrived to Jamestown, the disappearance of the 115 Englishmen at the colony of Roanoke in 1590 still evades us. In this limited series, we explore every possibility of what could have happened to the colony through the eyes of the settlers at Roanoke.
The Components of Marketability:
C. True — This story is based on a true story of the Roanoke Colony. Since we do not know what happened to the actual colony, the different scenarios will be represented in each episode of what could have happened.
E. It’s a first — I have yet to see this story shown visually, even though I have wanted to watch this story since learning about the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony as a child.
D. Timely — This story will feature Native Americans as they are a key part of the story. Stories about Native Americans are finally getting the light of day.
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Taylor McNulty’s Limited Series for Streaming
1. What ever happened to Roanoke?
History/Mystery
A character-driven limited series where each episode focuses on the potential possibilities of what happened to the mysterious disappearance of the people from Roanoke colony.
2. It is a fun way to watch the uncovering of an old American mystery, which leads the audience to decide which theory is the most plausible. It is interactive and engaging, while still getting your “good story” fix.
3. I would target the heads of development at a streaming service first (or are they more likely to steal the idea…). This could be produced by Netflix or Hulu.
4. I learned about taping into the big picture concept in your pitch and not getting bogged down by specifics.
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My name is Taylor McNulty.
I have written about five scripts.
I want to learn the best tools to market my scripts and what I need to say during a phone pitch to keep someone listening (drawn in by that hook, Hal).
I am also a documentary filmmaker who lived in remote Indonesia for a period in 2015.
Excited to meet you all and hopefully make this dreary January month much more enjoyable!
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