Matt Raudsepp

Screenwriter and actor. Created and wrote The Plateaus (CBC web series) and play the guy with the Nick Carter haircut, Davian, alongside co-creator/star Annie Murphy (Schitt’s Creek). Pamela Montgomery Award recipient (John Abbott College Professional Theatre). Currently writing and developing three comedy TV series and one 1-hour drama.

WRITING SAMPLE (click to view PDF)

This portfolio showcases some of my versatility as a writer and creator. You'll find links to completed productions, screenwriting samples, pitches, and treatments. Annotated PDF. (July 2020)

THE PLATEAUS episode one

One hit song. One electrocuted-to-death lead singer/songwriter. Three clueless bandmates attempt to remain relevant in the music industry, where a sinister secret society plucks the strings. An original digital series comedy streaming on CBC Gem. (MR 2015)

i4i TV SERIES pilot excerpt

A righteous non-binary teen is about to reach the age of majority in an age where the majority of adults apply for one free legal murder per lifetime, approved by jury. "i4i" is a dark anthology series where each episode explores this alternate future history. (MR 2020)

THE CEEBS one page pitch

The always blunt Anna Grieg-Ables is hired by the CBC for a brand refresh, but its disparate regional offices start to feel like a Kraken monster to this Scandinavian getting crackin’ on the Can-Con giant. Half hour comedy set inside Canada's national broadcaster. (MR 2020)

I AM PLURAL short film excerpt

A struggling actor clones herself to create and produce her own film in isolation, but past trauma and obsession threaten to take control of her art and heart. Sci-fi short with a hint of satire around the politics of the entertainment industry. (MR 2018)

THE FROGMAN'S LILY film treatment

An imaginative and adventurous young girl believes her grandpa with Alzheimer's is really a Frogman needing to return to the sea at all costs - risking a moonlit escape from her parents home a hundred kilometres from the ocean. Fantasy adventure. (MR 2015)

FUGUE short film excerpt

A young man with amnesia runs away from an unknown and deep seated fear and crashes into the life of a young woman who knows exactly what she's running away from - the unrelenting attractions of Niagara Falls. (Matt Raudsepp and Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, 2014)