Book-to-Screen Development. Podcast Story Architecture. Creative Labs.
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We operate upstream — at the development stage where ideas become structured stories, stories become intellectual property, and projects become ready for the entertainment industry.
What we do
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Book-to-Screen Development
You wrote the book. We build the roadmap that takes it to screen.
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Podcast | Story Architecture
Your podcast is IP. We architect it like the industry does.
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Creative Labs
Real media industry education for schools, workforce programs, and cultural orgs.
The problemMost stories never make it to screen.
Not because they weren't good enough.
Because their creators never had a development strategy.
missionIM Media exists to change that — especially for Black authors, cultural storytellers, and underrepresented creators whose stories the industry needs most and loses most often.
We are the development partner most creators never knew they could have.
Meet Monique Shaw
Founder | Creative Development Strategist | IM Media Productions
She spent a decade on the inside of the industry you're trying to reach.
The Hunger Games. Stranger Things. The Irishman. The Underground Railroad. Coming 2 America. Insecure.
Across Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Lionsgate, and 20th Century Studios — Monique watched which stories got selected, how projects moved through the pipeline, and what the industry actually requires before a single camera rolls.
She brought that knowledge back to the development stage.
Because the gap between a great story and a greenlit project isn't talent.
It's strategy. And most creators never get access to someone who's been on the inside.
That's what IM Media is built to change.
Monique's Film Credits
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Insecure
1st Team Production Assistant
HBO | 2016
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![coming-2-america-amazon-mgm]()
Coming 2 America
1st Team Production Assistant
Amazon MGM Studios | 2022
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![the-irishman-netflix]()
The Irishman
1st Team Production Assistant
Netflix | 2019
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Bigger
Basecamp Production Assistant
BET+ | 2019
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![raising-dion-netflix]()
Raising Dion
1st Team Production Assistant
Netflix | 2019
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![the-hate-you-give-20th-century]()
The Hate You Give
Basecamp Production Assistant
20th Century Studios | 2018
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Stranger Things
Office Production Assistant
Netflix | 2016
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High Flying Bird
1st Team Production Assistant
Netflix | 2019
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![the-underground-railroad-amazon-prime]()
The Underground Railroad
1st Team Production Assistant
Amazon Prime Video | 2021
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![the-hunger-games-mockingjay-pt2-lionsgate]()
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Pt 2
Office Production Assistant
Lionsgate | 2015
Is your Story screen-ready?
Find out before you pitch.
The free Book-to-Screen Readiness Guide includes:
20-question self-assessment across 5 industry pillars
A scoring system that tells you exactly where you stand
The 3 mistakes that kill most projects before they start
12 industry terms every creator needs to know
Live sessions coming May 2026 · Pro Access members get first access · $39/month