LAB: THE LOGLINE LAB

A Two Hour Lab with Screenwriter Max Adams:

 

LAB SUBJECT: The Logline
LAB DATES: 11.05.22
LAB TIME: 8 PM EST
LAB FEE: $59.00 ||
LAB LOCATION: The is an online Zoom lab

Schedule:

FIRST HOUR: 45 Minute Lecture & Presentation from Max Adams & 15 Minute Break
SECOND HOUR: Analysis & Review of Example Loglines & Attendee’s Pre-Submitted Loglines
*Optional Half Hour Q&A with Max Adams to Follow

 

AFTER REGISTRATION —

You will receive your Zoom dits in email the day prior to your zoom lab date. Please white list theafw.com email to make sure you receive your confirmation email and lab dits — and please try to register a day in advance. We do not want to be flinging email back and forth an hour before the lab starts and will not be accepting new registrations in the hour immediately preceding the lab and mid-presentation.

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE —

Max to include your logline with logline examples we work with in the lab, please pre-submit your logline  to contact@theafw.com with the subject line “Lab Logline” — you must be registered with the lab to submit & we can’t include all submitted loglines but we will try.

 

WE WILL BE COVERING:
  • The five core building blocks of a logline that must be included to impart concept to industry professionals
  • The two logline concept models: plot driven concepts & situation driven concepts
  • Additional building blocks — and when & why to use them
  • Why metaphor is not your logline’s friend 
  • Why adjectives are not your logline’s friend
  • Language that supports tone & concept
  • Burying the lead — don’t!
  • Bringing genre home
  • Using title for impact
  • Mental real estate & how to use it
  • Location specifics & how to use them
  • Time period specifics & how to use them
  • Big ticket story elements  
  • And more —

 

YOU WILL TAKE AWAY:
  • An understanding of the core elements every industry professional being pitched must get in a logline in order to consider and/or champion a story and concept — and the knowledge needed to put those pieces together for the fast pitch, the long pitch, and the query pitch when reaching out to and pitching industry professionals.
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Marjorie McRae
Posted 7 months ago
Industry insider Lab: NOT to be missed!

Max is an industry professional and a great teacher, her knowledge, experience, and passion for writing is evident. This class is essential to the craft of writing and Max is the one to learn from; she goes over the building blocks of a logline and works one on one with submitted work.

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Chad Mellor
Posted 1 year ago
A Standout Class

Everyone with a dream of breaking into the industry needs to take this lab. Distilling the entirety of a story into a single sentence is very difficult, but Max not only takes the time to thoroughly workshop a logline for your current project in the lab, but she also gives you the tools needed to get there yourself on future project once the lab is over. There's no one better than Max.

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patricia burroughs
Posted 1 year ago
Fabulous Analysis and Presentation

Max's Logline Lab was just what I needed to get a handle on what I've been doing wrong. Like I said above, fabulous!

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Leah A Baxter
Posted 1 year ago
100% worth it!

I’m so glad I decided to take this workshop! Max knows the industry and explained how to craft a clear and compelling logline, which is critical to getting read. I highly recommend this workshop!

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Ally May
Posted 1 year ago

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Jade Shine
Posted 1 year ago
This is the logline help you've been looking for!

Different stories need different types of loglines and Max makes it simple to grasp and implement. Her class moves at a great pace and she gives individual attention to help you elevate your loglines to where they need to be to attract the attention of producers, directors, and talent.

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Mary Albanese
Posted 1 year ago
Nobody does it better

I have done logline workshops and sessions with other people, but Max's logline lab is the best, full stop. If you want your loglines clean and clear, insightful and informative, taking her logline lab will be time very well-spent.

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Ana Maria Montoya
Posted 1 year ago
YOU NEED THIS WORKSHOP

I needed this workshop--as a working, repped screenwriter. Listen, writing a LOGLINE isn't like writing a pilot or screenplay. It utilizes different skills. (You're a SCREENwriter, not a LOGLINEwriter, I'm assuming.) I love how Max breaks down how to write a juicy logline that entices someone to read your script. Make this investment in your career as a gift to yourself and your dreams!

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Jason Wallach
Posted 1 year ago
practical help in formulating effective loglines

I enrolled as the effective formation of powerful and effective loglines was elusive. In the course of the workshop, I had submitted loglines for 3 different screenplays and received significant clarity and adaptation of effective new loglines. Very helpful.

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Maegan Langer
Posted 1 year ago
Loglines aren't scary anymore!

Loglines intimidated me before I took Max's lab. Boiling a hundred or so pages of story down to a single sentence is harder than it looks. Max taught me how to pick out the most important elements and put them together in a way that's clear, concise, and attention-grabbing. This lab gave me the tools to write compelling loglines for any project. Highly recommended!

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Joan Philo
Posted 1 year ago
Mental Real Estate, Wow!

I learned a ton structuring a solid hitting logline from Max. My loglines will never be the same. I walked away with "mental real estate" giddiness and couldn't wait to change another logline I had with an instantly recognizable place/object/personality. Max sizzles!

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