WORK | PEI Screenwriters Bootcamp 2021
This year I was privileged to join Lynn Matheson with a project in development stage to Cynthia Knights five day crash course on creating a pitch document and a stellar logline through the PEI Screenwriters Bootcamp.
Both Lynn and I were tipped upside down with the approach Cynthia uses to the early development stages of a project.
In many ways, the information wasn’t new, and yet, that back to the basics approach that Cynthia gave us was was a game changer.
The Takeaways
Courses with a writing/creative partner are always more fun. (built in support system)
Spending the time reworking and truly honing a logline is a key that seemingly fundamentally simple will unlock the real story.
Never underestimate what is beneath your ideas. You have to mine for gold.
PSA
If you have’t heard Cynthia describe the goals and intention of a logline, I highly suggest you find a way to get it straight from her.