Storylab Project Fit Call

Every film starts as a fog of good intentions. Storylab finds the story.

A working call for film and story projects: premise, structure, audience, and the honest question of whether the project is ready, and what it needs if it is not.

The issue

Projects burn money and goodwill because nobody tested the story before production started. A weak premise cannot be fixed in the edit.

The fix

One session that pressure-tests the idea against structure and audience, and leaves with a verdict: build it, reshape it, or shelve it kindly.

How I help

I have written, directed, and taught story for years, including scriptwriting classes for working filmmakers. I will treat your idea the way I treat mine: with respect, and with the truth about its spine.

Why it matters

Story is the cheapest place to fix a film and the most expensive place to skip. One honest hour here can save a whole production.

By the numbers

film projects on the films hub, features, documentaries, and shorts

scriptwriting teaching sessions recorded across two class series

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No price is listed on this page. The right shape of the work is set in a first conversation, and Layne answers these emails himself at laynemcdonald@gmail.com.

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