The hunter becomes the hunted when a woman lures her abusive husband into a death trap. (Short Script, 7pages)
Categories: Thriller
Categories: Thriller
why forced to kill amongst other, more practical solutions?
could reveal catalyst in a great catharsis, boiling disgust in the mind of an audience-making him root the protagonist-just enough to kill...
...still risky
cool logline though,
good luck with your short story!
>>>The logline has but a single purpose: to convey the most essential elements of your story concisely, imaginatively, and smoothly.
That is the means to a logline's singular objective goal (yes, a logline, like a protagonist, should have an objective goal): sell the script, to make someone want to read the script.
The ?"Formula" resource on the web site summarizes what the "essential elements" are.
All formulas, all rules have exceptions and variations, but the general formula works for most plots, most of the time.
>>>conflict in it, which would be the stakes
The stakes are what is to be gained or lost as a result of the conflict. ?Like a boxing match. ?Whoever wins the fight, wins the prize, the acclaim.
The stakes in this story are clear enough to me: ?she's struggling for her freedom, freedom from the pain and humiliation of a chronically abusive husband. ?More than that, she's fighting for her life, as she may justifiably fear he'll eventually kill her.
>>>The logline has but a single purpose: to convey the most essential elements of your story concisely, imaginatively, and smoothly.
That is the means to a logline's singular objective goal (yes, a logline, like a protagonist, should have an objective goal): sell the script, to make someone want to read the script.
The ?"Formula" resource on the web site summarizes what the "essential elements" are.
All formulas, all rules have exceptions and variations, but the general formula works for most plots, most of the time.
>>>conflict in it, which would be the stakes
The stakes are what is to be gained or lost as a result of the conflict. ?Like a boxing match. ?Whoever wins the fight, wins the prize, the acclaim.
The stakes in this story are clear enough to me: ?she's struggling for her freedom, freedom from the pain and humiliation of a chronically abusive husband. ?More than that, she's fighting for her life, as she may justifiably fear he'll eventually kill her.