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In a dystopia where emotions are a disease and love is a capital crime, two co-workers struggle to hide their feelings for each other while plotting to escape.
this sounds very interesting! Where will they escape to? Is it just a country or a place or all of earth? Otherwise, def got my attention.
this sounds very interesting! Where will they escape to? Is it just a country or a place or all of earth? Otherwise, def got my attention.
See lessA timid taxi driver must foil a contract killer’s plan to kill five people in one night after being forced to transport him around L.A.
Paul Clarke:You raised an interesting point.? Yes, it's a great twist for Max, the taxi driver, to discover that Annie, the attorney he flirted with, is on the hit list.But...With one exception, the general rule is that the logline focuses on events up to the transition into Act 2.? That is, the eveRead more
Paul Clarke:
You raised an interesting point.? Yes, it’s a great twist for Max, the taxi driver, to discover that Annie, the attorney he flirted with, is on the hit list.
But…
With one exception, the general rule is that the logline focuses on events up to the transition into Act 2.? That is, the events that can quickly hook an audience’s interest.? In this age of multitasking minds, when people have so many options for entertainment so many distractions, I think it’s accurate to say that it’s more imperative than ever that a film quickly grab and hold attention.? Before something else does.
The exception is that sometimes (space permitting) it’s good to include the MPR (Midpoint Reversal), when it entails? a cool twist that “sweetens” the initial hook.
However, Max doesn’t discover Annie is on the hit list until 94 minutes into the film.? That’s f-a-r too late to qualify as the MPR.? Indeed, the discovery can be said to be the inciting incident of the last act.
See lessA family unit must help their youngest member fulfill his destiny while on the run from a cult who believes the super-powered child will bring the end of times, and the government who believes the boy?s purpose is to end them. – ‘Midnight Special’
Hmm.? My recollection of the movie is that the government is more interested in analyzing and exploiting his special powers than fearful that he poses a security threat to the government or an existential threat to human survival.? After all, they capture him to analyze his abilities-- not to kill hRead more
Hmm.? My recollection of the movie is that the government is more interested in analyzing and exploiting his special powers than fearful that he poses a security threat to the government or an existential threat to human survival.? After all, they capture him to analyze his abilities– not to kill him.
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Also, the logline should focus on the protagonist, the father, who is clearly the character in the driver’s seat of the plot (literally), who is the alpha character trying to keep the gifted boy out of the hands of the Feds.
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