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A special effects man decides to rob a bank in order to save his daughter who has leukemia.
"...An aspiring Hollywood filmmaker..." why specifically a filmmaker in Hollywood? How does this inform the character? Well, if he gets revenge there's not much of a story is there... Perhaps he tries to get revenge in a unique way, regardless, revenge is a negative goal. It would be best to give hiRead more
“…An aspiring Hollywood filmmaker…” why specifically a filmmaker in Hollywood? How does this inform the character?
Well, if he gets revenge there’s not much of a story is there… Perhaps he tries to get revenge in a unique way, regardless, revenge is a negative goal. It would be best to give him something positive to pursue.
Goal aside, the logline isn’t structured correctly. Check out the ‘Formula’ tab on the top bar for more information on logline basics.
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Then what happens? This, to me, is just the inciting incident and the logline should cover the goal too.
Then what happens? This, to me, is just the inciting incident and the logline should cover the goal too.
See lessAn ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that killed his dog and took everything from him.
Just so you know, there is actually a category for "Examples"As for your example of a John Wick logline, I think it's pretty solid. Short and to the point.Here would be my try at it."When the dog his wife gave him is killed, a widowed hitman comes out of retirement to hunt down those responsible witRead more
Just so you know, there is actually a category for “Examples”
As for your example of a John Wick logline, I think it’s pretty solid. Short and to the point.
Here would be my try at it.
“When the dog his wife gave him is killed, a widowed hitman comes out of retirement to hunt down those responsible with extreme prejudice.”
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