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A Jamaican immigrant, stressed by life in the US, takes her tween son on a getaway to her homeland she won’t soon forget.
A short narrative film.
A short narrative film.
See lessWhen his estranged father passes away, an aimless office worker must go on a word jumble puzzle themed treasure hunt to claim his inheritance and save the family home within 48 hours
Good stuff, haven’t seen one of these in a while, makes me want to re-watch “Brewster’s Millions”. To quicken the premise, how about: “An aimless office worker has 48 hours to solve a puzzle themed treasure hunt to claim his estranged rich father’s inheritance” Take care.
Good stuff, haven’t seen one of these in a while, makes me want to re-watch “Brewster’s Millions”.
To quicken the premise, how about:
“An aimless office worker has 48 hours to solve a puzzle themed treasure hunt to claim his estranged rich father’s inheritance”
Take care.
See lessWhen a young woman takes up a run-away eleven-year old under her wing, she must go to extremes that risk her chance at the medical career of her dreams to help the child through the consequences of the gory past she fled.
The premise has promise, but it's not clear what the plot is, what the story is really about. And at 42 words in length it's a bit long. (It's better if a logline comes does not exceed 40 words, better yet if it does not exceed 25 words.) So, alas, this version of the plot conveys too little necessaRead more
The premise has promise, but it’s not clear what the plot is, what the story is really about. And at 42 words in length it’s a bit long. (It’s better if a logline comes does not exceed 40 words, better yet if it does not exceed 25 words.) So, alas, this version of the plot conveys too little necessary information in too many words.
By necessary information I mean the logline does not ID a dangerous antagonist or seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Nor does it give a clear, concise statement of her objective goal.
>>>Go to extremes
What does that mean? How does that translate into an objective goal? What is the jeopardy she faces and what must she do about it? It’s not at all clear, not obvious how taking care of the runaway puts both of them in physical jeopardy, nor how it threatens her medical career.
A logline should be concise, clear and compelling on the 1st read. Producer and directors are busy people with short attention spans. A logline has one, and only one, 10-12 second window of opportunity to pitch the story, hook their interest in the script.
Check out the “Formula” link at the top of the web page for guidelines on an industry acceptable logline.
fwiw
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