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Guided by their inspirational French teacher, a diverse group of adult students escape the backdrop of modern-day West London and find new meaning in their lives by exploring Frenchman Jean Giono’s celebrated short story ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’ about one man’s hope for humanity via his generosity to nature.
what constitutes 'exploring'? how do they 'find new meaning in their lives'? what specific action takes place?
what constitutes ‘exploring’? how do they ‘find new meaning in their lives’? what specific action takes place?
See lessA young man sees his dead girlfriend through near death experiences.
In the context of a logline this can be the inciting incident of the film. The premise has potential. His dramatic need to keep seeing his girlfriend can drive him to commit near death experiences. What stops him from doing so will provide the conflict necessary for a good story. So two things. JustRead more
In the context of a logline this can be the inciting incident of the film. The premise has potential. His dramatic need to keep seeing his girlfriend can drive him to commit near death experiences. What stops him from doing so will provide the conflict necessary for a good story.
So two things. Justifying the dramatic need to keep seeing her (beyond the nature of their relationship), some unfinished business or maybe the dead girlfriend leading him towards her cause of death. This could also lead you to the second thing – what’s stopping him? for instance, in this case, the forces responsible for her death could be preventing him from committing a series of NDEs.
Hope this helps.
See lessWhen a recently-widowed woman discovers that she has been declared deceased for the past three years, she must weave her way through a web of corruption, propaganda, and secrets in order to reclaim her life.
Thoughts: 1. Is your protag prominent? This will help anchor “corruption, propaganda, and secrets.” 2. Your hook “discovered declared dead” is good, but three years old, which begs the question “why now?” In this day and age, it would only take months before her bank card, etc. to be blocked. ExamplRead more
Thoughts:
1. Is your protag prominent? This will help anchor “corruption, propaganda, and secrets.”
2. Your hook “discovered declared dead” is good, but three years old, which begs the question “why now?” In this day and age, it would only take months before her bank card, etc. to be blocked.
Example:
“A newly widowed mayoress must weave her way through a web of corruption, deceit, and being inexplicably declared dead in order to reclaim her life.
Hope you find this constructive, make this yours – keep going!
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