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Physics professor Alan Richards inspires his students to look at string theory with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and purpose.

Physics professor Alan Richards inspires his students to look at string theory with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and purpose.
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    1. Singularity

      1] If he’s a fictional character, he need not be named in a logline. ?More important than his name is the designation of a flaw.
      2] What, exactly, is the professor’s objective goal? What plot arises out of his “inspiration”?
      3] Who/what opposes his effort?
      4] What’s at stake? ?(The so-what factor.) ?What is to be gained if he succeeds? ?What will he lose if he fails?

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    2. Singularity

      Agreed with DPG, there is no clear goal in the logline.

      Also what does “?to look at string theory mean?” will they change their filed of research from Newtonian to string theory? Do they partition for a new facility to be built in the university for this purpose? What does he get them to actually do?

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    3. Mentor

      I can’t see a plot here.

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    4. Logliner

      This is the logline from DEAD POETS SOCIETY, with keywords switched out. I just wanted to test a theory.

      Here’s the original:

      English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feeling.

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    5. Singularity

      Castler Media:

      You raise an important issue. ?And I don’t wish to hijack the logline about the physics professor except to say:

      Your logline is cut-and-paste from IMDB, right? ?Well, actually, it’s a blurb, not a logline. ?Blurbs (or teasers) are targeted at movie viewers. ?Loglines are targeted a movie makers.? Two distinct markets with different requirements. ? Consequently, a logline often frame a story differently than a blurb.

      It’s worth discussing further as a separate logline for the “Dead Poets Society” movie posted under “Classics”. ?(Go for it.)

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