When a farmer's son predicts a German attack on his home town, he has to either fight beside his proud father or follow his beloved sister's wish to run away.

WW2, I’m presuming? This is a tough one: I can’t see anything drastically wrong with the logline, but I don’t find myself hugely enthused by the idea. I kind of feel I’ve seen this sort of High Noon idea before. Is there an angle you can add to the story to lift this above the ordinary? Doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but something that makes us feel this is new and fresh…

Actually, High Noon might be a good model here: it’s a typical Western idea, but the angle is, if the sheriff does what convention requires him to do and fights, he’ll be betraying his wife and his new life. Is there particular irony in your story? Why this young man? Why is he the worst, and the best, person to be confronted with this decision?

If you’re worried about plagiarism, it may be of interest to you to point out that plagiarism rarely happens – anywhere.

Getting a movie or TV show made costs far too much money and a studio is more likely to can a script than pay for a lawsuit, it’s not in their financial interests to “guess” if an idea is stolen or not or to say “never mind, our idea is similar, but it’d be BETTER if we did it”. Plus, if a writer DID steal somebody’s idea and were found out – their career would be finished, lives ruined, families destitute, etc…

So don’t feel you need to hide your ideas because I like to think we’re a sensible lot. Also, every logline is different and the advice we give you for one may not apply to another.

I hope this alleviates any fears you may have revealing your work here.