by CharlieKenmore · Penpusher · 20 pts
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"...It's show business?and it makes sense economically to develop stories that appeal to these demographics..."
Good stories sell - women, men, white or black won't change that. As long as the writer serves the story they will serve the audience, specifying gender and race, unless critical to the plot, serves no purpose in a logline. The audience won't necessarily pay to see a movie because it has a Latina actor, writer, director or producer, but they will pay if they're told by a friend or online that it's a good story.
As I mentioned above, the MC's cultural heritage in this instance is related but not critical to the plot. My point was that a white person or Afro-American or Native American could all be the MC who saves people from slave traders - the ethnicity and gender are simply not relevant. However, if the MC was somehow personally connected to the kidnapping she is fighting then it could warrant a mention in the logline. Perhaps she herself or her family were taken by the gang years before. She needs to have a personal stake that resulted from her ethnicity in order for it to be mentioned in the logline.
>>>I don't care about the MC's gender or race, I do care about their story. Gender and race should only play a part in the logline if they are crucial to the plot
Gender and ethnic identity are not only relevant but crucial to the plot of this logline. ?And women --half the population -- are grossly under represented in cinema in terms of major character roles other than as love objects, which translates into a under served market demographic.
Latinos are a burgeoning demographic and are likewise under served market in the US. ?This story could also play well in the Latin American movie market. ?The story line is topical, to say the least.
It's show business?and it makes sense economically to develop stories that appeal to these demographics.
>>>I don't care about the MC's gender or race, I do care about their story. Gender and race should only play a part in the logline if they are crucial to the plot
Gender and ethnic identity are not only relevant but crucial to the plot of this logline. ?And women --half the population -- are grossly under represented in cinema in terms of major character roles other than as love objects, which translates into a under served market demographic.
Latinos are a burgeoning demographic and are likewise under served market in the US. ?This story could also play well in the Latin American movie market. ?The story line is topical, to say the least.
It's show business?and it makes sense economically to develop stories that appeal to these demographics.
