During a solo expedition through the Australian outback, a lonely female scientist befriends a mysterious traveller via her long-range UHF radio, but things turn sinister when he insists on meeting up in the middle of nowhere.

Paul Clarke:

I agree that a logline should not reveal the Big Payoff, even for a short.? The journey to that Big Payoff should stand on its own; that is, it ought to be interesting, compelling, dramatic in its own right.? A logline should describe the journey to a destination, not the arrival.

A textbook example is "The Sixth Sense".? The Big Payoff, the Final Reveal is a whopper, one of the most famous in the history of cinema -- but the dramatic journey is interesting, compelling in its own right.

Paul Clarke:

I agree that a logline should not reveal the Big Payoff, even for a short.? The journey to that Big Payoff should stand on its own; that is, it ought to be interesting, compelling, dramatic in its own right.? A logline should describe the journey to a destination, not the arrival.

A textbook example is "The Sixth Sense".? The Big Payoff, the Final Reveal is a whopper, one of the most famous in the history of cinema -- but the dramatic journey is interesting, compelling in its own right.

I think this is close to a solid logline and? there seems to be two ways this can go.? The guy shows up? and tries to kill her (could be a short or feature), or ... the guy shows up, after a lot of ominous worrying, and it turns out to be a nice guy. (probably a short).? Possibly want to modify the logline to express? which it is... or something else if I'm mistaken.