When corporate employees escaping a building blaze are machine-gunned down at the fire exit, a PR girl becomes trapped in a stairwell, and must outwit a deranged gunman.

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Former member · Singularity · 114,965 pts

I like this idea but there a few problems with your logline itself.

Firstly, try and link everything as in: Why is the gunman targeting this building? Is it a bank that foreclosed on him?

Secondly, your protagonist (not your situation) should be introduced first, and why should we sympathize with her? What's her flaw?

Karel Segers · Mentor · 2,810 pts

I like this idea but there a few problems with your logline itself.

Firstly, try and link everything as in: Why is the gunman targeting this building? Is it a bank that foreclosed on him?

Secondly, your protagonist (not your situation) should be introduced first, and why should we sympathize with her? What's her flaw?

Neer Shelter · Singularity · 39,985 pts

The wording of the logline is working against it. Replace corporate employees with the MC description, also I suggest you describe her with anything else other than girl. Is she a teenager or an adult?
I presume an adult, therefore best to describe her accordingly - PR expert or PR manager.

Here is my try:
After a gunman sets her work place on fire, a PR manager trapped in the stairwell must ?outwit the psychopath to stay alive.

As Skpough1 said, what does outwit mean? How will she, and the audience to that matter, know beyond a doubt that she has succeeded and found safety? What specifically is her goal?

Lastly, is this a short or feature length film? I get that you're going for a high paced slasher, but I don't think there is enough in this concept for a full length feature.? I could be wrong only the plot seems rather thin from the logline, I suggest increasing her obstacle.
What if the gunman had a few psychotic mates working with him? This way she has to fight a bunch of bad guys, John McClane style, instead of just one.