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When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theories; but when one of the host’s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashes several deities, the host and his friends must survive the night to break the spell.
>>>When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theoriesAll that is setup and foreshadowing.>>>but when one of the host?s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashRead more
>>>When a controversial podcast host believes an invasion is coming on Halloween, his friends bring him to a party to get his mind off of the ridiculous theories
All that is setup and foreshadowing.
>>>but when one of the host?s friends reads a spell from an ancient book that unleashes several deities,
This is the inciting incident that triggers the plot. And consequently, the event that should lead off the logline. Something like “As Halloween revelers amuse themselves by reciting a spell from an ancient book…”
I should think it as important to plant the ancient book and its import in the setup as the podcaster’s premonitions.
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See lessIn a dystopian right wing world. A terrorist group is planting boxes holding either cash or explosives, opening it makes you rich or dead. A poor man and his friend find one and try to figure out what to do.
How about something like:Participants in a reality TV show have two hours to find and disarm a timer attached to 'trick or treat' boxes. When the timer reaches zero, either a lethal bomb explodes or acid dissolves a million dollars.(37 words)I think it? enhances the stakes if there's the possibilityRead more
How about something like:
Participants in a reality TV show have two hours to find and disarm a timer attached to ‘trick or treat’ boxes. When the timer reaches zero, either a lethal bomb explodes or acid dissolves a million dollars.
(37 words)
I think it? enhances the stakes if there’s the possibility of the money being lost as well as their lives.? And unlike the original logline,? it has an explicit sense of urgency, a ticking clock.
This would work as an ensemble film with the? climax and outcomes for all the characters being revealed in the final moments.? (And maybe they work in teams, too, so there can be? plenty of frantic and angry dialogue.
How many characters will the story need?? Well, here are possible outcomes:
Fail to disarm the timer:? “Boom!” — a bomb kills the player
Fail to disarm the timer:? “Boom!” — a bomb explodes, but the player scrambles away just in time to survive (wounded).
Successfully disarm the timer:? No “Boom!” —? there’s no bomb — but there’s no money either.
Fail to disarm the timer:? Acid released, dissolving the money.? At least the player has the consolation prize of still being alive.
Successfully disarm the timer:? No bomb, no acid released? – the player wins the grand prize
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See lessA wallflower decides to come off the wall and make the world her stage.
There seems to be an interesting story here, but I'm not sure what that story is yet.? Alas, this more suited for a tagline than a logline.? What's the difference between the two?? A tagline is targeted to movie viewers.? A logline is targeted to movie makers.? ? And movie makers are looking for speRead more
There seems to be an interesting story here, but I’m not sure what that story is yet.? Alas, this more suited for a tagline than a logline.? What’s the difference between the two?? A tagline is targeted to movie viewers.? A logline is targeted to movie makers.? ? And movie makers are looking for specific information in a logline.
What are movie makers looking for?? A specifically defined protagonist who is motivated by an inciting incident to pursue a specific objective goal.? What is the inciting incident that makes her “decide to come off the wall”?? And how does “make the world her stage” translated into a specific objective goal?
Check out the guidelines under “Our formula” for the elements that need to go into an industry acceptable logline.
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