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Two brothers struggle with forgiveness and loyalty when one takes revenge on the priest who wronged him in residential school only to realize he doesn’t get what he bargained for after inviting them back to the decrepit brick fortress one last time.
>>>residential schoolI presume this refers to the regime of the Canadian government to forcibly indoctrinate indigenous North Americans in the ways of their European "conquistadors".? Which is a certainly a topic worthy of dramatization.? (I grew up among Native Americans in the western USARead more
>>>residential school
I presume this refers to the regime of the Canadian government to forcibly indoctrinate indigenous North Americans in the ways of their European “conquistadors”.? Which is a certainly a topic worthy of dramatization.? (I grew up among Native Americans in the western USA who suffered the same “education”.)
But….
>>>Before they can heal
Loglines are about objective goals, not the resolution of subjective issues. “Can heal” refers to subjective, emotional issues.? Which is part of the story arc in terms of their emotional journey.? But, again, loglines focus on objective issues, not subjective ones.
Furthermore….
>>>must decide whether to seek revenge, or accept the apology
Loglines are not about the process of making a decision.? Loglines are about what action follows as a consequence of a decision made (by the end of the 1st Act).?
Taken at face value, this logline means the whole 2nd Act — 60 pages of script, an hour of time — will be devoted to the two brothers deciding whether to act.? ?Now if this is exactly your intention, well, my response is:? how interesting is that, watching and waiting… watching and waiting… watching and waiting.,. for someone? in real life, let alone reel life, to make up their mind whether or not to do something?
So what is the plot about?? What is the central conflict?? Does one brother accept the apology, take the money, while the other brother chooses to get revenge??
And if one or both of the brothers seek revenge, that’s a vague intention, not a specific? dramatic goal.? There are 10,001+ ways of getting revenge.? Which one are the characters going to use?? The exact form of revenge needs to be fleshed out in the logline (and script) in terms of a specific objective goal, a specific course of action.??
I suggest you take a look at the guidelines for writing an industry standard logline under “Formula” at the top of the page for this site and reformulate your logline accordingly.? As I said, it’s worthy topic but the concept needs focusing and polishing.
fwiw.
See lessWhile on vacation, a high-time thief spots a 1000 year-old birchbark canoe where he sets out a plan to do one more heist before he retires and while doing so stumbles across an asian group who will stop at nothing to protect the priceless artifact.
Then what?? The logline sets up with an inciting incident and a protagonist but doesn't follow through with a complete plot;? that is, a course of action he takes as a result of the inciting incident plus his covetousness. What does his covetousness lead him to do?? What action results?? IOW:? whatRead more
Then what?? The logline sets up with an inciting incident and a protagonist but doesn’t follow through with a complete plot;? that is, a course of action he takes as a result of the inciting incident plus his covetousness.
What does his covetousness lead him to do?? What action results?? IOW:? what is the plot?
See lessNoir Dramedy: Attempts by a mentally unstable and displaced young couple to forge a family with a stolen baby are jeopardized by law enforcement, a relative with vested interest, and an abusive ex-lover; their only chance of success seems to be returning to their homeland.
And why should the audience root for the mentally unstable and homeless couple to succeed? They're mental and physical instability would seem to put the baby in long term dire jeopardy. ?A baby they kidnapped, not less. Seems like they ought to fail, need to fail for the sake of the infant. fwiw
And why should the audience root for the mentally unstable and homeless couple to succeed? They’re mental and physical instability would seem to put the baby in long term dire jeopardy. ?A baby they kidnapped, not less. Seems like they ought to fail, need to fail for the sake of the infant.
fwiw
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