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When down-to-earth Nadya parts ways with her frivolous sister, following their mother's death, she resigns herself to a life of toil and loneliness. So when love comes to her unexpectedly, even amidst the chaos of the Russian revolution, she takes hold of it with both hands. But can her newfound romance survive his lingering infatuation with a long-lost beauty destined to resurface?
Yes, alas, the length of the logline needs trimming. As Karel Segers points out in the guidelines, a logline should be one sentence. That is not an arbitrary stipulation. It reflects the nature of show business. Producers and directors are very busy, multitasking people. Realistically, you have onlyRead more
Yes, alas, the length of the logline needs trimming. As Karel Segers points out in the guidelines, a logline should be one sentence. That is not an arbitrary stipulation. It reflects the nature of show business. Producers and directors are very busy, multitasking people. Realistically, you have only a few seconds to hook their attention for a story idea.
Ideally, a logline should not exceed 30 words. Again, that is not exactly an arbitrary number. I proved it to my own satisfaction by collecting loglines, analyzing them for methodology — and word length. I’ve got a sample size of almost 600 loglines for recent and classic films. The average length is 23 words. Almost 87% come in 30 words or less.
Not one logline exceeds 40 words. So there it is, there’s the constraint — and the challenge.
fwiw.
See lessWhen down-to-earth Nadya parts ways with her frivolous sister, following their mother's death, she resigns herself to a life of toil and loneliness. So when love comes to her unexpectedly, even amidst the chaos of the Russian revolution, she takes hold of it with both hands. But can her newfound romance survive his lingering infatuation with a long-lost beauty destined to resurface?
Yes, alas, the length of the logline needs trimming. As Karel Segers points out in the guidelines, a logline should be one sentence. That is not an arbitrary stipulation. It reflects the nature of show business. Producers and directors are very busy, multitasking people. Realistically, you have onlyRead more
Yes, alas, the length of the logline needs trimming. As Karel Segers points out in the guidelines, a logline should be one sentence. That is not an arbitrary stipulation. It reflects the nature of show business. Producers and directors are very busy, multitasking people. Realistically, you have only a few seconds to hook their attention for a story idea.
Ideally, a logline should not exceed 30 words. Again, that is not exactly an arbitrary number. I proved it to my own satisfaction by collecting loglines, analyzing them for methodology — and word length. I’ve got a sample size of almost 600 loglines for recent and classic films. The average length is 23 words. Almost 87% come in 30 words or less.
Not one logline exceeds 40 words. So there it is, there’s the constraint — and the challenge.
fwiw.
See lessWhen down-to-earth Nadya parts ways with her frivolous sister, following their mother's death, she resigns herself to a life of toil and loneliness. So when love comes to her unexpectedly, even amidst the chaos of the Russian revolution, she takes hold of it with both hands. But can her newfound romance survive his lingering infatuation with a long-lost beauty destined to resurface?
Adapting a novel presents different challenges and opportunities when it comes time for loglines and pitches. Jane Austen's reputation is so well-established and illustrious that her name pre-sells any story and any character based upon her writing. (And her books have not just interesting characterRead more
Adapting a novel presents different challenges and opportunities when it comes time for loglines and pitches.
Jane Austen’s reputation is so well-established and illustrious that her name pre-sells any story and any character based upon her writing. (And her books have not just interesting characters, but strong ones who know what they want, more precisely, WHO they want.)
It may not be the case with the author of the book you are writing. I don’t know, since you’ve not disclosed the source, and I haven’t been able to ascertain it from the bread crumbs you have dropped.
>>it is more the notion of love at first sight (infatuation),
Reminds me of the character problem in “The Great Gatsby”. Daisy Buchanan is an empty vessel, a canvass on which Gatsby projects his dream girl. She’s a zero in whom Gatsby overinvests. And that’s the way Fitzgerald wrote her! And that’s the way she comes across in the movie. She’s a silly, shallow character. I have always thought the love story was insipid.
So why do they keep re-making the movie? I dunno. Maybe what attracts Hollyweird to the story, like flies to honey, is not the love story, but the razzle-dazzle of Jay’s opulent lifestyle, the decadence of the roaring 20’s.
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