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When a highly-strung accountant inherits a failing community TV station, he finds unlikely performance geniuses at a small town talent competition to save the station.
>>>a series logline needs to be as water tight as a film one with the only difference being that a series logline needs to pitch the pilot episode not the plot for an entire season... I'm binge-watching pilot seasons of a number of successful series in the US market (The Wire, The Sopranos, BreakingRead more
>>>a series logline needs to be as water tight as a film one with the only difference being that a series logline needs to pitch the pilot episode not the plot for an entire season…
I’m binge-watching pilot seasons of a number of successful series in the US market (The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Deadwood, The West Wing, Dexter, True Blood, Monk, Nip/Tuck, Mad Men, etc.) and that seems to be a sin qua non. The pilot episode has to be a grabber, have a really strong hook in terms of both plot and character.
>>a flaw or gimmick to help perpetuate the interest in the character.
Okay, but Wired, Deadwood and West Wing, for example, seem to be more ensemble, situation series. There is a large cast of interesting (and flawed) characters with 2-3 concurrent story threads in each episode.
Research continues. It’s a tough job. 😉
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>> web series not a film Oh. Had I known that up front, my responses would had been different. I've come to the conclusion that the formula for composing a logline for a feature film doesn't work well for pitching a series. A feature film is about one central dramatic problem that requires some kindRead more
>> web series not a film
Oh.
Had I known that up front, my responses would had been different. I’ve come to the conclusion that the formula for composing a logline for a feature film doesn’t work well for pitching a series. A feature film is about one central dramatic problem that requires some kind of resolution; FADE OUT. Whereas a series is about a situation sufficiently fecund to produce any number of ongoing dramatic problems for any number of episodes.
Any thoughts on an effective formula for writing a logline for a series?
See lessWhen a highly-strung accountant inherits a failing community TV station, he finds unlikely performance geniuses at a small town talent competition to save the station.
>> web series not a film Oh. Had I known that up front, my responses would had been different. I've come to the conclusion that the formula for composing a logline for a feature film doesn't work well for pitching a series. A feature film is about one central dramatic problem that requires some kindRead more
>> web series not a film
Oh.
Had I known that up front, my responses would had been different. I’ve come to the conclusion that the formula for composing a logline for a feature film doesn’t work well for pitching a series. A feature film is about one central dramatic problem that requires some kind of resolution; FADE OUT. Whereas a series is about a situation sufficiently fecund to produce any number of ongoing dramatic problems for any number of episodes.
Any thoughts on an effective formula for writing a logline for a series?
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