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When a 13th century timewarp swallows a disillusioned mathamatician in the middle of his calculus exam, he is stranded by time, with 20 minutes left to finish the test he must calculate the years and circumnavigate fate in his final answer.
Worth repeating: A logline should tell the reader exactly what they can expect to see in your movie on ONE read, not two?three?four? five? etc etc etc?
Worth repeating:
A logline should tell the reader exactly what they can expect to see in your movie on ONE read, not two?three?four? five? etc etc etc?
See lessAfter a night of drinking, a sexually frustrated gay man heads into the city streets to find a sex partner, what he finds is a fast-talking, charismatic, good-looking hustler with a drug problem and a sexual identity issue.
That's a summary of a 1st act -- but, alas, not a summary of an entire plot. The gay guy meeting the hustlers seems to be the inciting incident. Now what? 1] What becomes the gay guy's objective goal as a result of meeting the hustler? 2] Who/what stands in the way of his achieving this objective goRead more
That’s a summary of a 1st act — but, alas, not a summary of an entire plot. The gay guy meeting the hustlers seems to be the inciting incident.
Now what?
1] What becomes the gay guy’s objective goal as a result of meeting the hustler?
See less2] Who/what stands in the way of his achieving this objective goal?
3] What are the stakes? That is, what is at risk? What does he stand to win if he succeeds — and lose, utterly and irrevocably, if he fails?
When a straight, male friend rejects his sexual advances, a frustrated gay man picks up a street hustler and during the course of a sordid, drug-fueled night discovers who and what he really wants.
Well, what does he really want? 1] What is his objective goal? 2] Who is the antagonist or seemingly insurmountable obstacle? 3] What are the stakes? A logline should answer those questions.
Well, what does he really want?
1] What is his objective goal?
2] Who is the antagonist or seemingly insurmountable obstacle?
3] What are the stakes?
A logline should answer those questions.
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