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On the eve of Pearl Harbor, a plucky and indomitable crop duster fights to become the first female fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps.
So what's the adventure given that she can't fight with the Big Boys? The purpose of a logline is to state (succinctly) what the adventure is. (IOW: the story hook.) A logline is not a teaser. Loglines are pitches to movie makers; teasers are pitches to movie viewers -- different markets with differRead more
So what’s the adventure given that she can’t fight with the Big Boys?
The purpose of a logline is to state (succinctly) what the adventure is. (IOW: the story hook.) A logline is not a teaser. Loglines are pitches to movie makers; teasers are pitches to movie viewers — different markets with different requirements and expectations. Movie makers want a clear, concise idea of what the adventure is.
See lessIn a post apocalyptic nuclear bunker – a guilt ridden AI program that triggered WWIII tries to convince the last man on earth to raise it’s “child”, an innocent AI that does not know war.
A logline is not about a choice that the protagonist has to make. A logline is about the goal, the obstacles, the stakes that follow from a choice the protagonist makes. In this instance, it's a no-brainer what his choice will be: he's going to struggle to save the child. Right? So it's not an autheRead more
A logline is not about a choice that the protagonist has to make. A logline is about the goal, the obstacles, the stakes that follow from a choice the protagonist makes.
In this instance, it’s a no-brainer what his choice will be: he’s going to struggle to save the child. Right? So it’s not an authentic dramatic dilemma; there’s no suspense about what he will choose to do. It’s the morally right choice. And if he doesn’t make it, there’s no movie.
I suggest reworking the logline around the story hook: the AI program.
See lessOn the eve of Pearl Harbor, a plucky and indomitable crop duster fights to become the first female fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps.
The premise sounds interesting, but In historical fact American women were not allowed to fight on the front line in World War II, either on the ground or in the air. Women served in vital non-combat roles. They did fly military air craft to Europe -- for men to fly into combat. A movie can take libRead more
The premise sounds interesting, but In historical fact American women were not allowed to fight on the front line in World War II, either on the ground or in the air. Women served in vital non-combat roles. They did fly military air craft to Europe — for men to fly into combat.
A movie can take liberties with historical fact for dramatic purposes — but only so far. So I don’t see what the story is here.
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