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A burnt-out detective has to face his past when offered the job of finding two missing kids in a small-town full of lies.
A logline is about what a protagonist must do facing forward in time.? What his objective goal is looking towards the future.? A logline is not about unresolved issues from his past.Certainly in the process of moving forward, a protagonist may have to face issues from his past.? And such issues canRead more
A logline is about what a protagonist must do facing forward in time.? What his objective goal is looking towards the future.? A logline is not about unresolved issues from his past.
Certainly in the process of moving forward, a protagonist may have to face issues from his past.? And such issues can enrichen the script proper.? But a logline is about the intended objective goal going forward (cause), not about issues that come up unintentionally from the past (effect).
A logline is about intentionality, about intended actions,? not unintended consequences.? The burnt-out detective does not intentionally, deliberately, willfully seek to face issues from his past.? That is not what he originally wants to do, that is not his original objective goal.? ?What he wants to do, what constitutes his conscious intention is to find the missing kids.? ?Having to deal with his past comes as an unwelcome, unsought after surprise.
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As variable said, deciding is one moment in the plot.? A logline is a concise statement about all the moments in the plot.? What the logline needs to tell us is not his dramatic dilemma (deciding whether to decide), but the choice he makes. As a result of the situation what does he actually do?? SpeRead more
As variable said, deciding is one moment in the plot.? A logline is a concise statement about all the moments in the plot.? What the logline needs to tell us is not his dramatic dilemma (deciding whether to decide), but the choice he makes.
As a result of the situation what does he actually do?? Specifically, what becomes his objective goal?
Check out “Our formula” at the top of the web page for guidelines on how to formulate an industry acceptable logline.
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Agree with variable.? If it's da Vinci, say so; it's an important selling point.? And his objective goal needs to be stated explicitly, not implied.? What can Leonardo do, what must he do to stop the invasion?
Agree with variable.? If it’s da Vinci, say so; it’s an important selling point.? And his objective goal needs to be stated explicitly, not implied.? What can Leonardo do, what must he do to stop the invasion?
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