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A Vegas waitress tripled in size falls for the scientist who accidentally enlarged her, sacrificing newfound showroom stardom to save him when he’s kidnapped by her abusive ex, a blackmailing mobster and a wealthy, widowed former showgirl.
Nor can I figure it out."A Vegas waitress tripled in size " would seem to be a story in? itself.? It's certainly going to require some exposition.? ? It raises a question that begs for --- yeah, demands an answer in? my mind? before I can read, let alone understand, the rest of the logline.? But, ofRead more
Nor can I figure it out.
“A Vegas waitress tripled in size ” would seem to be a story in? itself.? It’s certainly going to require some exposition.? ? It raises a question that begs for — yeah, demands an answer in? my mind? before I can read, let alone understand, the rest of the logline.? But, of course, there’s no room in a logline? for exposition.
There is only one question? a logline should ever raise in a reader’s mind 😕 will the protagonist achieve her objective goal?
See lessTag: ?It is said that a mind is a terrible thing to waste? For some, it is also a very terrifying thing to lose?? Logline: Wrongfully incarcerated, an innocent gay male must rely on his feminine nature to survive as he struggles to maintain his sanity against the uncertainty of unpredictable cellmates and the jailhouse mentality that threatens to break him.
I concur with Nir Shelter that the story for the purpose of being adapted for film would benefit from a more substantive objective goal.But there is an important distinction between "The Shawshank Redemption"? and this story.? In "Shawshank", Andy faces a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to gainingRead more
I concur with Nir Shelter that the story for the purpose of being adapted for film would benefit from a more substantive objective goal.
But there is an important distinction between “The Shawshank Redemption”? and this story.? In “Shawshank”, Andy faces a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to gaining his freedom..? He’s serving a life sentence. And when an opportunity for exoneration appears late in the story, the warden kills has the witness killed.? Andy seems to have no hope of getting out alive .
But the character in this story does.? All he has to do is hunker down for 60 days.
A lot can transpire in 60 days.? I am all too aware of the stress of doing time and? the conflicts that simmer and boil over in jails.? And conflict is necessary, it’s the raw material for drama.?
But conflict is not sufficient.? Drama also needs a character with a compelling purpose to shape the raw material into a form other people want to look at on the silver screen — or their??75″ , LED , 2160p , 4K Ultra HD? home monitor.
fwiw
See lessDoes my logline work, is it clear and show the character, event, and action.
What's the difference between a "so called Dad" and a real one? And as variable pointed out, she needs a specific objective goal.? "....overcome prejudice and ignorant stereotypes." is general, nonspecific.? ? The overcoming needs to be translated into a specific game plan.? Exactly how does she proRead more
What’s the difference between a “so called Dad” and a real one?
And as variable pointed out, she needs a specific objective goal.? “….overcome prejudice and ignorant stereotypes.” is general, nonspecific.? ? The overcoming needs to be translated into a specific game plan.? Exactly how does she propose to win her peers acceptance and respect?
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