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A retired superhero who lost his superpowers, needs to defeat his resurrected archrival once again, to save the world.
What Nir Shelter said. ?It's a generic pot boiler plot that could work for all the existing superhero franchises. ?I don't see anything that stands out, that's makes it new, different from what's already been done and reprised ad infinitum.
What Nir Shelter said. ?It’s a generic pot boiler plot that could work for all the existing superhero franchises. ?I don’t see anything that stands out, that’s makes it new, different from what’s already been done and reprised ad infinitum.
See lessAfter being revived from a near drowning, a conservative Christian teen must endure being tormented by an evil dwarf-like creature when his mother doesn’t believe him. (26)
>>>must endure being tormentedFor the purpose of a mainstream plot and logline, it's not enough for ?a character to passively, helplessly endure suffering. ?The plot and logline needs to be framed such that the character suffers while actively pursuing a specific objective goal. ?The dramatRead more
>>>must endure being tormented
For the purpose of a mainstream plot and logline, it’s not enough for ?a character to passively, helplessly endure suffering. ?The plot and logline needs to be framed such that the character suffers while actively pursuing a specific objective goal. ?The dramatic job description of a protagonist is to be proactive.
>>>when his mother doesn?t believe him.
What difference would it make in the arc of the conflict? ?She’s only mortal, too.
>>Have you ever given up on trying to explain something that you already know people will never believe?
What difference does it make in this story if they did believe?
The tormented girl’s objective goal is surely more than to persuade others of the existence of the dwarf. ?Getting others to believe is merely a means toward a more important goal. What is that goal? A logline should describe a specific ?objective goal.
See lessFalling in love while helping a cat woman return to her Earth alone leaves an insular college student struggling to maintain his belief in her and find a way through the gateway.
>>>?could just say you have to read the script, but?I could just say that the purpose of a logline is to make me want to read the script. ?And withholding a vital piece of information like the stakes and urgency (why it matters that the character MUST achieve his objective goal) doesn't wheRead more
>>>?could just say you have to read the script, but?
I could just say that the purpose of a logline is to make me want to read the script. ?And withholding a vital piece of information like the stakes and urgency (why it matters that the character MUST achieve his objective goal) doesn’t whet my interest. ?
Consider: in a way, this exchange between us mimics your plot. ?You believe “X” and I’m trying to persuade you to change your mind and ?believe “Y”. ?What is at stake in our exchange here? ?My ego, ?my ability to to persuades you that I am right ?and that you need to see the situation my way?
Well, it is so stipulated that I am an egotistical, highly critical — too critical — SOB. ?But I’m not the protagonist of this ?exchange. ?You are, Rivercoon. ?This is your logline. ?I have no material interest, no personal investment in the outcome of this logline. ?You do. You have an objective goal in presenting it here: ?to get your script made into a movie. ?Right?
What are the personal stakes? ?Real money, of course. ?And more important for you, the realization of your Biggest Dream, which, I presume is to break into show business as a screenwriter.
Now apply that to the story of the college student.? Specifically, as a result of encountering the cat woman, what becomes ?the his Biggest Dream??
Is his Biggest Dream to merely persuade his friend to ?believe his story?
Well, obviously not.
You say that he is in jeopardy of falling back into a humdrum life. Well, that’s only the negative side of the dramatic coin. ? That’s not sufficient for the purpose of either a logline or a plot. ?A logline and plot have to feature/focus on the flip side of the coin, on the positive, ?on ?the protagonist’s Biggest Dream.
What is his Biggest Dream? ?What is the positive option to his humdrum life created by his encounter with the cat woman? ?Whatever it is, that is what the logline should focus on.
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