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UPDATED: AN AGORAPHOBIC WRITER WHO WAS FAMOUSLY ABDUCTED WITH HER BEST FRIEND WHEN SHE WAS 13 YEARS OLD, MUST OVERCOME HER FEARS, AND BATTLE A MENACING ENTITY FROM HER CHILDHOOD. IF SHE SURVIVES, SHE CAN FINALLY WRITE THE STORY EVERYONE WANTS TO READ. THE TRUTH.
A defining characteristic of the horror genre is that the protagonist must "battle a menacing entity". ?And that often constitutes the story hook, ?what?differentiates it from the ?"menacing entities" in all the other horror movies. So what is the story hook? ?What makes this "menacing entity" diffeRead more
A defining characteristic of the horror genre is that the protagonist must “battle a menacing entity”. ?And that often constitutes the story hook, ?what?differentiates it from the ?”menacing entities” in all the other horror movies.
So what is the story hook? ?What makes this “menacing entity” different from all the rest? ?The nature of the jeopardy needs to be made specific.
See lessTwo chief divers are called forth to salvage the sunken ships at Pearl Harbor. honor their fallen comrades, and revitalize the fleet to avenge their dead shipmates.
Agree with Foxtrot25. ?I don't see what makes the efforts of the 2 divers stand out from all the other rescue and salvage divers.Also, protagonists should be always framed in a proactive mode, ?intentional agents ?in their own fate in the story. ?But the logline frames them as reactors ?instead of pRead more
Agree with Foxtrot25. ?I don’t see what makes the efforts of the 2 divers stand out from all the other rescue and salvage divers.
Also, protagonists should be always framed in a proactive mode, ?intentional agents ?in their own fate in the story. ?But the logline frames them as reactors ?instead of pro-actors– they are “called forth” to the salvage work. ?If ?”called forth” is the inciting incident, the logline needs to describe the through line of action they choose to take??when they answer the call.
See lessA young girl, still grieving the loss of her mother, learns that her robot design has been chosen to compete at the Asia Pacific Robotics Competition, as the first all girls team; but when her grandmother is diagnosed with a life threatening brain tumour, she must choose between the responsibility to her family and her dream of winning.
A logline should describe ?one -- and only one -- objective goal. This one describes two. ?Which one matters most? ?What is the story really about? (And, imho, designing a replacement for a dead mom is an immature objective goal. ?Which a protagonist can have -- if her character arc is to grow ?to aRead more
A logline should describe ?one — and only one — objective goal. This one describes two. ?Which one matters most? ?What is the story really about?
(And, imho, designing a replacement for a dead mom is an immature objective goal. ?Which a protagonist can have — if her character arc is to grow ?to an acceptance of the death and loss, to growing in maturity to becoming a mother herself.)
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