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When his vibrant friend turns seriously ill during a road trip, and anxious recluse must get her home through a strange and threatening world.
What if the diagnosis is fatal (point of attack), she's only got a few months to live? ? So the cancer victim wants to take the Big Trip?on her bucket list (inciting incident)? ?And only the protagonist is available to take her on it? Which she reluctantly agrees to do despite his anxieties and agorRead more
What if the diagnosis is fatal (point of attack), she’s only got a few months to live? ? So the cancer victim wants to take the Big Trip?on her bucket list (inciting incident)? ?And only the protagonist is available to take her on it? Which she reluctantly agrees to do despite his anxieties and agoraphobia. ?And then…
See lessA time-traveling Jewish scientist goes back to 1891 to smother Hitler in his crib, only to return to the future to find out a different Fuhrer was able to win the war, making Europe a permanently enslaved continent and the U.S. its fascist ally. Now he has to return to the past, and kill himself before he can kill Hitler.
There's plenty of irony in the logline -- but where's the dramatic suspense? ?By suspense, I mean a logline should be framed in a way the creates ?uncertainty that the protagonist can succeed in achieving his objective goal. ?IOW: ?it should not contain a spoiler. But the last sentence seems to be aRead more
There’s plenty of irony in the logline — but where’s the dramatic suspense? ?By suspense, I mean a logline should be framed in a way the creates ?uncertainty that the protagonist can succeed in achieving his objective goal. ?IOW: ?it should not contain a spoiler.
But the last sentence seems to be a spoiler, giving away the ending, the solution to his predicament: ?all he has to do is return to the past and kill himself and the damage he has wrought is undone. ?The future-present is left to deal with the consequences of the lesser of 2 evils. ?At least, the problem he created is solved.
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See lessIt?s the tail-end of the hair band era, but four friends from Jersey don?t know that yet, and their band is riding the wave of a surprise hit single. All that stands between them and their dreams of gold and platinum are a cross-country road-trip to L.A., strange venues, hostile audiences, and a label suit with an axe to grind, hellbent on seeing them fail.
solidjim:This is your 5th iteration of the ?premise of a struggling band. ?So I'm guessing the premise has a strong appeal to you; there's some emotional bait that has got you hooked. ?What ?is it? ?What do you feel is the emotional hook in this story? ?What do you feel your story has to offer thatRead more
solidjim:
This is your 5th iteration of the ?premise of a struggling band. ?So I’m guessing the premise has a strong appeal to you; there’s some emotional bait that has got you hooked. ?What ?is it? ?What do you feel is the emotional hook in this story? ?What do you feel your story has to offer that would make for a ?new twist on the all-too familiar subject of bands and performers trying to breakthrough in a cut-throat business?
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