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After his father gives him a job at their small-town newspaper, a conceited journalist buried in debt investigates a sports drug scandal that implicates his athlete brother.
I think that is a question for logline's author. Personally, I prefer moral dilemmas, and I would twist this story that way: Poor journalist gets the time of his life investigating a huge drug scandal but when he discovers his loved brother is implicated in, he needs to find a way to please his demaRead more
I think that is a question for logline’s author.
Personally, I prefer moral dilemmas, and I would twist this story that way: Poor journalist gets the time of his life investigating a huge drug scandal but when he discovers his loved brother is implicated in, he needs to find a way to please his demanding boss and conceal his brother crimes. Or something like this. No father in this version. However, that would be a different story.
See lessAfter his father gives him a job at their small-town newspaper, a conceited journalist buried in debt investigates a sports drug scandal that implicates his athlete brother.
>>>>That?s enough as motivation for me. >>But is it enough for the audience? It would be great to know the answer :) >>Conceit is a good enough to kick start the story. But? >>Will the audience be satisfied with mere conceit as the reason he doggedly pursues the story?Read more
>>>>That?s enough as motivation for me.
>>But is it enough for the audience?
It would be great to know the answer 🙂
>>Conceit is a good enough to kick start the story. But?
>>Will the audience be satisfied with mere conceit as the reason he doggedly pursues the story?
>>What happens to his conceit after he finds out his brother is implicated?
That’s a great question. I feel that there will be something more than merely conceit – something that is hidden in hero’s relationships with father, brother, maybe something from the past. Something that will push the story further. You are right – conceit could be not enough for the whole story but is it enough for a logline?
See lessAfter his father gives him a job at their small-town newspaper, a conceited journalist buried in debt investigates a sports drug scandal that implicates his athlete brother.
He is a journalist, so curiosity is in his blood. That's enough as motivation for me. However, you are right that motivation is still not clear. Discovering that brother is implicated in drug scandal is an important plot point. I can't be sure whether it's a first turning point or a midpoint. Does hRead more
He is a journalist, so curiosity is in his blood. That’s enough as motivation for me.
However, you are right that motivation is still not clear. Discovering that brother is implicated in drug scandal is an important plot point. I can’t be sure whether it’s a first turning point or a midpoint. Does he start investigation AND THEN he finds his brother is implicated in? Or does he start investigation BECAUSE he finds his brother is implicated in?
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