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I’ve posted a more high concept logline. I’ve decided to emphasize action ?rather than sci-fi in the logline. Most people need to think a bit to grasp a sci-fi logline but an action logline hits home immediately. Basically, you can’t underestimate the intelligence of the mid-to-lower ranks of the industry – the gatekeepers.

I think that creating intrigue is the best way to generate interest in a logline. The one-page synopsis expands on the logline but must also introduce fresh and intriguing story elements to lure people into reading the screenplay. It’s basically a seduction.

I don’t think I’m underestimating the potential of the project. ?All movie industries are ruled by fear of failure. ? In Hollywood and the UK- a satellite industry – they’ve convinced themselves that sequels, comic books and graphic novels are a safe ?bet but after the woeful summer box office returns the doors might crack open for original low to mid-budget projects. With this in mind, I’m now preparing to seriously pitch this project.

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Yes, it could work as a franchise or as a series. I just think low-budget genre films need beefier stories and switches in tone/genre mashups help provide that in order to compete with the sheer amount of programming on offer today. So, presenting story elements in isolation from the whole naturally seem complicated because they lack the context of story. Imagine if we were discussing ‘Pulp Fiction’ in terms of story elements or how there’s no logline that could come remotely close to serving that movie.