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When a plane crashes in the Alaska wilderness, two remaining survivors must find civilization before winter.
The premise sounds like it has great potential as a man v wild adventure, but as mentioned above the logline lacks detail. I would add that the structure is working against the logline, as DPG said, best if you check out the training section at the top bar. The search for survivors is irrelevant toRead more
The premise sounds like it has great potential as a man v wild adventure, but as mentioned above the logline lacks detail.
I would add that the structure is working against the logline, as DPG said, best if you check out the training section at the top bar.
The search for survivors is irrelevant to the plot of the two people doing battle with nature, as they would presumably not be aware of the attempts and if they were it wouldn’t change what they do by much. Best to use the precious logline real-estate of the opening clause?to describe the crash and the main characters.
Further more, ?an un expected obstacle on top of the obvious ?bad weather and starvation?would elevate this concept and its level of interest.
See lessWhen a killer starts following the script seven actors deserted on a movie set must re-write their own ending before they die BEHIND THE SCENES.
All very good points raised above.?Unfortunately, in my opinion, these points may severely mislead a writer working on a spec script. Can a story with an ensemble cast work well in a horror movie? Yes, possibly. Will it be harder to write a good script with an ensemble cast as appose?to a story withRead more
All very good points raised above.?Unfortunately, in my opinion, these points may severely mislead a writer working on a spec script.
Can a story with an ensemble cast work well in a horror movie? Yes, possibly.
Will it be harder to write a good script with an ensemble cast as appose?to a story with a single main character? Yes, definitely.
At no point has anyone suggested that a story with an ensemble cast can’t be interesting, and equally no one has suggested that a story with a main character can’t?be either. However, the VAST MAJORITY of stories in successful horror films that have been produced were told?from a dominant dramatic point of view belonging to a single character. The reasons for this have been discussed at length, so no need for further elaboration.
If an early career writer, or un produced writer to that matter, is writing a spec script, it would be highly recommended for them to offer up a story that increases the chances of success. Most producers won’t read a script by a mostly unknown writer and much less a risky script at that.
So I repeat one comment I made earlier in this thread, be very carful with this decision.
See lessUsing a mysterious equation to predict how and when he’ll die, a wealthy businessman must kill a corrupt government official to prevent his untimely demise, but when things go awry he starts to question if he is preventing or creating his fate.
The kill or be killed theme is interesting, but I'm not sure the "?mysterious equation?" is working in the logline. Firstly, what is?a mysterious equation? What makes it mysterious? The description of how he finds out his particular form of death is confusing, and I believe redundant in the logline.Read more
The kill or be killed theme is interesting, but I’m not sure the “?mysterious equation?” is working in the logline.
Firstly, what is?a mysterious equation? What makes it mysterious?
The description of how he finds out his particular form of death is confusing, and I believe redundant in the logline. The “hook” that got me interested was the “man finds out who will kill him” part, how he finds out was less important.
Secondly the connection between a mathematical equation and assassinating a politician seems tenuous at best, as a result the main character sounds like he could be paranoid delusional. This kind of main character would be very difficult to empathise with, so perhaps better to describe his finding out who will kill him in more concrete terms?
It does sound as if you want to play with fate though, and the scifi?element also seems to be prominent. If this is the case I would recommend using a more obvert version of it, for example:
After being shown his future murder a business man must assassinate a senator to save his own life.
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