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To fulfill a lifetime dream a terminally ill man heads to the Grand Canyon. On the way he meets a homeless man and helps him reunite with his estranged family instead of finishing his trip.
Hi CraigDGriffiths I normally start with a logline then flesh it it to breakdowns and step outlines. I think you're doing the right thing by testing the concept in logline before writing a synopsis or first draft. As for the log line the genre is not clear enough, yes a drama but what kind of story?Read more
Hi CraigDGriffiths
I normally start with a logline then flesh it it to breakdowns and step outlines. I think you’re doing the right thing by testing the concept in logline before writing a synopsis or first draft.
As for the log line the genre is not clear enough, yes a drama but what kind of story? Is this a redemption story? A buddy story? A road trip story? A dual protagonist plot? etc…
What was the inciting incident? Is it the terminally ill man’s story or the homeless man’s story?
Once you identify exactly the type of story it could be a good thing to look at other movies that are of the same ilk and see how they structured the inciting incident.
Hope this helps.
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Hi CraigDGriffiths I normally start with a logline then flesh it it to breakdowns and step outlines. I think you're doing the right thing by testing the concept in logline before writing a synopsis or first draft. As for the log line the genre is not clear enough, yes a drama but what kind of story?Read more
Hi CraigDGriffiths
I normally start with a logline then flesh it it to breakdowns and step outlines. I think you’re doing the right thing by testing the concept in logline before writing a synopsis or first draft.
As for the log line the genre is not clear enough, yes a drama but what kind of story? Is this a redemption story? A buddy story? A road trip story? A dual protagonist plot? etc…
What was the inciting incident? Is it the terminally ill man’s story or the homeless man’s story?
Once you identify exactly the type of story it could be a good thing to look at other movies that are of the same ilk and see how they structured the inciting incident.
Hope this helps.
See lessThe last Scribe in a technology ruled false utopian future must unite with an android that contains the entirety of human history, before the ruling corporation can enact their final technological control onto the masses.
Also not to forget that a logline can fulfil two goals for the writer. The first is structuring tool that helps you boiled down your concept to its bare minimum mission critical elements of the story. This helps you test your concept and see if it is worth spending months on end developing and writiRead more
Also not to forget that a logline can fulfil two goals for the writer.
The first is structuring tool that helps you boiled down your concept to its bare minimum mission critical elements of the story. This helps you test your concept and see if it is worth spending months on end developing and writing.
The second is a pitching tool that helps you communicate in the most efficient way to others what your concept is. This is what the others have described above.
You need to know which function your logline needs to fulfil and draft it accordingly. In either event less is more of course, but when you need to hook the interest of an over worked executive (who wants to know that you are professional enough to be aware of the pressure he or she is under) the word count is more critical. Drop anything that is not crucial for them to understand.
If you are trying to test and re work your concept then the word count is less important.
Lastly about the logline I will add to what the others have posted that the starting point of your story is unclear. Why now? What makes the scribe need to take action at this crucial point in time?
Hope this helps.
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