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When down-to-earth Nadya parts ways with her frivolous sister, following their mother's death, she resigns herself to a life of toil and loneliness. So when love comes to her unexpectedly, even amidst the chaos of the Russian revolution, she takes hold of it with both hands. But can her newfound romance survive his lingering infatuation with a long-lost beauty destined to resurface?
"...your approach would create a perfectly generic logline." Don't confuse words for actions which words you use can be "generic" or simpler as I would call it. The actions and beats they describe and the combination of actions and beats are what make the story unique not the words used to describeRead more
“…your approach would create a perfectly generic logline.”
Don’t confuse words for actions which words you use can be “generic” or simpler as I would call it. The actions and beats they describe and the combination of actions and beats are what make the story unique not the words used to describe them.
“…with the focus being the character?s emotional journey…”
Giving your MC an antagonist and a clear obstacle will do just that because they force your character to make choices and take actions.
Good story telling is based on metaphors of reality not didactic literals referencing reality. If your character only goes on an emotional journey you won’t necessarily be able to show this visually in the film. However if you accompany the emotional journey with an external one that acts as a metaphor for the inner one then the emotional journey will come across at the end of the film through visuals and subtext.
“Would you suggest to Jane Austen that she replace Wickham with the entire British militia? Or Mr. Collins with the Church of England? Or Lady Katherine De Bourgh with the Queen of England?”
No I wouldn’t seeing as she wrote Pride and Prejudice as a novel. In books a writer can directly reference a character’s emotions without the need to rely on visuals.
Further more her writings are great works of the time and were written in the context of the culture and social conventions of 18th century England. Now days for most of the audiences these stories would not necessarily gain as much an interest as they did when first published.
Yes these are timeless classics and you and I will always enjoy them. However, will he majority of movie going audiences now days prefer to pay $20.00 to see these stories over other options when going to the cinema for a night out?
See lessWhen down-to-earth Nadya parts ways with her frivolous sister, following their mother's death, she resigns herself to a life of toil and loneliness. So when love comes to her unexpectedly, even amidst the chaos of the Russian revolution, she takes hold of it with both hands. But can her newfound romance survive his lingering infatuation with a long-lost beauty destined to resurface?
"...your approach would create a perfectly generic logline." Don't confuse words for actions which words you use can be "generic" or simpler as I would call it. The actions and beats they describe and the combination of actions and beats are what make the story unique not the words used to describeRead more
“…your approach would create a perfectly generic logline.”
Don’t confuse words for actions which words you use can be “generic” or simpler as I would call it. The actions and beats they describe and the combination of actions and beats are what make the story unique not the words used to describe them.
“…with the focus being the character?s emotional journey…”
Giving your MC an antagonist and a clear obstacle will do just that because they force your character to make choices and take actions.
Good story telling is based on metaphors of reality not didactic literals referencing reality. If your character only goes on an emotional journey you won’t necessarily be able to show this visually in the film. However if you accompany the emotional journey with an external one that acts as a metaphor for the inner one then the emotional journey will come across at the end of the film through visuals and subtext.
“Would you suggest to Jane Austen that she replace Wickham with the entire British militia? Or Mr. Collins with the Church of England? Or Lady Katherine De Bourgh with the Queen of England?”
No I wouldn’t seeing as she wrote Pride and Prejudice as a novel. In books a writer can directly reference a character’s emotions without the need to rely on visuals.
Further more her writings are great works of the time and were written in the context of the culture and social conventions of 18th century England. Now days for most of the audiences these stories would not necessarily gain as much an interest as they did when first published.
Yes these are timeless classics and you and I will always enjoy them. However, will he majority of movie going audiences now days prefer to pay $20.00 to see these stories over other options when going to the cinema for a night out?
See lessThe complexities of dealing with the suicide of a loved one, taint the innocence of a young boy's formative years. They leave in their wake a man with a powerful urge to mix pleasure and violence. The only thing keeping him from acting out his morbid fantasies is a gnawing conscience. But as his desires gain ground, the man he strives to be loses it's grip, plunging him into the blackness of his own broken mind. He ultimately seeks redemption, but he can never be free from the demons that torment him.
Without going into the details of the logline, you're basically describing "Dexter". I'm not sure this could work in any form especially now so soon after 8 seasons of the show running mostly with incredible success. Concept aside the logline has many words and descriptions it could do with out as aRead more
Without going into the details of the logline, you’re basically describing “Dexter”. I’m not sure this could work in any form especially now so soon after 8 seasons of the show running mostly with incredible success.
Concept aside the logline has many words and descriptions it could do with out as a result the events that happen to the MC and the actions he takes are difficult to understand.
Hope this helps.
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