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After Losing a leg in a tragic accident, A star hockey player pursues a return to his former team
Something just doesn't sit right with me about the clarity of your protagonist's goal. I feel like "pursuing the return" would be like the training montage in the film, and that the majority of it would actually be the player on the team, playing in games, and facing his physical shortcomings in theRead more
Something just doesn’t sit right with me about the clarity of your protagonist’s goal. I feel like “pursuing the return” would be like the training montage in the film, and that the majority of it would actually be the player on the team, playing in games, and facing his physical shortcomings in the matches as well as his own team-mates shaken confidence in him.
I don’t want to tell you how to write your story – particularly if you’ve already scripted it – but it feels like it would work better if the “event” half of your logline was akin to: “When a star hockey-player returns to the sport he loves after tragically losing his leg …”
And then the “action” half of the logline would revolve around either the team beating a specific team, or winning the championship, or getting into the playoffs. Something that is concrete and can be visualized by the reader.
See lessSpoiled rich girl spends to much on her daddy's credit card and is forced to get a job to pay off the debt. While working she falls in love with a coworker who shows her the value of a dollar.
^ agreed with above. Otherwise, if you do want to focus on the love story, you need to simplify the catalyst: "After her family loses their fortune (somehow), a materialistic socialite falls for the overworked fry-cook at the burger joint she is forced to take a job at." The second part is wonky, buRead more
^ agreed with above. Otherwise, if you do want to focus on the love story, you need to simplify the catalyst:
“After her family loses their fortune (somehow), a materialistic socialite falls for the overworked fry-cook at the burger joint she is forced to take a job at.”
The second part is wonky, but you get the idea. Also – there’s nothing fresh or original about “spoiled rich girl.” Tell me more – what makes her spoiled? Is she, as I’ve suggested above, materialistic? Morally bankrupt? An airhead?
See lessA man with no memory is trapped in a mysterious hotel, controlled by an oppressive host who forces him to to catch a killer among the guests in exchange for the truth of his identity.
"Controlled by an oppressive host" is problematic because it indicates you have a character who does not possess free will, and will therefore be 'passive' in your story. That would be frustrating to watch - perhaps unless it is a third act reveal. Anyway, I think you've put the elements all in hereRead more
“Controlled by an oppressive host” is problematic because it indicates you have a character who does not possess free will, and will therefore be ‘passive’ in your story. That would be frustrating to watch – perhaps unless it is a third act reveal.
Anyway, I think you’ve put the elements all in here – although your description of “a man” is not particularly compelling. What is there about this character, besides his amnesia, that would make me want to watch 90 mins of story about him?
You’ve indicated an antagonist (oppressive host), a goal (catch a killer) and the stakes (his identity). My problem is that these elements are all disparate, and it doesn’t make sense how they all fit together. Why does your protagonist care about catching the killer? Why does your antagonist care about it, for that matter? Finding out his identity seems like high stakes … but couldn’t your protagonist feasibly just LEAVE the hotel, and go literally anywhere else to start working out who he is? Why is it so important that he learn from this oppressive host?
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