Examples of a logline pro#

When an exiled dream thief is offered the chance to see his children again, he must overcome his guilt over the death of his wife, and plant an idea in the dream of a dying business mogulвЂ™s son.Дom Cobb is tortured with guilt. At this point we see the sheriff take responsibility and overcome his fear of water. The MPR is covered by including вЂњbut when the sheriffвЂ™s own son is almost killedвЂќ, which happens exactly halfway the story. When the mangled body of a swimmer is found on the beach, the town sheriff must battle the mayor who wants to keep business as usual over the 4th of July weekend but when the sheriffвЂ™s own son is almost killed by a great white, he must show responsibility and venture into the ocean to kill the monster. In the following longer version of the Jaws logline, we are including the theme or character arc, as well as the MPR (expressed by вЂњBUT WHENвЂќ): If you are not bound by the rigid 25-word rule, you may want to include your storyвЂ™s Mid Point Reversal (MPR). a self-centred weather man) the arc (must take responsibility), or both. You can do this by including an adjective (e.g. If your story has a transformational character, do include the flaw in your logline as it is a key to the movieвЂ™s theme or thematic premise.

the ACTION/GOAL: to stop the killing monsterДЄ languid sheriff must take responsibility when a great white terrorises the beaches.Д¬heck out these videos in which I go deeper into the structure of loglines, and then try your hand at some loglines of your own.

the MAIN CHARACTER: a small-town sheriff.

the MAJOR EVENT: a swimmer is brutally killed by a shark.

the HEROвЂ™S FLAW: this will express the theme and character journey/transformation.

the OBSTACLE/ANTAGONIST: often part of the Action, or suggested by the Event.

the STAKES: for high concept stories, the stakes are implied in the basic logline.

(these are often implied by the elements above)

the ACTION/GOAL: describe what the MC tries to achieve for most of the story.

the MAJOR EVENT: this is the inciting incident, the call to adventure, catalyst etc.

the CHARACTER/POV: describe sociology/function and psychology/behaviour.

Examples of a logline pro#

To help you focus on those elements that satisfy a pro that you have the goods for a solid story concept, we include a standard set of elements: Essential inclusions To this purpose, you are going to give away as much relevant detail as possible within that one sentence.

These serve to convince an industry pro that you have a promising story.

Writers should be most concerned about development loglines. This sheet will simplify the process, and hand you an effective formula. Writing a logline can be a real challenge.