I am trying to perfect my log lines If you critique mine I will critique yours. This is from a romantic comedy I wrote: "Is a sea monster living in a Canadian lake? That question draws out a successful lawyer from her big city practice and into a hilarious search for her true calling." I wrestled with using the term hilarious.
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Hi Kris! Thank you for your request, much appreciated.
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Paul: I taught a screenwriting workshop and have been a judge for 3 international screenwriting competitions. There are three basic formulas for loglines. They're all pretty simple, but they contain "...
Expand commentPaul: I taught a screenwriting workshop and have been a judge for 3 international screenwriting competitions. There are three basic formulas for loglines. They're all pretty simple, but they contain "must have" information for a good or great logline: 1. Protagonist (has problem) and (must achieve goal) to solve that problem. 2. Protagonist has (a goal) but (major obstacle) stands in his/her way. 3. (Situation) causes (main character) to face (largest obstacle) and (outcome) I'm not saying you have to follow any of these, but they are the currently accepted standard approach in the film industry, and the people out there recognize them as such. Brian
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this is really good and I do like Blake Snyder's addition of irony to the LL if and when possible.