THE STAGE 32 LOGLINES
Post your loglines. Get and give feedback.
ALEX
By Lisa de Bye
Coming across an old videotape of herself and her late little sister from when they were young, Alex finds herself in a dreamlike world in order to cope with her loss.
SYNOPSIS:
ALEX is a film about a young woman named Alex who lost her little sister ten years ago. Alex does not know how to live without her sister and is afraid to show her pain to the world.
Together with Alex, we lose ourselves in her thoughts by entering Alex’s dream world. In this dream, Alex relives some old memories of her sister and tries to process some aspects of her loss. She knows she has to continue living without her sister. Will Alex be able to let go of her sister Ella?
Register / Log In
Hi, Lisa de Bye. Is her goal to cope with her loss? If so, how about this logline:
"Coming across a videotape of herself and her late little sister from when they were young, Alex finds herself in a dreamlike world where she tries to cope with her loss."
I removed "old" because the part "from when they were young" tells that the videotape is old.
If her goal isn't to cope with her loss, your logline works.
1 person likes this
Hi Maurice! How are you doing? Thank you so much for thinking along about this, love brainstorming and talking in-depth about films! So this is amazing. Great that you removed the word 'old', you are completely right!
Concerning your question about her goal, which is a very god question, my answer is this:
Within her dream, Alex is not aware of this coping process, but it is definitely there (subconsciously). When she wakes up, she has found a way to accept her loss and to work on it. I did not want to end the film with a conclusion, cause in grief there really is none. Therefore, I made it an open ending. This way, the audience can make up there own mind about the subject and perhaps their own feelings about grief.
So, I think that 'coping with loss', during the dream, is her subgoal. Her main goal is to find her sister and be with her.
Hope this is clear enough:)
Are you currently working on something?
Have a good weekend!
Rated this logline
Yes, your comment makes things clear, Lisa de Bye.
I like when you said, "I did not want to end the film with a conclusion, cause in grief there really is none. Therefore, I made it an open ending. This way, the audience can make up there own mind about the subject and perhaps their own feelings about grief." I think that's a smart ending to go with.
I'm currently pitching projects (short scripts, a feature script, a reality TV show, and soon an Animation kids TV show).
Have a great weekend!
Rated this logline