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#Logline of famous movies movie#
Just like a movie has three acts, your logline should have those three beats mentioned above. The third sentence suggests the transformation the protagonist will experience. Second sentence is his “plot” problem and his reaction to it the action he takes. Forced to be a woman 24/7, Michael learns to respect the opposite sex and ultimately becomes a better man.įirst sentence is character and his emotional problem. Unable to find work, Michael dresses up as a woman and lands a job on a soap opera. Michael is an arrogant, unemployed actor who has no respect for women. Start with the protagonist, then give the emotional conflict that has to be overcome in order to solve the external conflict.ĭon’t forget, your script has to be about a person with a problem - and the person LEAST able to solve the problems usually gets stuck with it. Make sure you include the human story (emotional conflict) in your logline. Make them have to read the script.įocus on WHO your story is about and WHAT the CONFLICT is. Loglines should reveal the protagonist’s PERSONALITY and SITUATION the important COMPLICATIONS describe the ACTION the protagonist takes and hint at the CLIMAX and the potential TRANSFORMATION of the protagonist.Įverything needs to be distilled down to the essentials. It should give the essence of the story and most importantly, hook the reader. It’s the “trailer” for the reader or development executive. After some years the mother got involve with the man who become her step father. Loglines are a condensed version of your story, usually 50 words or less. The Synopsis: A story of a young lady who went through a lot of pain, she lost her father who was very close to her. But if you can’t tell your story in a few sentences, you’ll never be able to do it in 120 pages. Loglines are many times more difficult to write than a screenplay.
#Logline of famous movies professional#
Albaugh teaches this material in his UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting class, and we’re pleased to present it to you here.
Loglines are in many ways more important than the script itself, since if your one-liner isn’t compelling, the script won’t get in the door. Tim Albaugh, cofounder of Popular Films, and an instructor in the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting, was kind enough to share his insights on loglines with us. DO YOUR LOGLINES LIE THERE (ER, LIKE A LOG)?
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