Tip #12

It's logline time!

So you've written your screenplay and it's time to pitch it! Everywhere you submit it (on the phone, in person, in an email, in a query letter) you're going to need a logline to quickly get someone excited about your script.

The logline is not a summary of the plot.

The logline usually includes a brief description of what the main character wants and how he is unable to obtain it (or what is preventing him from obtaining it).

The logline must make the person want to read more!

An example:

If I were writing a logline for "Back to the Future" it would go something like this:

Marty Mcfly must get back to 1985 but he has to get his parents to fall in love again for the first time or he will cease to exist.

Wouldn't you want to read more?

That's why the logline must have originality!

The logline must be memorable - easy to remember - so the person could literally turn around and tell it to someone sitting beside them!

To get your logline try writing a few words about these and then find some way to string them together that gets people wanting to watch your movie:

What main character wants:

What's in his way of getting it:

See ya next week,
Simon
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