Just focus on getting the essentials down.įor example, here’s my own unproduced “Demophobia” script logline again:Ī man with a phobia of people must search a crime-infested city for his missing girlfriend, only to come into conflict with a mysterious entity controlling the homeless population. You don’t have to generate the same amount of page-turning excitement that is in your script. Remember when I said it’s not a Teaser or a Trailer? People need a logline to see if the script is their kind of thing. Tey want to generate enthusiasm and excitement by not giving the game away. Authors don’t want to give up the main plot points of their story. Here is what I’ve noticed: most loglines fail because they are too VAGUE. So the Catalyst is Luke joining the Rebellion. It is this incident which sets the story in motion, as Luke then begins his journey to join the Rebellion. For instance, the catalyst in “Star Wars”, the catalyst is Luke Skywalker discovering the secret tapes held by R2D2. This moment usually occurs about 10 to 12 minutes into the film. It’s not necessary to reveal all three, but the story must begin somewhere. In Blake Snyder’s SAVE THE CAT, the catalyst is referred to as the incident that sets the story in motion.Ī story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The next ingredient in our perfect logline recipe is the CATALYST.
LOGLINE FORMULA HOW TO
Last time we covered what constitutes as great title, how to signpost your genre, what is a Hook, and the importance of a central Hero. It summarizes the essential elements of the story so that someone can see at a glance what the story is about and whether it is marketable.Ī good logline contains as many of the following as possible:Ī great TITLE. Let’s go over what we’ve learned so far (and if you haven’t yet, I’d encourage you to read parts One and Two of this guide):Ī logline is a one or two sentence pitch for your story.Ī logline is not a tagline or a teaser. But with a little practice, anyone can create the perfect logline
Whether you’re writing a novel or a screenplay, a logline is an important marketing tool.
LOGLINE FORMULA SERIES
Welcome to the third and final part of a series of posts about how to write a logline.
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