We pull the best information from the video and elaborate on his points. Here we turn to D4Darius and his video How To Write Compelling Loglines to find the most simple and concise steps that screenwriters can take when trying to craft the perfect logline for their screenplay. Welcome to our ongoing Learning from the Masters and Industry Insiders series where we seek out and feature excellent videos, interviews, and discussions of the art, craft, and business of screenwriting and pull the best words of wisdom, writing tips, and screenwriting advice. I have gathered that I will leave the big secret out of the logline.What are the most simple steps to writing and understanding loglines? Thanks Peter and thanks to the rest of you. I do appreciate the comments I get from all and knowledge I gain from these discussions. I do agree with what you're saying, but I can also see the flip side. I didn't do this with the last script I wrote. Keep it in front of you while you write your script it will keep you focused." Again I'm only proving what I read not completely siding with this argument. Before you even begin to write, you must write down this one key sentence-the logline. says "your logline is step number one in planning your screenplay. I don't really like the "paint by numbers" method but I thought I'd try. You'll find that it doesn't allow you to start your beats until you write a logline. And incidentally, by doing so before you start writing your script, you'll make the story better too." Again if you actually see the Save the cat app. Then he goes on to say "because if you can learn how to tell me "what is it?" better, faster, and with more creativity, you'll keep me interested. ![]() Snyder says Forget about your screenplay for now and concentrate on one sentence. I do believe that some people pitch ideas before their script is actually written. That doesn't mean that you can't revise it as you create your screenplay. ![]() You do need to know Who and what it's about before you write and you need to express it in one sentence. You have to know what you are writing about. ![]() Peter, I agree that the logline is in fact a marketing tool and not a creative one, however if you are writing to sell than you have to aim for the market. A brief but well constructed logline should tease and raise many questions to successfully pique the interest of the executive. Providing too much information in a logline can backfire by giving the executive more information in which to find fault. A good logline (like the screenplay itself) should boast a story that is not dependent on its ending. In these examples, the “surprise” ending is not included. The logline could read like: As a psychiatrist races against time to prevent the suicide of a patient, he unexpectedly finds himself trapped in a surreal and frightening world. David Benioff’s STAY also has a surprise ending. An effective logline for this story may go: A psychologist struggles to cure a troubled boy who is haunted by a bizarre affliction – he sees dead people. A well-known screenplay with a surprise ending is THE SIXTH SENSE. Writers often claim the best part of their screenplay is the “surprise” ending, and they feel the need to include it in the logline. For this reason, a logline should avoid revealing the script’s conclusion. Hopefully, the executive will want to learn whether or not the girl finds her way back to Kansas. Perhaps, an executive will be motivated to know if the lonely farm girl meets “the wizard” and wonder what he may be like. In THE WIZARD OF OZ logline, one may be curious about the “mysterious land” or wonder what the “dangerous journey” entails. ![]() A logline does the same thing in miniature: it raises questions that evoke curiosity and stir up potentiality. These questions create tension and motivate the reader to turn to the next page. Here's an executive's take regarding your question (from Christopher Lockhart's logline article): DRAMATIC QUESTIONS Screenplays ask dramatic questions throughout the course of the story.
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