Log line
A log line or logline is a brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a
"A logline...helps content creators simply and easily sell their work in a single sentence, because the emphasis is on what makes their property unique...the logline provides the content creator with a concise way to focus on the three main anchors of their writing," the protagonist, the protagonist's wants (goal(s) or desire(s)), and what is at stake (risks).[6]
Elements
Narrative elements often referenced in a logline include the
Examples
Charlie Brown is finally invited to a Halloween party; Snoopy engages the Red Baron in a dogfight; and Linus waits patiently in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin.
— Logline for It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown[9]
A talented but irresponsible teenager schemes to steal his college tuition money when his wealthy father refuses to pay for him to study acting at Juilliard.
— Logline forHow I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater[10]
See also
References
- ^ "How to Write Outstanding TV & Movie Loglines: The ULTIMATE Guide". Industrial Scripts®. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Brewer (2014, p. 29)
- ISBN 9780916367114.
- ^ ISBN 9780240806822.
- ISBN 9781592573905.
- ISBN 9781581575101.
- ^ "Writing a Logline". Graeme Shimmin. March 2013. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ISBN 9781463440336.
- ^ "Logline". It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. TitanTV. Retrieved 2005-10-25.
- ^ Brewer (2014, p. 29)
- Brewer, Robert Lee, ed. (2014), 2015 Writer's Market, Cincinnati: ISBN 978-1-59963-840-9
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