Now that we’ve spent four posts getting our loglines hashed out, I want to share a tip that I think can punch up a good logline and make it great. It’s the simple use of the word must or forced. How’s … Read More
Last time in our adventure in the land of loglines, we looked at A-story and B-story and how to separate one from the other to simplify our loglines. But we ended by wondering what to do with a more complicated … Read More
It’s time for part three in the series on writing a great logline! This week, I want to focus on another of the common mistakes of beginning logline writers. Oftentimes when you meet a beginning filmmaker and ask him what … Read More
Last week, I discussed how a logline has to promise something, but I didn’t really define what a logline is or how you would use one. So for those of you who were lost last week, fear not! Hopefully, we … Read More
You know what a logline is? It’s a simple tool you can use to break down a story into its essence. You use it to find the core of your story, which helps you write better, but a logline is … Read More