GENRE: Independent, Horror
LOGLINE:
Zoe is a mature comp-sci student. 48yrs old and an amateur film + video game critic via her blog. A professional and romantic failure. When she gains telepathic abilities her situation doesn’t exactly improve.
SYNOPSIS:
Planning to shoot in July 2026 for around NZ$4.1k at 70mins.
Hey, PolyD Flynt. I don't understand the story from the logline. Here’s a logline template that might help:
“After/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality and the protagonist's position/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes).”
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: “A _______ (an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality and the protagonist's position/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).”
Yeah thanks Maurice Vaughan that’s probably because I wrote the logline before I wrote the script so I don’t yet know how it really turns out. I will change it after i write it. But the plan is to write for an ultra low $4.1k budget I know vaguely where I’m going with it. But I’ll redo the logline after I’m finished writing the script.
I will definitely have $4.1k in savings by that date so hopefully I can wrangle the people together and get it done for that budget. But I may have more because my comic, non fiction book, theatre script, animations, and patreon and a few novels will be ready for selling by jan 2025. so I may be able to shoot before july with a slightly inflated budget. Worst case scenario we’ll shoot for that budget in July of 2026.
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Hey, PolyD Flynt. I don't understand the story from the logline. Here’s a logline template that might help:
“After/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality and the protagonist's position/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes).”
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: “A _______ (an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality and the protagonist's position/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/participates/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).”
And Christopher Lockhart has a great webinar on loglines. It’s called “How To Make Your Logline Attractive to A-List Actors, Producers, Directors, Managers, Agents, Financiers and Development Execs” (www.stage32.com/webinars/How-To-Make-Your-Logline-Attractive-to-A-List-A...).
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Yeah thanks Maurice Vaughan that’s probably because I wrote the logline before I wrote the script so I don’t yet know how it really turns out. I will change it after i write it. But the plan is to write for an ultra low $4.1k budget I know vaguely where I’m going with it. But I’ll redo the logline after I’m finished writing the script.
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You're welcome, PolyD Flynt. Ok, cool. Looking forward to seeing the new logline and your movie!
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I will definitely have $4.1k in savings by that date so hopefully I can wrangle the people together and get it done for that budget. But I may have more because my comic, non fiction book, theatre script, animations, and patreon and a few novels will be ready for selling by jan 2025. so I may be able to shoot before july with a slightly inflated budget. Worst case scenario we’ll shoot for that budget in July of 2026.
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