GENRE: Thriller, Horror
LOGLINE:
Three friends, eager to fulfill their deepest desires, participate in a mystical ritual that promises to grant each of them one wish. However, as the spirit’s sinister demands shift from reasonable to nightmarish, they must confront the true cost of their wishes. This challenges their friendship and forces them to face the darkness lurking within themselves.
Like the idea, it has a classic theme. It reminds me of "The Craft," where the dark consequences of witchcraft test the bonds of friendship.
For a logline, consider making it concise: for example:
Three friends' deepest desires turn into a nightmare when a mystical ritual's sinister demands force them to confront the true cost of their wishes, testing their friendship and revealing the darkness within.
or
Three friends' deepest desires become a nightmare when a mystical ritual's sinister demands force them to confront the true cost of their wishes and the darkness within.
Interesting concept, but your logline is really long, Brittany Mack. It's 56 words.
Here’s a logline template that might help: After/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (the main flaw that the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes).
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: A _______ (the main flaw that the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).
Loglines are one or two sentences. A one-sentence logline sounds better, and it takes less time for a producer, director, etc. to read it. Try to keep your logline to 35 words or less.
Avoid using “must” in loglines. “Must” usually means the protagonist is forced to do whatever they need to do in the story instead of doing it willingly. You might need to use “must” in a logline though, like when the protagonist is forced by another character to do something.
Names in loglines are usually for biopics, well-known stories, and franchises (like Mission: Impossible).
Sometimes I put the location and date that the story takes place in instead of the inciting incident if it’s a Period Piece script.
All stories don’t follow this logline template. Biopics, documentaries, and Experimental scripts might not follow the template. The series logline for a TV show can follow this template, but the pilot logline and episode loglines for the show might not.
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Like the idea, it has a classic theme. It reminds me of "The Craft," where the dark consequences of witchcraft test the bonds of friendship.
For a logline, consider making it concise: for example:
Three friends' deepest desires turn into a nightmare when a mystical ritual's sinister demands force them to confront the true cost of their wishes, testing their friendship and revealing the darkness within.
or
Three friends' deepest desires become a nightmare when a mystical ritual's sinister demands force them to confront the true cost of their wishes and the darkness within.
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Interesting concept, but your logline is really long, Brittany Mack. It's 56 words.
Here’s a logline template that might help: After/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (the main flaw that the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes).
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: A _______ (the main flaw that the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s position/job/career) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).
Loglines are one or two sentences. A one-sentence logline sounds better, and it takes less time for a producer, director, etc. to read it. Try to keep your logline to 35 words or less.
Avoid using “must” in loglines. “Must” usually means the protagonist is forced to do whatever they need to do in the story instead of doing it willingly. You might need to use “must” in a logline though, like when the protagonist is forced by another character to do something.
Names in loglines are usually for biopics, well-known stories, and franchises (like Mission: Impossible).
Sometimes I put the location and date that the story takes place in instead of the inciting incident if it’s a Period Piece script.
All stories don’t follow this logline template. Biopics, documentaries, and Experimental scripts might not follow the template. The series logline for a TV show can follow this template, but the pilot logline and episode loglines for the show might not.
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This sounds really interesting, but I might trim the logline some.
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