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Loglines - Idea
Power!
This is the short pitch. The one-liner that sells your screenplay or concept
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A "Logline" is a one or two sentence
description that tells the basic premise and idea of a film. Loglines
for the sake of pitching a project are similar to a TV Guide description
of a show, but more specific in describing the concept of the program.
This is the catalyst for increasing the odds of selling a script or idea
for a television show.
How do you sell a
movie idea or script? Create a great logline!
Odds are, if you can't boil your script down to a solid 1 or 2 sentences
of the basic idea, producers will never be attracted to it for
development. Developing your logline is also an opportunity to express a
very original hook that your show has to separate it from others within
the same genre or theme. A great logline should provoke interest and
inspire the producer to see the potential of the show.
To an executive scouting projects, the logline is perhaps the most important element of the development
process. It is the core concept of the film, and is very close to the
short pitch a studio markets to the public when promoting a new show.
This holds the "idea power" of your project.
The
following are examples of could-be loglines for films released:
"Fiances
face a long weekend of mayhem when bringing together each other's
polar-opposite parents for some "getting to know you" time that tests
the tolerance of all involved." - Meet The Fockers
"Old
college buddies venture out for a bachelor party in the wine country
of California. We witness this odd couple's dependence on one another
to their own detriment, bonded by the love of wine." -
Sideways
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