It’s a comedy about a TV weatherman who relives the same day over and over and he tries to win the heart of a woman but she keeps rejecting him because she can see through him.
For instance, he might be a newsman in a small tv channel or maybe a tv weatherman. Maybe someone who thinks he is more important than he actually is. Let’s see… What if he is some kind of celebrity? Not a real celebrity. In other words, try to give your protagonist traits that will work against him, against his goal. Don’t make it easy for your character, neither for you. Here’s your chance to build even more conflict. Who cares if he’s a Michael or a John? This is not useful information. Whereas, a strong logline can be your guide on which things are the most important in your story.ĭon’t use a name, it doesn’t help unless he’s an actual person. A weak logline many times indicates also a weak script. If you create a good logline before you start writing your screenplay, you avoid losing too much time writing the wrong idea. A strong logline will help you at these moments to come back to your goal. Sometimes, we like our writing so much, that we forget our goal. Every time, your writing strays away, you should reread your logline and remember to keep in your script only the things that make it strong. The second thing why you need a good, strong logline BEFORE you start writing your script, is to help you stay focused on the strong parts of your script, while you’re writing it.
It has to hook your audience as soon as they hear it.Ģ) To keep you on track. So, it has to be really interesting and grab the attention immediately. It is the first thing you say when you’re pitching your story. The most known use of a logline is to sell your script.
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