How to write a great logline.

[nikdun]

Hi,

Writing a great logline is hard work.

Condensing an entire movie into a single line seems impossible/

From my experience, the condensing process takes time. Allow it.

I feel it's best to have a journey implied, a sense of the hero, and a sense of the character change at the outcome.

A hero with a flaw struggles to attain a worthwhile goal and is changed absolutely beyond all doubt.

There are many free articles at the site relating to loglines.

Best wishes,

Nick Dunning
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[maestrowork]

As in novel, start with the central character(s) in a place/setting with a problem, then add the climatic/central conflict.

This is by no means great, but an example of what I'm talking about:
"Betrayed by his ex-lover and late father, an Asian-American must cross the Pacific to find the meaning of his life through webs of deceptions and lies."