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- noun A very short
summary of ascript orscreenplay .
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Great post, I think the logline is an integral part of developmental editing.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Loglines and Your Query 2010
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A logline is a good place to start when brainstorming story ideas and it provides a simplistic map, insuring that the scribe has all the basic elements in place before he begins his screenwriting journey.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Loglines and Your Query 2010
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The logline is essentially Kung Fu Panda plus Clash of the Titans, or “the fate of the world and of the Gods will all rest on the hooves of [a] talking pig.”
Barry Sonnenfeld Developing the Animated Film Pig Scrolls for Dreamworks | /Film 2010
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And your logline is such a great example because now I feel COMPELLED to read the novel. on 07 Jun 2010 at 12: 51 pm Wendy Marcus
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » subtract until you get the sum 2010
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That pseudo-logline is one of three bullet points for this story, but the other two are probably more like inside baseball.
Universal Buys The Something, Said to be a ‘Sci-Fi Zombieland’ | /Film 2010
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A logline is merely a byproduct of the screenplay.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Loglines and Your Query 2010
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Your logline is fantastic, I already want to know more!!
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » subtract until you get the sum 2010
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My favorite deconstrution of how to write a logline is by Christopher Lockheart.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Loglines and Your Query 2010
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And your logline is clear, simple and has a great hook.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » subtract until you get the sum 2010
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You can see themes repeated ( "Bolt" in a logline, is basically Buzz Lightyear).
hugovk commented on the word logline
logline, n.
The Guardian, 30 October 2018:
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