A logline is a simple sentence that summarizes the primary elements of your story in an engaging way. This is not a synopsis or a statement of the whole story, but its spine.
Think about one of your stories from the previous sections; it could be one of your 55ers or the expanded 100-word summary of a 55er, or maybe a work of flash fiction.
In creating your logline ask yourself:
(I’ve paraphrased the above questions from The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier.)
Here are some sample movie loglines:
The Talented Mr. Ripley: The story of an amoral man—sent to Italy by a wealthy businessman to persuade his son to return home—that ultimately leads to murder and impersonation.
Brokeback Mountain: Two cowboys share a secret love that over the years becomes the most important relationshi
