LOGLINES ARE EASY!

Yes, loglines are easy. If you write them first. Logline instructions usually include describing the protagonist, his challenge, and the course he takes to accomplish his goal. It is often recommended that you describe the antagonist as well. That should all be wrapped up in one tidy sentence that indicates tone and genre, polished up…

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THE MAP IS NOT THE TERRITORY

It is an illusion that a screenplay is a transcription of the movie in your head. It is as impossible to write a movie as it is to write a photograph. It is only possible to write a story. There is no spoon.

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