If The Logline Doesn't Work The Story Doesn't Work - Jen Grisanti

This was helpful in polishing my story

This is BRILLIANT advice!!

If you cant have a logline then you don't understand your story

(I know this is personally, and it's just an opinion...) But I consider people who have "resistance", to the need of making adjustments in order for their story to work, not actual artists. They are wannabe artists. (I'm not saying that's a bad thing), we need people to want to expand their horizons and exercise their creativity. However if they are not imaginative/creative enough to do so, they still have much to developing inside their mind, even if their heart's in the right place. So therefore, not artist yet.

Jen Grisanti is terrific! Love hearing what she has to say.

Not a screenwriter., just someone who loves movies. The logline seems reductive, but maybe necessary to sell a film to brain dead studio executives. I don't think that anyone can know whether a film might work based on the logline. But executives want it, and so the game must be played.

for people wanting an example logline for one of the greatest tv shows ever:

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for a millennia.

Very helpful! Stellar.

very useful. appreciated.

" I want you as a musician to tell people who don't understand howw to create music, what other famous music you sound like."

Loved the satirical use of loglines in The Player.

I think it's true. Great video!

What’s logline .. I m
Writing a script

To spare you the Google search: "A logline is a one-sentence summary or description of a movie. Loglines distill the important elements of your screenplay—main character, setup, central conflict, antagonist—into a clear, concise teaser."

Only suggestion I can offer, is before going into you first question, you should have led with a better question: what is a logling? I'm not in industry (yet? been thinking about jumping in and have been doing some writing), so that type of background would really help. As usual, great guest and content and well presented.

For us non-screenplay writers- this is the one minute elevator pitch.
Still applicable!

Log Line is POWERFUL !!

Make or Break stuff!

However, mine has CHANGED throughout my SCREENPLAY👌👍🏻🤔😊😁

"craving depth and authenticity" - Yes!

Here we go:

“A micro managing escape room designer realised her client is a Saw-Esque killer when insisting on double checking and gets trapped alongside a bunch of selfish assholes who will kill to get her insider knowledge for themselves.

I find the logline is MUCH easier if you DON'T try to make it match the story. Literally lie.

Logline: Character - want - obstacle
[script lab]

What is the difference between a logline and a premise? Anybody?

question #`1 should be: WTF is a log line???

Why is the interviewer so resistant to loglines? I mean, damn, every question felt like, "But do we HAVE to?!?? 😂😂🤣🤣

My book is a 522 page action-adventure novel about 5 individuals dealing with the aftermath of an asteroid that almost collided with Earth. However, it was destroyed by the United States before it hit -- much to the chagrin of its citizens who welcomed the calamity.

These 5 individuals are far from normal, and their lives are disrupted due to the international upheaval theyre thrusted BACK into; these 5 once belonged to a terrorist organization that no longer technically exists, but only does now because its leader has made the most of its remnants.

Now this leader of this shell of a terrorist organization, who was and is still (TECHNICALLY), the leader of these 5 special individuals - though they hav gone on to live normal lives since the destruction of the organization - wants his members back, to restore his organization back to the powerful, global power it was once.

And that's just the B PLOT....

The A plot is about an alien who fell from the asteroid that looks human but has no memory except of that of a device she has to find before her ex-partner finds it first.

This is pretty much the barebones synopsis of my novel that I took about 3 mins to quickly type... DOES ANYONE WANT TO HELP ME WRITE A LOGLINE BECAUSE IVE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE A SOLID ONE FOR....yup, 6 YEARS NOW.

These Rock!

Because the logline contains a story's philosophical premise and a film (especially one that represents as a rhetorical argument) cannot be sustained by an untenable philosophical premise.

Great interview and insights, thank you.

Lol it’s a one sentence explanation for lazy ass executives.