by Trevor Mayes | Dec 10, 2024 | Concept, Industry Advice, Loglines |
High Concept? As we approach the end of another year, screenwriters everywhere start doing what we do best: dreaming up the next big script that’ll make Hollywood sit up and take notice. And if there’s one magical phrase that gets development...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 3, 2020 | Industry Advice, Industry Terms, Loglines |
First things first If you’re not sure what a logline is or why it’s important, I recommend you read this logline primer. Here’s the key takeaway: A logline is a sentence (or in rare instances — two sentences) that captures the essence of your screenplay in the most...
by Trevor Mayes | Sep 28, 2011 | Loglines, Software, Structure |
Logline Application Here’s a great little web app I discovered at the Screenwriting Expo. It’s called LOGLINE. And while it has absolutely nothing to do with loglines, it has everything to do with writing a script… without traditional software. This...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 1, 2010 | Contests, Loglines, Michele Wallerstein |
There were some great entries to the logline contest, but there can be only one winner. And that winner is PlucharC! Here’s the winning logline: One man finds out how far he will go to find his girlfriend’s cat that he traded on Craigslist for a case of what he...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 31, 2010 | Contests, Loglines, Michele Wallerstein |
That’s right. Today is the last day to enter the logline contest to win an autographed copy of Michele Wallerstein’s book, “MIND YOUR BUSINESS: A Hollywood Literary Agent’s Guide To Your Writing Career.” All of you who’ve been holding off...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 30, 2009 | Links, Loglines |
Blake Snyder’s web site is holding another logline contest. Here are the rules: All of you Cats are invited to join STC!’s final contest for the year. To enter, use the STC! rules of a well-written logline to rework the logline of a well-known movie and turn it...
