I am an ordinary human being just like YOU. Still, I am also a writer, a storyteller, an author, a songwriter, a mountaineer, a biker, a dancer, a singer, a brand ambassador and a choir member before. Here is my favourite quote that I made 10 years ago, and here it is: "Be weird and show the world that you are one of a kind."
I began my journey here in Stage 32 when I decided to join one of the contests that I sent to Jason Mirch in 2022, as I remember it was 10 pages of screenwriting. I tried even though I don't have enough knowledge or background in making a script. The title of it was, A New World: Let's Play Alphabet.
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Hey Ana Marie Castillo welcome. i would love to read your script.
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Hi, Ana Marie Castillo. You wear a lot of hats! What's your favorite hat to wear?
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Hi, Parsa Moazami. Thank you and appreciate it. I am still rewriting my story because the first one doesn't look like a script.
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Hello, Maurice Vaughan 5! All of them!
That's a great quote, Ana Marie Castillo! ""Be weird and show the world that you are one of a kind." What's A New World about?
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Hi, Maurice Vaughan! A New World is about change. From the happenings around the world, we need to reset everything.
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A New World sounds interesting, Ana Marie Castillo. Do you have a logline?
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I don't have a logline yet! I'll try to make one.
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Here’s a logline template that might help, Ana Marie Castillo: After/when ______ (the inciting incident/event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (the main flaw the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s job/career/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes).
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: A _______ (the main flaw the protagonist has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes the protagonist’s personality) _______ (the protagonist’s job/career/role) tries to/attempts to/fights to/struggles to/strives to/sets out to/fights/battles/engages in/competes/etc. _______ (goal of story and try to add the obstacles here) to/so/in order to ________ (stakes) after/when ______ (the inciting incident/event that sets the plot in motion).
Loglines are one or two sentences. A one-sentence logline sounds better, and it takes less time for a producer, director, etc. to read it. Try to keep your logline to 35 words or less. Long loglines can make producers, directors, etc. pass on a project.
Avoid using “must” in loglines. “Must” usually means the protagonist is forced to do whatever they need to do in the story instead of doing it willingly. You might need to use “must” in a logline though, like when the protagonist is forced by another character to do something. Using “must” to choose between two options is fine.
Names in loglines are usually for biopics, well-known stories, and franchises (like Mission: Impossible).
Sometimes I put the location and date that the story takes place in instead of the inciting incident if it’s a Period Piece script.
All stories don’t follow this logline template. Biopics, documentaries, and Experimental scripts might not follow the template. The series logline for a TV show can follow this template, but the pilot logline and episode loglines for the show might not.
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Thank you so much for this, Maurice Vaughan 5! I really appreciate it!
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You're welcome, Ana Marie Castillo.
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Ana Marie, this man is of great worth.” ✅