Hello fellow writers, I am preparing a pitch for a project that has four main characters. How does the logline for such a film address may look like? Does it include all characters in one sentence/logline? Can I have more than one sentence and talk about all 4? Any answer I greatly appreciate.
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Ensemble logline =
1 sentence (about 40 words).
1 lead character.
who
dilemma
action
goal
villain / obstacle
(irony if possible)
Good luck!
Thank you.
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Stories often go with
1 person:: 1 Person(Protagonist : Antagonist)
1 Person:: Group of people or community or country or society
Group: 1 Person
Group: Group
Now in your case, it's Group vs _______(Fill who could be the antagonist there) so frame a logline based on that. Movies like Seven Samurai or Good Bad Ugly or others could help.
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StudioBinder wrote an article about this. I find it very helpful. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-logline/
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Read the loglines for "Ocean's Eleven-Thirteen."
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Ensembles tend to be big cast with multiple storylines running same time. EG Nashville, The Jane Austin Book Club, The Full Monty, Lantana, City Of Hope. They are never one antagonist V protagonist. I reckon ensemble log lines need depict either a general theme or a social conscience statement together with a hook giving a remaining question so we want to find answer by watching film.
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“A group…” there is one story. Focus on that. It will be a good logline.
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Treat them as one; _________________ has this ONE MAJOR problem, which they spend the entire film trying to fix - until finally the climax resolves the conflict. Plug in your "what if". Have fun. Just write it; you can always tweak it later.