Loglines: The Long and Short on Writing Strong Loglines

Loglines: The Long and Short on Writing Strong Loglines

A Logline is the spine, the cornerstone, of a screenplay. In 35 - 45 words a writer must be able to distill down the very essence of a film story, including protagonist, antagonist, setting, inciting incident, conflict, and jeopardy. (These two sentences describing a logline took 39 words.) After publishing more than 200 loglines via his blog and social media, King decided to collect the best and publish them along with instructions on how to write a logline that will gain attention. This quick reference guide can be used to learn the art and craft of writing the all-important logline, as well as an inspirational tool for writers or producers searching for their next blockbuster. LoglinesRUs was created by Douglas King on Twitter (@DouglasKing4) and as a blog (www.loglinesrus.wordpress.com) as an experiment to test if he could write an original logline every weekday. No rights were reserved. No WGAw registration was made. He published the loglines, freely granting rights for others to share, develop or buy. Douglas King has been writing professionally for 25 years. His work has been published in consumer and trade publications, and he has co-authored and authored three books. Two of his television scripts were optioned and developed and he has written and produced two series for the digital platform. He has been hired to write feature screenplays by independent producers.