Who is this story about (and why is this person interesting)?.
#Writing a good logline how to#
Here’s how to write a great logline and the three questions things every logline needs to answer.Įvery logline should strive to answer these three questions: And even though the system has evolved from vaults to online screenwriting profiles, a great logline is still essential if you want your screenplay to get made. A great logline can spark interest, open the right doors, and get the wheels turning on your project. In a lot of cases, the strength of the logline would decide if studio execs wanted to unstack the scripts and make the film.įast forward to today, and loglines are still king. A logline that could hook a reader in a single glance went a long way. Remember, loglines literally had to fit on the spine of a script. The goal of a logline - both then and now - is to express as much information about a screenplay in the shortest amount of time. These “log-lines” were so useful to studio heads and decision-makers that loglines quickly became an indispensable part of screenwriting. In order to keep track of this massive script-library, studio executives would write the title and a one-sentence summary along the spine or “log” of the script. (Picture Scrooge McDuck, but with spec scripts instead of gold coins). Where did the term “logline” come from?ĭuring the Golden Age of cinema - long before the advent of digital technology, the internet, and the cloud - scripts were stored in massive studio vaults. But before we breakdown the three questions every great logline needs to answer, let’s take a quick look at the history of loglines in Hollywood and why they’re (still) one of the most important parts of getting your script read, optioned, and produced.
And the truth is, loglines have always been important in Hollywood. In fact, this one sentence can determine who options, produces, or even reads your screenplay.
A great logline might just be the most important part of your script.
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