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HARVEST PROTOCOL

HARVEST PROTOCOL
By Norman Welthagen

GENRE: Sci-fi
LOGLINE:

As a brutal alien invasion unfolds, an overprotective father must keep his children alive—until he uncovers the horrifying truth: humanity isn’t being wiped out… it’s being rewritten

SYNOPSIS:

When a devastating alien force launches a global invasion, Elias Wolfe—a once-skilled paramedic now paralyzed by grief—seals himself and his two children inside a fortified bunker. Haunted by the loss of his wife and eldest son, Elias is determined to protect what’s left of his family at any cost, even if it means cutting them off from the outside world.

But safety is short-lived. As alien ships descend and unleash brutal concussive weapons and yellow searchlights that vanish entire groups of people, it becomes clear this is no ordinary extermination. When the bunker collapses and the family is forced back into a burning world, they join up with a hardened survivalist, his sharpshooter daughter, and a wounded soldier to navigate the scorched ruins of a broken society. Along the way, Elias struggles to control his reckless teenage son Zack, whose need to act—and to grieve—clashes with Elias’ desperate instincts to stay hidden.

Then comes the horrifying discovery: the aliens aren’t killing humans. They’re harvesting them—rewriting human DNA through violent mutation to convert them into their own kind. When Elias comes face-to-face with his transformed, still-conscious son he thought he’d lost, the full scope of the alien “harvest protocol” is revealed.

As the last safe zones crumble and humanity teeters on extinction, Elias must find the strength to let go of guilt, trust his children, and step up not just as a protector—but as a leader in the resistance. Because in this new war, survival isn’t enough. You either evolve… or you disappear

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Rose Scott

It can be assumed he is trying to keep his children safe. What is special about how he navigates? What is he navigating?

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Norman Welthagen. I agree with Rose Scott about the navigation. Also, I suggest adding the inciting incident at the start or end of your logline.

Norman Welthagen

Maurice Vaughan Thanks Maurice. I've updated it to hint at the alien's true intentions. Pity Rose deleted her comment though. Would have welcomed her feedback.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Norman Welthagen. I like the first part of your logline. I think "as the extraterrestrials' dark intentions put their very humanity at risk" is vague. You don't wanna be vague/hint at things in a logline. It might make a producer/etc. pass on the project. It happened to me before.

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