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A rebellious but compulsive young scientist tries to cure a girl's deadly neurological disease, only to discover that her own memories have been altered and she is the one with the disease. As someone tries to steal her identity and the knowledge of how to heal herself, she must race against time to save herself and stop the perpetrator.
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This sounds exciting, Norbert Costea! Unique title and concept.
I think your logline needs some work though. I suggest removing this sci-fi thriller" (as Iannis Aliferis mentioned on your post). Here’s a logline template that might help:
“After ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (an adjective and the protagonist's position/role) tries to _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes).”
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). You can add the antagonist in the logline.
The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline: “A _______ (an adjective and the protagonist's position/role) tries to _______ (goal of story) so/in order to ________ (stakes) after ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion).”
Avoid using names in a logline (unless it's a Biopic or a famous story -- like a fairy tale). Use an adjective and the protagonist's position/role instead of a name.
Avoid using “must” in loglines because “must” sounds like the protagonist is forced to do whatever the goal of the story is (instead of the protagonist doing it willingly), and “must” doesn’t sound active. Audrey Knox (a TV literary manager) also said this during a logline review webinar on Stage 32 (https://www.stage32.com/webinars/The-Write-Now-Challenge-The-Logline-Rev...). Instead of using “must,” use “attempts to,” “fights to,” “struggles to,” “strives to,” “sets out to,” “fights,” “battles,” “engages in,” “participates,” “competes,” etc.
Example #1:
“After a group of dog criminals arrives in a small town, an impulsive dog sheriff defends a dog treat factory so they won’t steal food that’s meant for hungry dog families.”
Example #2:
“A dysfunctional couple works together to survive against bears after they crash on an abandoned road miles from help.”
NOTE: Not all stories will follow this logline template. Biopics, documentaries, and Experimental scripts might not follow this template. The pilot logline and episode loglines for a TV show might not follow this template, but the series logline could.
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Hi, thanks a lot for your advice,I will try improve my logline
You're welcome, Norbert Costea.
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Norbert Costea, I see Maurice has given you a touch, thanks Maurice, waiting to read his final logline.
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You're welcome, Hakim Kisakye. I'm looking forward to reading the final logline too.
HI Maurice Vaughan and Hakim Kisakye and everyone else, I just updated my logline, feel free to comment on it