LOGLINE GENERATOR

Section 1

• In 1-3 words, who is your hero? (Ex: arrogant husband, lazy bowler, 17-year-old conman, confident businesswoman)
• What motivates the hero? In other words, WHY does the hero pursue the goal? Starts with “to”.(Ex. “to”… spend time with his daughter… save her dying husband… be accepted by her family… feel young again)
• What is the hero’s goal? This must feature 1 or more of the following: a) an event in space/time; b) an object in space/time; or c) a person in space/time. Starts with a VERB (Ex: find kidnapped daughter within 72 hours, save grandma’s house from foreclosure, find the groom and get him to the wedding in time, find and kill the evil villain)
• Where specifically is your hero’s goal located in space? (Ex: New York, a junk yard, a chapel, the Mexican border)
• What does the hero risk if he/she doesn’t achieve the goal? (This is often directly related to the motivation) (Ex: losing his life, losing her child, going to jail for life, being ostracized by society)
• What is the “inciting incident” or “motivation disturbed”? This is a moment typically happens after the setup, and either disturbs or aids the hero’s motivation. Typically starts with “When” or “After” (Ex: “When” his parents get divorced… When her family becomes the target of a hate crime… After coming out of the closet… After witnessing a murder…)
• What is the hero’s biggest fear? This is usually the logical fear associated with the loss of the motivation. Starts with a VERB (Ex. Being alone, losing his family, jeopardizing his child’s safety, having her family name destroyed)
• In 1-3 words, who is your Antagonist. (Ex: brutal warlord, corrupt politician, drug kingpin, arrogant realtor, zombie)
• In 2-15 words, what does the Antagonist want? Like the hero’s goal, this should be specific. Starts with a VERB (Ex: Destroy the world, kill the hero, seize the briefcase full of money, capture the kid)
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Section 2

Final Step: Browse through the results, edit, and pick the headlines that make the most sense!

“When a” Loglines:

When a must before a

When  a must risk to from

“After a” Loglines:

After  a embarks on a journey to the to before a  

After  a tries to before

After a world turns upside down, (s)he must before

After  a must or risk to a trying to

 

“A” Loglines:

A  life completely changes when  and is forced to before

A embarks on a race to to avoid

A must before at the hands of a who won’t stop at any cost to

A goes to only to encounter bent on at all costs.

A determined to on time, must avoid determined to

A tries to from a after

A puts everything on the line to from a seeking to

A puts everything on the line to from seeks to

A determined to must before to

A  goes to no end to but is faced with