It’s just so much easier to get people to request your script if you have a great hook.Īnyway, blah blah blah. It also reinforces the advantage of having a high-concept screenplay if you’re an unrepresented writer. You only have a brief moment to catch someone’s attention, so you better make sure it’s perfect. It reinforced just how important getting your logline right is. Going through the loglines was both a blast and a learning experience. But some horror, crime, family, and even a fairy tale, crept their way onto the list. Comedy, Sci-Fi, and Thrillers did well because that’s what I like. It just means it wasn’t quite for me personally.Īll that said, I made at least one exception to every one of those points. So if you didn’t get picked, it doesn’t mean your logline is “worse” than the ones I picked. In the end, I had to choose stuff I felt like I would like. If you submitted something in one of my least favorite genres, you had an uphill battle.ģ) Too vague – “A depressed guy opens a bookstore,” in most cases, isn’t enough information for a logline.Ĥ) Too wordy – Some loglines tried to cram so much information into one sentence, they came off as confusing.ĥ) Subject matter – This is the big one and probably the most likely reason your logline didn’t get chosen because I'd say at least 75% of you sent in solid loglines. ![]() Just that the odds are highly favorable that that’s the case.Ģ) Genre – Just like everyone, I have my favorite genres. ![]() If you’re wondering why your logline wasn’t selected (or screaming because you know yours is better than the ones below), here’s a quick list of the possible reasons why I didn’t select you.ġ) Spelling and grammar – My experience has been that if someone can’t submit a single sentence without making a spelling or grammar mistake, their script is going to be a chore to get through. The Top 25 will then be announced on December 21st, where further instructions will be given. These submissions should be sent to (some of you sent loglines to Carsonreeves1 last time. If you want to send me the entire screenplay, that’s fine also, and I’ll only read to page 10. If you see your logline below, that means you were selected from nearly 1000 loglines and have until Monday, November 30th, 11:59pm, to send me either the first ten pages of your screenplay, a one-page synopsis (a general rundown of the first, second and third acts), or both. The Top 100 loglines for the Scriptshadow Logline/Screenplay Contest.
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