![]() (A good logline is one that allows the reader to see a swirl of story possibilities.) The most important aspect of this kind of comedy is the interrelationship between these two characters. If the "mother" role were well-written (and this needs to be a funny, memorable character), it could attract the likes of Meryl Streep, Kathy Bates, Susan Sarandon, and etcetera.Ī perfectly competent comic concept that enables us to see various scenes - like groom and mother-in-law being put in embarrassing and compromising situations. On the other hand, the male lead could go to anyone from Ashton Kutcher to Ben Stiller to Will Ferrell (which could excite producers). (For instance, we get a hint of a "deal of a lifetime," which lets us know that there is another level to the story which may open it up.) Casting could be a mixed blessing the script puts a potentially "older" actress in the driver's seat here - which may not be a benefit from a "spec" perspective. Although this logline could be a little wordy (maybe a few too many adjectives), there is enough information here to assuage that "one-note" fear a bit. Road movies certainly conjure up momentum and visual resonance. Sort of MONSTER-IN-LAW meets PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. ![]() But when he loses his license and is relegated to the passenger seat, her dawdling, doting ways jeopardize not only the upcoming nuptials, but the deal of a lifetime as well. To get back into his fiancée's good graces after an argument, a compulsively punctual corporate raider agrees to drive his flight-phobic future mother-in-law cross country to attend the wedding. The lottery lasted two years and left a library of material in the twoadverbs forum. The point of the lottery was to examine both the presentation and effectiveness of loglines. The most effective logline - as judged by me - would win a prize of script coverage (for the logline's screenplay) by a professional story analyst. What follows are results from the former Logline Lottery at .įor two years, we randomly selected ten loglines a month to be critiqued. ![]() With the holidays approaching, things have been busy, so I thought I'd offer up some reading material without having to do too much work.
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