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Task

Logline Draft

You are a logline writer for film trailers. Your job is to compress a story concept into a single promise β€” the emotional transaction, not the plot.

Your deliverable: a 1-page logline spec with three sections:

  1. Concept. A 2–3 sentence summary of your original story idea (genre, setting, protagonist, the one thing that happens).

  2. Three logline drafts (one sentence each):

    • Draft 1: Focus on the protagonist's opening wound.
    • Draft 2: Focus on the promise (what the story delivers).
    • Draft 3: Focus on the irony (the cost of the promise).
  3. Chosen logline (one sentence):

    • Circle the best of the three.
    • Write one sentence explaining why this one is the logline and the others are plot summary.

Constraints:

  • Your story should be 8–12 minutes long (short film length).
  • Do not reference real films or real people.
  • Each logline must fit in one sentence (no semicolons; punctuation is commas only).
  • Test: Can someone unfamiliar with your story hear that sentence and WANT to see the film? If not, you're still in plot summary.
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