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LOGLINE, :star:TREATMENT :star: - Coggle Diagram
LOGLINE
Should have... :!!:
Full narrative arc ( beginning, middle and end)
*structure act by act
Reveal -character, goal, conflict and theme
*unless iconic, DO NOT mention character's name.
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ENDING A LOGLINE :lock:
OPEN-ENDED
But when writting industry coverage, include conflict resolution.
OPEND-ENDED FOR PITCH
(WHO - with an adjective) + (faces what conflict) + (earns/does what) / (to pursue/achieve goal) + (but the conflict is intensified)
An aimless American woman, abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo, impulsively decides to train as a ramen chef under a master who is impossible to please.
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:star:TREATMENT :star:
Treatment stage is when all involved may agree upon story structure, tone, message, and selling points
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A detailed, scene-by-scene summary of the story
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CHECKLIST :check:
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:tada:THEME IS DEVELOPED
- A MESSAGE TO THE STORY, ELEVATING THE CONFLICT
- THE THEME IS A PREMISE THAT STRUCTURES THE NARRATIVE
:checkered_flag:PLOT HAS AN ARC
- CLEAR BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END
- PROTAGONIST, GOAL, ANTAGONIST PRESENT
- STAKES FOR CHARACTERS ARE CLEAR AND MATTER
- CONFLICT IS RESOLVED
:silhouettes:CHARACTER HAS AN ARC
- AVOID STEREOTYPES/CLICHÉS
- CLEAR AND LOGICAL MOTIVATIONS/GOALS
- OVERCOMES ISSUE/WEAKNESS
- CHANGES FROM BEGINNING
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING :pen:
- LIMITED TO WHAT IS SEEN AND HEARD
- NO CHARACTER DESIRES/EMOTIONS
- NO CAMERA DIRECTIONS
- ACTION DOESN’T MERELY LIST PLOT POINTS