Loglines

Story in a nutshell

Loglines

Are sentences that capture a story They should include the hero, the

hero’s flaw, the obstacle faced, who helps the hero and how the story ends.

Which movie?

An old tale of adventure on the Caribbean Sea where the roguish yet charming Captain Jack Sparrow joins forces with a young blacksmith in a gallant attempt to rescue the Governor of England's daughter and reclaim his ship.

Answer Pirates of the

Caribbean

Which movie?

A rich young woman, who’s timid about really living, falls in love with a poor man, who teaches her to follow her dreams, aboard an ill-fated ship at sea.

Logline

When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek his revenge.

Logline

The son of a mafia leader vows not to join his father’s mob, but due to his love of family, violence and power, falls into the mafia becoming their powerful leader.

The Godfather

Make two of your own loglines. Then form a group of 4 and see if you

can guess the movies.