# Logline & premise

Filmsers · Proof-of-concept pack · Worksheet v1

Make the film understandable in one breath, then give a decision-maker enough story shape to judge the idea without pretending a full script exists.

## How to use

1. Write who wants what, what blocks them and what changes if they fail.

2. Draft three loglines with different emphasis: character, pressure and image.

3. Expand the chosen line into a short premise with a beginning, turn and consequence.

## Fictional worked example — The Last Signal

An original teaching example, not a customer result. Any referenced media or approvals are illustrative and not included.

### Working title and promise

The Last Signal / A small choice becomes a public act of courage during one storm-bound night.

### Character, want and obstacle

Mara wants a rescue call through before the relay loses power, but the remaining charge can send only one transmission.

### Three logline options

Character: A stranded technician gives up her rescue call to warn a valley. Pressure: With one transmission left, a technician must choose who gets the signal. Image: In a dark relay room, one switch turns a private rescue into a public warning.

### Fifty-word premise

As a storm kills the relay station, Mara tries to reach the road home. When the rescue channel fails, she can spend the last charge on herself or the valley below. She chooses the valley. One distant light answers, while her packed tools remain untouched.

### Open pitch questions

Storm scale, valley-response design, transmission duration and whether the ending stays quiet or becomes a wider chain of lights remain open.

## Blank worksheet

Project: ____________________
Version: ____________________
Prepared by: ____________________
Approval status / reviewer / date: ____________________

### Working title and promise

Name the film and state the experience the audience should carry away.

Your notes:

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### Character, want and obstacle

Who acts, what do they want now and what concrete force prevents it?

Your notes:

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### Three logline options

Write three one-sentence versions, each with a different emphasis.

Your notes:

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### Fifty-word premise

Describe the setup, pressure, decision and final image in roughly fifty words.

Your notes:

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### Open pitch questions

List what a producer must still approve before this becomes a production plan.

Your notes:

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## Review before handoff

- [ ] The protagonist makes a visible choice, not only a claim.

- [ ] The premise separates confirmed story decisions from pitch questions.

- [ ] The final image proves how the ending differs from the opening.

## Handoff

Save a versioned copy with the pitch materials. These notes do not create footage, sync to the shared demo or replace production, legal or editorial approval.