It all started with, 'WHAT IS STORY?' and 'LOGLINE'

This is something I came up with when I actually started thinking about the Film Script Writing. And it all started with the basic question - "What is Story?"

Trust me, I am running Script Writing Courses and have faced many students with this basic question asking on the very first day. I had to find out simplest way of telling them...in their own simple words. Here what I came up with...

So what is a Story?

Story is 'WHAT'.

And then what is Screenplay?

Screenplay is 'HOW'...described in Audio-Video Medium and told or written in a visual format.

Then what about Book Writing? How do you define it? What is the difference between Book and Cinema?

Book is an 'Individual Impression' of 'Personal Relations'. The Story happens in the mind of the Protagonist, mostly.

And

Cinema is an 'Expression' of 'Collective Assumptions'. The Story happens around the Protagonist, which he is a part of.

Now, the LOGLINE:

Logline is the Story told in 3 to 5 lines. Generally, the Story told in 3 lines qualifies to be called a 'STORY'.

Line 1: Who is this Story about?

Line 2: What happened to him/her/them?

Line 3: What is the result of the Situation or Crisis he/she/they went through?

Once you write these 3 Lines or LOGLINE, you are ready to start writing the Screenplay in a proper Structure.

We will talk about it later.........

Keep Smiling..! Keep Writing..!

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