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logline
[lawg-lahyn, log-]
noun
a one to two sentence synopsis of a program, script, screenplay, or book, often used to sell the work to a producer or publisher.
We've got to make sure the logline is perfect when we go pitch this idea.
Nauticala length of rope with knots tied 7 fathoms apart, by which a log or patent log is streamed in order to measure the speed of a ship.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of logline1
Example Sentences
The 10-episode Apple TV+ dramedy “will center on the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kid’s show and her narcissistic mother who relishes in her identity as ‘a starlet’s mother,’” per the logline.
The logline portends a comedy, possibly a parody, even a satire.
Stine’s bibliography, “The Prom Queen,” logline more or less intact: Shadyside High is revving up for the prom, and everyone’s excited, including a maniac decked out in a grim visaged mask and a crimson latex coat, stalking prom queen candidates in the school’s hallways with an ax.
The logline for Matthew Specktor’s memoir, “The Golden Hour,” could easily imply a Hollywood tell-all.
From among the best picture nominees, O’Brien joked that the “Conclave” logline is “A movie about the Catholic Church ... but don’t worry.”
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