The logline formula
When [inciting incident], a [specific, flawed protagonist] must [goal] before [stakes / ticking clock].
Variations:
- [Protagonist] must [goal] or else [consequence].
- After [event], [protagonist] [action] - but [ironic complication].
Keep it 25-45 words, present tense, no names, and run it through the LoglineLab checker.
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