Jean-Marie Mazaleyrat

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296 points to Logliner

14 loglines
238 reviews

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When a series of murders with obscure motives stain with blood a small kingdom just after the abolition of the capital punishment, the police ends up suspecting the former last executioner to work on his own …

July 24, 2014
A bogus spiritualist and an amateur actor hope to con a wealthy woman out of $10,000 by locating her sole heir ? a nephew given up for adoption under shady circumstances ? but find they are in deep water as the nephew turns out to be a kidnapper who?d rather not be found

April 15, 2014
"In dramatic circumstances, a brave young woman captive of her roots meets a man who could change her life forever. And when his integrity is decried, she must decide if she trusts him and overcomes her manipulative father’s hostility."

March 30, 2014
When two trains collide in her small western town, a brave young woman takes charge ? and in the process meets a man who could change her life forever.

March 21, 2014
When the objects, acting in concert worldwide, start refusing to help with bad actions for no apparent reason, it becomes the hell on earth for bad people but not yet heaven for the others. Will we be able to understand what things want to teach us: a lesson in humanity?

July 28, 2013
A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium. But the place is going to ruin and recalls a lot of memories from the past.

June 16, 2013
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

June 12, 2013
One year in the life of an Italian teenager and the small town where he lives on the Adriatic coast during the fascist period

June 12, 2013
A strange parallelepipoid of darkness causes the dawn of humanity then much later its access to a higher level of consciousness

June 12, 2013
Abandoned with her two children in a large dismal house, a young woman must fight against ghosts until one day when …

June 10, 2013
Acting in concert, objects start to refuse to be a part of bad actions for no apparent reason

June 6, 2013
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Acting in concert, birds start attacking people for no apparent reason.

June 5, 2013
?Just 3D-digitized, two famous Toon-actors are sent against their will on the internet to spread an elusive virus and must prevent ?Villains? of leading the world into a backward of forty years.?

June 3, 2013
Just 3D-digitized, two famous Toon-actors of the forties must struggle to foil the Villains who want to make them spread an elusive virus which threaten the worldwide networks.

May 30, 2013

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on When a series of murders with obscure motives stain with blood a small kingdom just after the abolition of the capital punishment, the police ends up suspecting the former last executioner to work on his own …

There are some mistery, some suspense, some red herrings, and a switch of course.
on When a series of murders with obscure motives stain with blood a small kingdom just after the abolition of the capital punishment, the police ends up suspecting the former last executioner to work on his own …

Yes, of course they had. 1888-1889 were the years when Scotland Yard was hunting down Jack the Ripper (I corrected the concept).
on When a series of murders with obscure motives stain with blood a small kingdom just after the abolition of the capital punishment, the police ends up suspecting the former last executioner to work on his own …

WGAW # 1732491 Genres: Black comedy, crime, Mystery-suspense. Time and Place: 1889, a fictional kingdom of the old Central Europe. Concept: The misfortunes of the Police Chief, some other people and the last state executioner, when unable to transform himself,…
on A soldier in a fire fight in Vietnam is hit by a rocket propelled grenade and with unimaginable wounds is placed in a deep sleep but awakens to being in love and falling in love without opening an eye.

Hi Donn Curbow, I think you take a good subject. This is not the same story at all, but I think you could find interesting things into "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo Hope this can help.
on A bogus spiritualist and an amateur actor hope to con a wealthy woman out of $10,000 by locating her sole heir ? a nephew given up for adoption under shady circumstances ? but find they are in deep water as the nephew turns out to be a kidnapper who?d rather not be found

No problem with me. Must ask Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), Slingink, because the first one is genuine!
on A bogus spiritualist and an amateur actor hope to con a wealthy woman out of $10,000 by locating her sole heir ? a nephew given up for adoption under shady circumstances ? but find they are in deep water as the nephew turns out to be a kidnapper who?d rather not be found

Hi Slingink, What one do you find terrible? "to con " means " to swindle". In 1976, we still put "to" in front of an infinitive. I find the second flat, terrible; and the first terrific, full a humor, with…
on A bogus spiritualist and an amateur actor hope to con a wealthy woman out of $10,000 by locating her sole heir ? a nephew given up for adoption under shady circumstances ? but find they are in deep water as the nephew turns out to be a kidnapper who?d rather not be found

This logline is 51 words long. Here is the 27 words version of a screenwriting guru ( http://www.crackingyarns.com.au/2010/03/25/the-most-important-27-words-a-screenwriter-will-ever-write/ ): "A bogus spiritualist and an amateur actor can wangle $10,000 if they locate an heiress?s sole beneficiary, but discover he?s a…
on When the world’s greatest loglining guru finds 37 resources to write the best logline, he must exercise humility and post a link on his treasured web site.

Hi Karel, That's one of the finest posts I read about loglines resources and gurus. You said "he must", but up to now (04 14 2014), he didn't! So he should but it seems like his smugness is an insurmountable…
on When disobedient space peacemaker reveal hellish plan wealthiest clans on the planet and space invaders to eliminate the excess population of the planet, has again breaks all the rules in order to save the human race and the human woman he loves.

OK. So you have two antagonists. This seems to be a strange partnership, because the interests of both should be limited to the reduction of the population. We can imagine that then, the invaders will want to eliminate what is…
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

When this one is trapped in a gang fight, a distraught Father unites (or binds) with the teen who stole his camera containing his son?s funeral footage.?
on Two recently unemployed nerds get more than they ask for when they fake a UFO encounter to generate publicity for their start-up business.

Hi brandongreen2015, Great logline for a great idea! I'll run into theater on the first release day.
on When disobedient space peacemaker reveal hellish plan wealthiest clans on the planet and space invaders to eliminate the excess population of the planet, has again breaks all the rules in order to save the human race and the human woman he loves.

Hi babaroga, Is there any collusion between the wealthiest clans and the space invaders in your story?
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

Hi caleb, Hi guys, A distraught Father must save or let die the ashamed teen who stole his camera that contains the final footage of his just deceased son.? That's not very representative of your story I'm afraid. A gang…
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

When a tormented father, whose camera in which the footage of his son?s funeral is saved was stolen, spots his young thief being chased to death by a rival gang, he must choose between what his heart and his mind…
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

"When a tormented father spots the teen who stole his camera, with the footage of his son?s funeral, being chased to death by a rival gang, he must choose between what his heart and his mind are calling for."
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

Hi Caleb, I didn't understand you're working on a short! Sorry.
on Heartbroken from the loss of his son, a photographer heads out to the beach to snap shots of a sunset with his Canon EOS 600D until he is bashed by a group of Youths who steal the camera and film their exploits out in the City of Sydney… With the footage of his son's funeral still saved on the camera.

Hi Caleb, I assume this is the same story you posted on Mar 16, 2014. Your current logline doesn't remind exactly the same story because it points to very different things. It would be a great help if you tell…
on A grief-stricken woman takes a cross-country road trip with a little girl she kidnapped to unite her with her father for the child's protection.

OK uDawnWrite. It was not a suggestion. This is your story.
on A grief-stricken woman takes a cross-country road trip with a little girl she kidnapped to unite her with her father for the child's protection.

I'd like something sparks between Celine and Angel's father.
on A grief-stricken woman takes a cross-country road trip with a little girl she kidnapped to unite her with her father for the child's protection.

Hi uDawnWrite Of course you can use it. And you're right about "sexually". My pleasure. Hope you win. Your success will be (a very-very little) ours. Good luck.