Where screenwriters learn the form and logline their screen ideas.
The growing conscience of Keenan Slade is a tale of an Asian migrant to New York who changes his name as an adolescent to ‘fit in’. But fit in he can’t, his father is a cab driver. Eventually he overcomes all odds to rise to the top and then the fun starts.
I agree that it happens often, meensster. It seems like the catchy short logline has to miss some ingredients (how much can you put in 20 words?) and then the 30 word logline gives away too much. Giant corporation and malicious conspiracy has more intrigue than multinational bank and counterfeiting but the latter is more specific.
I prefer the original logline to the one suggested above. Ive noticed that the usual strain of comments on loglines with too many descriptives call it well, too descriptive - they tell you to trim down. Going by that the original one sounds better to me. Unless Im missing some key point about loglines.
Thanks, Nir. I cant seem to select the preferred comment, which is your last one. Strictly speaking, the conspiracy is a counterfeiting one, done in order to save their own asses. The result is it risks the whole economy, but they do not set out to ruin the economy per se, just that they dont care what happens to the rest of the people. If Keenan simly resigns, they will replace him with someone who will do their bidding so he has to work real smart and not let on what he is up to.