Title & Loglines - Round 1
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Topic: Title & Loglines - Round 1
Posted By: nickwascreative
Subject: Title & Loglines - Round 1
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 11:25am
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Congrats to everyone for doing work finishing those scripts! Are we allowed to post our loglines now? I seem to recall in previous years threads were created mere hours after the deadline for folks to post prompts and loglines, but this year its been crickets, which makes me question if I’m making that all up in my head?
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Posted By: UK5AM
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 12:04pm
I was wondering the same! You're correct that last year we did post titles and loglines but I'm not sure if a rule has changed or it's just that fewer people frequent the SW forum these days. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67075_post714336.html#714336" rel="nofollow - 2025 R2 Scary Story - The Laiska |
nickwascreative wrote:Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 12:47pm
Okay, so I’m not going crazy! I have noticed there was less buzz on here leading up to and during the first round compared to previous years. I remember there being more of a flurry of activity. So maybe that’s the reason. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g5-arise-thriller_topic67766.html" rel="nofollow - SWC 2026 - G5 - Arise https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic43498_post516103.html#516103" rel="nofollow - ARCHIVE |
Posted By: swan.lake
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 12:55pm
| Hmmm, I thought the submission emails told us not to post anything for 72 hours after the deadline, presumably to deal with corrupted files and late entries (which get comments from judges but can't go to round2). |
Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 1:38pm
Stories, as in actual readable scripts, yes! We have to wait for that email from NYCM before we post those. But loglines and titles have been shared freely previously between the deadline and when we receive that email… ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g5-arise-thriller_topic67766.html" rel="nofollow - SWC 2026 - G5 - Arise https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic43498_post516103.html#516103" rel="nofollow - ARCHIVE |
Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 5:37pm
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I came looking for this earlier too. Let's get this party started. @Nick, maybe edit the post to reflect that this is where we are posting titles and loglines. Here's mine: GROUP: 36 GENRE: Romantic Comedy SUBJECT: Skin care CHARACTER: A frequent flyer Title: Pimples, Potions & Personal Imperfections Logline: In the kingdom of Eldoria, Princess Delilah, once the fairest of them all, faces a serious crisis - a complexion catastrophe. With her engagement ball fast approaching, she journeys to the Swamp Lands to seek help from an unlikely source. I've really struggled lately with my writing mojo. I'm glad I did this as I've missed the screenplay challenges. I have been so immersed in the news and sooooooo wanted Political Satire, that it took me a long while to adjust from that place to find a warm place to write a Rom-Com. I went outside the box mashing up with Fairy-Tale and totally bashed my character prompt on the head, because it was out of the box and could've been missed, and because I got DQ'd last year in Short story over my character's role not being relevant enough. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: mollywise
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 5:46pm
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This is my first time in any NYC Midnight challenge and found it really fun! Here is my prompts/logline: GROUP: 28 GENRE: Historical Fiction SUBJECT: Good things come in small packages CHARACTER: A self-appointed leader TREK 47,000 years ago, a broken woman is given a treacherous task. |
Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 5:49pm
This sounds awesome, I LOVE Historical Fiction! Good Luck! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 6:20pm
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Group 56 Genre: Historical Fiction Subject: Art Lesson(s) Character: A Hypocrite PERSPECTIVE REVIVING In 1994, a young art teacher must navigate the racial tensions building up in her California community. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67358_post715942.html#715942" rel="nofollow - SS R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67101_post714516.html#714516" rel="nofollow - Scary Story R2 |
Posted By: Snarkmaiden
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 6:37pm
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Group 48: comedy / an eyewitness / a guilt trip The Veal Situation When a 300-year-old vampire discovers an eyewitness to his latest murder, he must struggle with his own moral code -- and that of a fellow bloodsucker -- in deciding how to cover his tracks. ------------- SSC R1: https://tinyurl.com/4xhsx4t4" rel="nofollow - They Come Here to Kill (horror) |
Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 6:39pm
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Mistype! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 6:41pm
Wow, I love the sound of this! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 6:45pm
True to form, Snark - this really does sound awesome! Good luck 😉 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: NYCgirl
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 7:13pm
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All sounding awesome so far! Group 25 Romcom/a starter home/a chatterbox House or Home A young lad learns to fight for what's important in life -
and in a wife. ------------- Screen 26 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67777_post719675.html#719675" rel="nofollow - WIN AND LOSE And 25 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic63684_post684597.html#684597" rel="nofollow - HOUSE OR HOME |
Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 7:18pm
Done! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g5-arise-thriller_topic67766.html" rel="nofollow - SWC 2026 - G5 - Arise https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic43498_post516103.html#516103" rel="nofollow - ARCHIVE |
Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 7:23pm
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Group 11 Thriller Take the Blame A Superintendent Logline: When a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant survives a not-so-accidental plane crash in remote Northern Canada, she’s thrust into a time-sensitive fight to find the criminals responsible and save her superior from a similar fate. -- I spent the first 2-3 days of this round devolving into absolute maddness wrapping my head around the thriller genre. I'm a comedy writer (ridiculous, mindless, raunchy comedies), so I was thrown for a loop with this one. I'm super happy with the end result, and yet again, I got my money's worth from this challenge! I hope there are others in my group this year, I saw a few chatting in the other threads during the round, so hopefully other Group 11'ers post their stories -- I'm dying to see what others did with these prompts!
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Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 7:59pm
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GROUP: 53 GENRE: Suspense SUBJECT: Overdue CHARACTER: A ski instructor A charismatic adulterer follows a snowboarder into a deadly storm, unaware he's racing toward a reckoning long overdue. In love and nature, karma always collects.
-- These all sound so intereting, and the few I got to beta read were amazing. We're all against tough competition and I love it! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/4d9sv679" rel="nofollow - R2 G4: A Scenic Route (SW) https://tinyurl.com/2s434jhe" rel="nofollow - R1 G31: You Don't (100) -- Monique Danielle |
Posted By: greenstar85
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 8:25pm
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GROUP: 52 GENRE: Horror SUBJECT: The Turn of the Century CHARACTER: A doppelganger
TITLE: I Am Watching You Watch This LOGLINE: A skeptical news archivist working the graveyard shift on New Year's Eve, 1999, receives a series of eerie messages warning her not to watch a mysterious tape more than twice. --- Was just happy to get horror - kinda liked the other prompts as well. Really excited to read some others scripts this week. |
Posted By: EJFordham
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 9:12pm
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Group 49: Sci-Fi / Monster(s) / A one-hit wonder Dr. Edwin Venter, a genetic scientist on the brink of obscurity,
faces a moral dilemma when his brilliant young assistant uncovers a
groundbreaking discovery; as ambition battles integrity, Venter
must choose between immortal fame or becoming a historical
footnote.
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Posted By: lesleykg
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 9:20pm
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GROUP: 39 GENRE: Romance SUBJECT: A stopover CHARACTER: A dentist Seasons of Us A college couple rediscover each other decades later on a fateful 12 hour stopover in Dubai.
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 9:43pm
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51 Horror Code of Ethics Therapist Silhouette The war between good and evil began when God banished Satan to the underworld. It's still raging to this day. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: gAlexy321
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 10:07pm
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Thanks for getting this started, @nickwascreative! I also landed in the Thriller genre, and I am with you. That was TOUGH. Don't think I'll be getting any points for innovative prompt interpretation with the premise (and title) I chose, but it just all fit so perfectly, I ran with it and never looked back! Excited to read as many of these as I can when we get the green light to post in full. GENRE: Thriller SUBJECT: Notorious CHARACTER: A mama’s boy MAMMA'S BOY Fighting for family takes on a double meaning in this Italian- American mafia tale set in 1980s Brooklyn.
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Posted By: PukaEnt2020
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 11:05pm
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Group 60 Drama Make-or-Break A texter MISSING PIECES When a young girl loses her Master Builder father, she's given a chance to build one last special set of Legos with him. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g60-missing-pieces-drama_topic63646.html" rel="nofollow - SC25 R1-Missing Pieces https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g4-spun-out-comedy_topic59679.html" rel="nofollow - SC24 R2 |
Posted By: Ben Daggers
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 11:11pm
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Somehow I've managed to land Fairytale for 2 of the 4 screenplays I've ever written. Both times I was dreading writing them (fairytale is a long way from my genre-of-choice) and both times I somehow ended up with something I really liked. Excited to see what everyone else comes up with! Group 6: Fairytale / overcurious / nail-biter EVERCHEER
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Posted By: lesleykg
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2025 at 11:32pm
ooooh, can't wait to read this one! ------------- http://bit.ly/4sOTUUB" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 http://bit.ly/40zamLP" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R1 http://bit.ly/3CqUl1V" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: SueSS
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:30am
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GROUP: 59 GENRE: Romance SUBJECT: A subscription CHARACTER: A taster
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Posted By: Annie K
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:58am
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These are so so fun to read! And make me hope for some kind of lighter genre in the future - this was my second challenge, and I got Suspense, and my first challenge was Horror. In my free time all I read and watch are comedy, fantasy and romance. BUT this whole thing is for stretching the mind, isn't it? Group 54: Suspense/Snowed In/A Gym Rat Moose Bear A Marine veteran embarks on a different mission from the one he'd imagined. Spoiler below: There are, unfortunately, no moose or bear in the story :)
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Posted By: Frey_a
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 2:13am
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I got Horror / turn of the century / a doppelgänger Here’s mine: RESURRECTION A scientist on the brink of a world-leading breakthrough makes a desperate decision to test his steam-powered cloning machine on his beloved wife. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/author-archive_topic43498_post581969.html#581969" rel="nofollow - Author Archive http://www.tinyurl.com/2mwfxxen" rel="nofollow - SWC FINAL |
Posted By: Anthea123
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 3:00am
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Thanks for getting this started, Nick! GROUP: 46 GENRE: ROMCOM SUBJECT: JURY DUTY CHARACTER: A GOOD SPORT HORROR AND ROMCOM SITTING IN A TREE When Ruby Rom-Com agrees to complete jury duty on behalf of her genre, she has no idea it will be such a mission to even get there, especially with the way Hunter Horror keeps jump-scaring her. Everyone knows that Rom-Com and Horror have nothing in common, right? ------------- https://bit.ly/4bSzZwx" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 https://bit.ly/4kZRGyA" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R1 |
Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 3:15am
My pleasure, Anthea! I was lucky enough to read this story earlier and dear gawd I LOVE this story so much! The world-building, the characters, the writer—masterful stuff. Two words: Hello, Pixar?
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Posted By: John.Needham
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 3:55am
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Group: 40 Genre: Political Satire Subject: Smoke and Mirrors Character: An Apologist MISS S. DONUTS TRAMP A donut-seller thinks
big, aspiring to become President of America, and plans her strategy from a
food-truck. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g40-miss-s-donuts-tramp-political-satire_topic63688.html" rel="nofollow - R1 G40 Miss S. Donuts Tramp, Political Satire |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 3:57am
Looking forward to what you have done with it John! ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: John.Needham
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 4:04am
Thanks Suave. Spent my life trying to be self-sufficient, so opening up to be Beta'd was quite a thing for me. Yours and comments from another were so helpful. Very much looking forward to reading yours. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g40-miss-s-donuts-tramp-political-satire_topic63688.html" rel="nofollow - R1 G40 Miss S. Donuts Tramp, Political Satire |
Posted By: Graham Brand
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 4:43am
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Group 13: Drama / A talent show / A painter. MASTERPIECE When the popular judge of a painting talent show is accused of sexual harassment, his new co-host must cope with the fallout. ------------- SC 2025 R2 https://bit.ly/3YZzrPN" rel="nofollow - Dibbly Day SC 2025 R1 https://bit.ly/3Y6KlD6" rel="nofollow - Masterpiece |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 7:26am
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GROUP: 56 GENRE: Historical Fiction SUBJECT: Art lesson(s) CHARACTER: A hypocrite Straight Shooter A rookie war photographer, eager to capture the truth of the Vietnam war, follows his legendary mentor into the heart of battle only to discover a dark secret. As the fighting rages, he faces a bitter choice, expose his hero or take the perfect shot. ------------- SC 2018: R3 (Final) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r3-the-last-kiss_topic18690.html" rel="nofollow - The Last Kiss |
Posted By: Jesswarriner
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 8:25am
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Group 7: Mystery/Mean Streets/a Vigilante Title: Coming Up Roses Logline: When a gang of bullies in an idyllic suburb begin finding themselves the
subject of misfortune, their favourite victim starts to suspect foul play.
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Posted By: Kaczok
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 10:24am
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G1 - political satire / pecking order / scapegoat The Dragon King, the Golden Goose, and the Daughter of Darkness Over the hills and far away, a humble Welsh poultry farmer works quietly to solve all the world's political problems. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic43498_post645980.html#645980" rel="nofollow - Yarr, me stuff be here |
Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:27pm
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Horror is my fav genre and I am obsessed with doppelgangers - I hope you'll be sharing yours because I'm so intrigued!
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Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:30pm
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Sometimes getting too innovative doesn't do you any favors. I think your logline is super intriguing and I kind of want the prompts to be exactly what they are!
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Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:32pm
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I just want to cheer this. I got the chance to beta read this story and it NAILED the fairy tale genre.
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Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:33pm
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But is there a Moose Bear? The title alone makes me want to read this and I love suspense. Very excited!
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Posted By: edricruiz
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:47pm
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Genre: Political Satire Subject: By one's own bootstraps Character: An acupuncturist Title: Power Point Logline: Norma finds herself as the most powerful person in Washington. All it took was stabbing a few people in the back. The last genre I wanted to pull was political satire so here we go  ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic49005_post516801.html#516801" rel="nofollow - SSC R1 G10 |
Posted By: Jd_aguon
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 1:54pm
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GROUP 15 Suspense - Life Insurance - Locksmith UNCLAIMED A con artist fakes her way into a dead woman’s fortune—only to find someone waiting, someone who knows exactly what she’s doing. ------------- Miles Away (2021) - R1 - 1st The Surgeon and the Magic Man (2022)- R1 - 3rd |
Posted By: maddieclose
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 2:07pm
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this was fun! looking forward to reading everyones scripts. :) group: 13 genre: drama subject: a talent show character: painter Strawberry Fields Forever In a world where a hyper-realistic paradise of your choosing is just a pill away, a teenage artist struggles to reconnect with her mother and remind her of the beauty in reality. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g2-find-me-on-crescent-street-ghost-story_topic64564.html" rel="nofollow - R2 G2 - Find Me on Crescent Street |
Posted By: maddieclose
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 2:08pm
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Posted By: ARL
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 2:52pm
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Hi everyone! Can't wait to read what y'all have come up with this go-around. :) I went a bit eek at receiving Action-Adventure, so naturally had to give it a genre twist. GROUP 31: Action-Adventure / Infamous / A wildlife photographer HOLO-QUEST An inexperienced holographer must enter a high-stakes contest for access to an unforgiving alien moon. But he's got far more than winning on his mind. |
Posted By: MoniqueDanielle
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 3:08pm
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Love this! Good luck in the judging!
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Posted By: Sunder01
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 4:44pm
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I had Horror (Not a fan)/Turn of the Century/Doppelganger A similar thing happened when I was given a Romcom. I am so not a fan of the genre, but found myself having fun with this one. I was even done in 9 pages. #what??? I look forward to reading scripts and giving feedback! Here's mine: A grieving father makes a desperate deal with an enigmatic
dollmaker to help his ailing son walk again—only to unleash a
nightmare when the boy’s porcelain doppelgänger demands more than
just life.
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Posted By: D’Agostino_Sarah
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 4:51pm
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Group 27: Drama/Traditional/a supportive parent PUDDLE JUMPING BACK HOME A newly single mother with nowhere else to go returns to her rural hometown to find out she left more than just a crown behind. I pulled Drama for the second year in a row and was bummed not to try something new but it felt like a chance for redemption and feel good about what I came out with. I lost my mom a month ago so the prompt felt like the universe’s idea of a joke but it actually helped a lot and excited for the feedback <3
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Posted By: rvcnyc
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 6:51pm
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Mine wasn't anything groundbreaking, but just for fun: Group 34: Romantic Comedy / a sycophant / a cash cow
logline: To pay for her theater's whole season, a Shakespeare-loving director must stage a corny version of A Christmas Carol, starring a hunky tv star who is only available for one week of rehearsal.
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Posted By: NYCgirl
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 7:19pm
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Posted By: G. Tait
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 8:08pm
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I loved reading everyone's prompts, I am very excited to read a few of them look very intriguing! Group 5 Genre: Action / Adventure Subject: Sea level Character: A chaperone Title: RISING TIDES Logline: A father, desperate for the treasure that lays lost on the ocean floor, risks it all during a tsunami that could provide the opportunity he needs. |
Posted By: BarbaraFL
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 8:57pm
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I'm probably not posting it, but - Group 26: sci-fi / punishment / a wedding planner
(also this logline is TERRIBLE and I wrote it in seconds without giving it the attention it deserved, UGH) BE GRATEFUL, ABOVE ALL An upcoming wedding in dystopian New York is planned, and Arkin and Marlena have been chosen to be wed. They must not cross the wedding planner. ------------- |
Posted By: lesleykg
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 9:52pm
It sounds very intriguing! ------------- http://bit.ly/4sOTUUB" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 http://bit.ly/40zamLP" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R1 http://bit.ly/3CqUl1V" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: Discopanda
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 9:59pm
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These are sounding great. Unfortunately loglines are my weakness, but here goes. GROUP: 31 GENRE: Action/Adventure SUBJECT: Infamous CHARACTER: A wildlife photographer CROCODILE FLASH When photographer Andi James has her camera stolen by White Supremacists, she'll do anything to get it back. ------------- Screenplay 2025 R2: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64571_post693197.html#693197" rel="nofollow - St. Agnes |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2025 at 10:09pm
It does sound fun. I think that just the phrase, They must not cross the wedding planner. is a great stand alone logline, lol, it is catchy! I hope you post, even if it iis not up to your usual standards Barb, it does sound fun. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 12:33am
Group mate! Yay! This sounds intriguing! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67358_post715942.html#715942" rel="nofollow - SS R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67101_post714516.html#714516" rel="nofollow - Scary Story R2 |
Posted By: iress
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 12:40am
Yay! thank you! I realize I actually put another version of my log line on here. I added to it before submission (phew) but that one reads about how this is centered on the drama and contention of Ca's prop 187. Your story sounds awesome too! I love how you went fairytale with romcom. And friend, I match your vibes 100% when you say: "I've really struggled lately with my writing mojo. I'm glad I did this as I've missed the screenplay challenges. I have been so immersed in the news and sooooooo wanted Political Satire..." ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67358_post715942.html#715942" rel="nofollow - SS R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67101_post714516.html#714516" rel="nofollow - Scary Story R2 |
Posted By: rmaxwell728
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 2:27am
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GROUP: 57 GENRE: Ghost Story SUBJECT: Criminal record CHARACTER: A whisperer Just Accidents Darren’s probation is derailed when he receives some upsetting news. Drunk, he gets into a car accident that has deadly consequences. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66005_post704557.html#704557" rel="nofollow - 500 R2 |
Posted By: Ethereal Burn
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 2:34am
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This is my first time doing anything like this. Very fun! GENRE: Fairy Tale SUBJECT: Imperfection CHARACTER: An orthodontist |
Posted By: SumFemina
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 4:41am
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Here is mine though I’m not sure I have the stomach to post the whole thing. Logline is awful too. Group 11 - Thriller Subject - taking the blame Character - superintendent ONLY ONE COPY Sonia must find and copy the technology that will save the world from the climate crisis, before the head of a research lab destroys it. But even doing that will not save her from one ultimate test. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic58489_post631823.html#631823" rel="nofollow - Screenplay: The Perfect Downward Dog |
Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 7:45am
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Group 50 - Romance Subject - Clueless Character - a Custodian Love is... Laura thinks she's in love. But how can she be in love if she's not sure what love is? It's exactly as bad as the title and logline would have you believe!
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Posted By: NYCNewbie
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 7:48am
Thank you. I will be seeking your story out as I love the fact you’ve clearly gone political with your Historical fiction. Nice one! 👍 ------------- https://tinyurl.com/kv767e2a" rel="nofollow - 250 Final https://shorturl.at/pJiq6" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 https://shorturl.at/UyVAA" rel="nofollow - SCW R1 |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 7:52am
I am sure it is not that bad, haha, I have read ur stuff. Now, the prompts remind me of Burta and her tall tale on "2 and Half Men," lol. Her custodian only had one eye; but never drink from his thermos. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: swilki
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 9:04am
thank you but it's def not my best  !That story makes me think of Mad-Eye Moody, I wish I'd done a Polyjuice potion romance where they kept turning into other people! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2wxm2mec" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 https://tinyurl.com/566e2wya" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 https://bit.ly/3CprYfx" rel="nofollow - All Writing |
Posted By: alexdsut
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 1:57pm
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Hey folks! Hope you all had fun with the first round. Here, I continue my trend of unoriginal title + uninspired logline combo. Group 43: Sci-Fi / Comfort Zone / A Plastic Surgeon SAWBONES In a war-torn countryside, a profit-driven medical bot offers life-saving care only to those who can pay--until a chance encounter forces him to confront his programming and step outside his zone of safety. ------------- http://bit.ly/41LdDrA" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R1 "SAWBONES"(Sci-Fi) https://shorturl.at/KMjjM" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R2 "Joe and Dora" (Romcom) |
Posted By: nickwascreative
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 2:12pm
Hey, it's a trend that seems to work out okay for you Why fix it if it ain't broken, etcetra, etcetra! I don't actually think it's uninspired, I'm intrigued! And I hope you post it when we're allowed! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g5-arise-thriller_topic67766.html" rel="nofollow - SWC 2026 - G5 - Arise https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic43498_post516103.html#516103" rel="nofollow - ARCHIVE |
Posted By: TreeTheGreen
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 2:55pm
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I think I like how my script turned out, but oh my gosh I went through so many drafts on it I'm no longer sure! Excited to see what some of you think once we're clear to share scripts. Equilibrio Group 37: Political Satire / Acupuncturist / "By one's own bootstraps" After an arrogant journalist uncovers a suspicious donation in the newly elected mayor’s campaign finances, she dares to uncover secrets about the mayor’s estranged family. |
Posted By: Matt_Fig21b
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 6:59pm
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GROUP: 4 GENRE: Fantasy SUBJECT: Lovesick CHARACTER: A pizza maker Night Hawks Signing up to the app Night Hawks introduces him to the mysterious Esmaria, who leads him through a fantastical nocturnal Soho. ------------- 1st Round screenplay: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g20-one-more-shot-rom-com_topic67800.html" rel="nofollow - One More Shot |
Posted By: asterism
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2025 at 10:21pm
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Oh, I really love this logline. We're in the same group and I came up with 8 different loglines before I started writing & was convinced every one of them was unoriginal. None of my loglines were remotely like this one, so well done!! :) (And I like the title too.)
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Posted By: Trimarchi
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2025 at 9:37am
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Round 1 Group 41 Genre: Crime caper Subject: Mind game(s) Character: An intruder LOGLINE: A thief enters an empty beach house, only to find the Alzheimer's-suffering owner inside, altering his plan for an easy score.
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Posted By: lesleykg
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2025 at 4:40pm
You might also want to post your actual screenplay in the https://forums.nycmidnight.com/screenwriting-challenge-2025-review_forum104.html" rel="nofollow - Screenwriting Challenge 2025 Review forum . ------------- http://bit.ly/4sOTUUB" rel="nofollow - 100 MF R1 http://bit.ly/40zamLP" rel="nofollow - Screenplay R1 http://bit.ly/3CqUl1V" rel="nofollow - Archive |