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Building a Story in Snapshots

Canon commercial telling a story in a series of snapshots

This entry was posted in JT Ellison on December 4, 2008.

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@Lea_Nolan @LifeinFiction Thanks for the shoutout, @Lea_Nolan! I'd actually recommend the later and much expanded Screenwriting Tricks for Authors books: either Stealing Hollywood or Writing Love. https://t.co/Yhyyfd9JV5 The other is only still up for copyright reasons!

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Thanks for the shoutout, @Heathersmuse! I think the difference is - a logline IS a premise but in a more salable form. :) A premise is less polished - a roadmap for the author. I've been talking about high concept premises on https://t.co/7yHwpSDzDB for #preptober #nanowrimo2021

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Here's that book by @AlexSokoloff I was talking about. I think ch 2 talks about premises (related to the logline) - but the whole book is really worth a read (or two).

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