Loglines & Opening Sequences
What is a logline?
A brief summary of a film.
One page of a screenplay equals about ___ minute(s) of screen time.
One
protagonist
Ferris Bueller's girlfriend
Sloane
Ferris Bueller's sister
Jeanie
This story beat pushes the hero onto their journey
Catalyst
Jim Carrey plays this character
Truman
What the character learns/realizes they need by the end of the story.
The professional written script for a movie is called a
screenplay
a character the audience roots for that is lacking in heroic qualities
Anti-hero
Why is Ferris selfishly so insistent that Cameron come over?
Cameron is Ferris's ride.
Describe the tone of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
lighthearted/silly (other valid answers accepted)
This story beat is the climax of the movie
Finale
Where does Truman dream of going?
Fiji
How long should a logline be?
1-2 sentences
True or false: comedy movies can often get away with using bad dialogue.
True
A character with little depth
Flat character
Name one other movie directed by John Hughes (the director of Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
The Breakfast Club, Home Alone, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink...
List Cameron's inner need from Ferris Bueller's Day off.
Cameron must learn to loosen up/have fun/stand up to his father
Break into Two is...
This story beat is when the character enters their new world/journey
What does Sylvia's pin say?
How's It Going To End
the general emotional "feeling" the film is designed to evoke.
What is tone?
True or false: Writers should attempt to make their dialogue sound "on the nose"
False
A character who changes over the course of the story
A dynamic character
Grace says all the groups at the school think Ferris Bueller is a ____ dude
Righteous
Which character says it? ""I want out of this family!"
Jeanie
List the 5 Major Story Beats
Catalyst, Break into 2, Midpoint, Break into 3, Finale
Where is the bus going to that Truman gets on?
Chicago
List the key elements of a logline.
Hero, key trait, conflict, and goal
Good dialogue should...
(list 2 things from our class list)
Advance the plot, reveal character, use subtext, sound authentic, "attack or defend"
List one static and one dynamic character from Ferris Bueller's (AND EXPLAIN)
Answers will very
Rooney says the danger of Ferris Bueller is that he...
gives good kids bad ideas
What year was Ferris Bueller's Day Off Released?
1986
In this story beat, the hero hits rock bottom and wallows in hopelessness.
Dark Night of the Soul
List three items that are advertised through product placement in the story.
Chef's Pal (a peeler/dicer), free-range chicken, a mower, beer, hot chocolate
List the 4 things an opening sequence should reveal.
Genre, tone, pace, expectations
"As you know, Bob" dialogue makes what mistake?
Has characters repeating information they already know/ Poor exposition
The emotional or psychological world inside a character--their thoughts, feelings, desires, and fears.
Internal Reality
Where was Ferris reported to have passed out the night before the story takes place?
31 Flavors
Ferris uses this name to secure a reservation at a fancy restaurant
Abe Froman
This is often where most of the trailer moments are found. The hero explores the new world and the audience is entertained
Fun and Games
What real city was used to represent Seahaven?
Seaside, FL