The best way to come up with a good log line (1-2 sentence synopsis) is to study others. I've started to compile a list of sample log lines from movies. Pay attention to which ones get you to click!
Elements in a logline include the setting, protagonist, antagonist, inciting incident, and a conflict and a goal (the conflict's resolution). Change, such as character growth, and action should be suggested. A log line should contain four facts: "the main character, what the main character wants," the villain(s) or obstacle(s), "standing in the way," and, "the unique aspect(s) of the story." (Wikipedia)
In a monster-infested world, Joel (Dylan O'Brien) learns his high school sweetheart (Jessica Henwick) is just 80 miles away. Now, Joel must discover his inner hero, facing unknown dangers on the impossible journey to be with the girl of his dreams. ~ Love And Monsters
A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary. ~ Bridget Jones's Diary
In this provocative psychological thriller a young high school teacher unravels after she begins a torrid love affair with one of her teenage students. What starts as an innocent fling soon becomes dangerous and destructive. ~ A Teacher
Charlie Brown is finally invited to a Halloween party; Snoopy engages the Red Baron in a dogfight; and Linus waits patiently in the pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
A talented but irresponsible teenager schemes to steal his college tuition money when his wealthy father refuses to pay for him to study acting at Juilliard. ~ How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater
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