“A neurotic father goes on a wild goose chase as he secretly follows his 16 year-old daughter on her first date.”
That’s my first-draft logline for my first screenplay, a family comedy entitled “First Date”. And while it’s not necessarily the opener I’d use to pitch to a producer right now, it does accurately detail the general nature of the film.
I’m much further along than I thought I would be, too. I have the protagonist and antagonist fleshed out (including my hero’s story arc), I have my characters goals and corresponding conflicts, and I have all 3 Acts broken down and placed into the 15 beats as described in Blake Snyder’s Beat Sheet from his funny and informative book “Save the Cat!”. All major scenes are laid out and I can already see many of the shots in my minds eye. All in all I am very satisfied with my progress thus far.