Writing a synopsis is more difficult then it seems, especially if you have to narrow your whole synopsis down to one tiny sentence!
So i was probably blank out of ideas for about 15min trying to think of a sentence that should be able to give the most concentrated version possible of our film, or at least it's key event. As i was about to give up, i stumbled across the website which was very helpful and gave me a whole different outlook on how i should approach my "one sentence synopsis"
Anyways, the website basically said to consider these following questions:
* Who is the central character? Even if you have a set of main characters, often the story ultimately revolves around one of them. If not, if you really cannot separate them for some reason, then that also answers your question.
* If you have more than one central character, what qualities describe the main characters as a group? Are they all doomed? Are they all looking for something? Are they all too young or too old to be facing this challenge? A mix of the two? Is there something they must all overcome?
* What is the overall theme? Is this a tale of redemption? Loss? Coming of age? Love conquers all?
* What is the central driving force for your main character or group? Try to be specific here. If there's a prophecy, then that's a driving force, but what's the cost of failure? What are the external (to the world, community, and so on) and internal (to the character(s)) costs?
I don't know about you but it definitely helped me, and hopefully it helps you too!
- Viv Aka Arctic fox
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