Log Line Machine
One story. Five ways to make them say yes.
Log Line Machine takes your story concept and returns five distinct loglines — each framing the same story from a different angle. Copy the one that lands and use it anywhere: your pitch, your query, your deck. Never stare at a blank logline again.
One Concept → Five Loglines
The Hardest Sentence You'll Write
You wrote a hundred pages. It's the one sentence that won't come.
The logline has to carry character, conflict, stakes, and tone in under fifty words — and do it differently for every reader and every room. Writers who can draft a full act freeze completely on this one line. It's not a talent problem. It's that one attempt is never enough.
I've written the whole script but I still can't say what it's about in one sentence without it sounding flat or generic.
Cost: a great story, badly summarized
The logline that worked in my query email fell completely flat in the pitch meeting. I needed a different version and didn't have one.
Cost: the wrong angle in the room
I rewrote my logline forty times and every version was a slight variation of the same weak angle. I was stuck in one frame.
Cost: forty tries, one dead angle
The Difference
Stop chasing one perfect line. Start choosing.
Before
Rewrite the same logline forty times
Stuck in a single frame you can't see past
One version for every reader and every room
No sense of which angle actually sells
The blank-line freeze that stops the whole pitch
After
Five distinct angles from one concept, instantly
See your story framed five different ways at once
A different logline for a query, a pitch, a deck
Compare angles side by side and pick the winner
Never face the blank logline again
What you get
Five Distinct Loglines
Not five near-duplicates — five loglines that vary hook, protagonist framing, and structure, each with its own evocative title.
5 LoglinesGenre & Tone Aware
Pick from 13 genres and 8 tones and every logline is tailored to match — dark & gritty reads nothing like whimsical.
13 Genres · 8 TonesTarget Audience Built In
Tell it who you're pitching to — general audience, four-quadrant blockbuster, YA, arthouse — and the hook adjusts.
Audience-AwareCharacters & Goals
Name your protagonist and their goal, and Log Line Machine builds every angle around the specifics, not a generic placeholder.
Character-SpecificWorks From Anything
A paragraph, a sentence, even bullet points — Log Line Machine works from whatever you have.
No Polish RequiredCopy Any One Instantly
Each of the five loglines has its own copy button, ready to drop into an email, a deck, or a pitch document.
One-Click CopyPART OF THE SCREENWRITING SUITE
Log Line Machine is the first step in your pitch.
Log Line Machine stands on its own — get five distinct loglines from one concept in a single pass. It also pairs naturally with the rest of the Screenwriting Suite: copy your favorite into Formly's story description, expand the concept into a full Treatment Writer draft, or develop the characters behind it in Character Dossier.
Formly
Copy your favorite logline and use it as Formly's story description.
Treatment Writer
Expand the concept behind your logline into a full narrative treatment.
Character Dossier
Develop full profiles for the characters your logline introduces.
How It Works
From concept to five loglines in four steps.
Drop In The Concept
A paragraph, a sentence, or bullet points — no polish required.
Add Detail (Optional)
Genre, tone, target audience, character name, and goals — each one sharpens all five.
Get Five Loglines
Five distinct angles, each with its own title, generated in one pass.
Copy & Send It On
Copy the strongest one and paste it into your pitch document.
Why Five, Not One
The same story sells differently to different rooms.
A logline that wins a query email can fall flat in a pitch meeting. Five angles means you walk in with a version built for the room you're in.
The Query Email
Lead with the strongest hook — the version that earns the request for pages.
The Pitch Meeting
Answer "what's it about?" five different ways, and read which one lands in the room.
The Prestige Buyer
Lead with character or emotional stakes — the frame that signals depth over spectacle.
Built For Everyone Who Has To Pitch
Whoever's asking "what's it about?" — you're ready.
Working Screenwriters
Test multiple framings before deciding which angle to lead with in a pitch.
Writers In Pitch Prep
Five options means five different ways to answer "what's it about?"
Development Execs
A five-angle set shows a writer who understands their own story's flexibility.
Writing Instructors
Show how one story reframes for different audiences and contexts.
Log Line Machine
- Five Distinct Loglines
- Genre & Tone Aware
- Target Audience Built In
- Characters & Goals
✓ No credit card required · 3-day free trial, then $12/mo · cancel anytime
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The story is finished. Now make them ask to read it.
Every pitch lives or dies on one sentence. Stop rewriting the same weak angle — see your story five ways and lead with the one that opens the door.
Start your free trial →Common questions
What do I need to provide?
A rough story description — a paragraph or a page, whatever you have. More context about character, conflict, and stakes means more varied output.
Can I use it for TV pilots?
Yes. Just mention the format in your input. Log lines for TV pilots have slightly different conventions and Log Line Machine accounts for them.
How do I pick the best one?
Read them aloud. The one that's easiest to say and lands cleanest in 10 seconds is usually the right one.