How to write one liner

1. How to write one liner Documentary Making

2. One Liner • Concept paper • Proposal • One Liner • It is not only about one single line. • Most of the time it is of one or two pages.

3. One Liner • Usually it starts with these headings: • Working title • Director/Producer: • Camera: • Sound: • Editor: •  Duration • Format

4. Objective • First thing is to describe your idea in just one line • Write a hypothesis statement incorporating this wording: • In life I believe that: • My film will show this in action by exploring (situation): • The main conflict is between: • My documentary will delve into or explore: • Ultimately, I want the audience to feel: • and to understand that:

5. Big idea • Topic • Write a concise paragraph about: • a) Your film’s subject (person, group, environment, social issue etc.) • b) The necessary background information the audience must have to understand and to be interested in the enclosed world you intend to present.

6. Big idea • ACTION SEQUENCES • Write a brief paragraph for each intended sequence that shows an activity. • A sequence is usually delineated by being in one location, one chunk of time, or an assembly of materials to show one topic. • Incorporate the following: • What the activity is and what conflict it evidences • The expected structure of events • What the sequence should contribute to the whole film and to the hypothesis • What facts the audience must gather from watching it • What key, emblematic imagery you hope to capture

7. Big idea • At times some of the filmmakers include these heading in the one liner as well • Main characters • Main conflict • Form and style • Format