Log Lines Into Treatment

'A police officer seeks revenge for the death of his partner, who was murdered by an infamous assassin.'

I am going to treat this logline as the logline for the film. I am going to chose this logline because it creates great amounts of enigma, which will entice the audience to go  an watch the film. The type of questions that would be put into the audiences head should be, Why was he killed? What had he done? Why is he seeking revenge? What has the assassin got to do with killing the officer?

This logline also creates a great opportunity to expand on a relationship that develops between the close detectives who work in the police force, and the emotion that is felt by the police officer when his closest friend is taken away form him (assassinated). Similarly, the logline also provides, a chance for the director to explore the difficulties faced by society from potentially armed people, such as criminal groups.

The logline relates to the start of the film because it sets the scene that a police officer has to deal with the loss of his closest friend and work colleague, who gets assassinated by a trained ex army marksman.

In the middle of the film, the logline hints towards the remaining officer decided to investigate further into the assassin who murdered his friend. He finally the discovers the name of the much suspected assassin, and he also discovers that the assassin is directly associated with a major political leader in London. This could provide a opportune moment for the director to really emphasise how a detective works, and how difficult it is to track down criminals, not just in the film, but in reality as well.

At the end, the log line could suggest that the sole detective is able to capture the assassin, and provide evidence that links him with the major politician, thereby getting him arrested, and restoring equilibrium in the film. This cold be used as a chance to demonstrate how criminals are punished for serious crimes like murder and gang violence.

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