Difference between Concept and Story Premise?

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    Re: Difference between Concept and Story Premise?

    "Premise" has a meaning outside of screenwriting that isn't the same as it's used in Hollywood. John August put it well:

    In Hollywood, premise commonly means "what the movie is about.- It's a very short pitch, basically interchangeable with logline. The premise of Die Hard is that a cop has to stop a band of robbers by himself in an office tower. The premise of Armageddon is that an asteroid is headed towards Earth, and a team of misfits has to stop it.
    If someone asks you for the premise of your script and you give them the theme, they're just going to have to ask again.

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    • #17
      Re: Difference between Concept and Story Premise?

      Originally posted by JeffLowell View Post
      If someone asks you for the premise of your script and you give them the theme, they're just going to have to ask again.
      Lol
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