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:
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.
"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.
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