Thriller Script. How to Invent, Write, and Sell

The book is divided into three parts. First, I will give a brief history of the thriller as a genre and the characteristics of characters that most often appear in it. Next, we will analyze a script plan using examples of already released thrillers and explore how to build your script based on successful films while maintaining originality. Finally, I will describe the entire process of writing a thriller from the initial idea and first draft to finding directors. I will explain what is needed to create a film on a limited budget and what every screenwriter can do to make their script viable and profitable. Lucy V. Hay This book is a true step-by-step guide to creating a successful film script in the thriller genre. After the main theory, the author moves on to practical advice and explains in detail using examples of popular thrillers what the secret of a good script's success is. What types of thrillers are there? What should the main character do? What is a hook and how to use it? What is the purpose of a breakdown? What should a script application look like? And, importantly, how and to whom should you sell the finished script? But do not think that the discussion will only be about thrillers. In fact, the book will be useful for anyone involved in screenwriting. Because it thoroughly investigates the question of what makes a good script good. Lucy V. Hay is an English writer, producer, script editor, and one of the organizers of the London Screenwriters' Festival.