THE B2W ULTIMATE THRILLER SCREENPLAY CHEAT SHEET LVH · 2019-06-07 · For more free writing...
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MY LOGLINE:
My Thriller logline should be 25-40 words maximum ... It should contain the 3 Cs: clarity, conflict, characters & preferably its HOOK, too. Also,
REMEMBER: high concept can be low budget!
CRAFT
HOW DO I USE VISUALS? DO I HAVE AN OPENER IN EVERY SCENE? OR ARE MY SCENES JUST CHAINS OF DIALOGUE? WHAT IS MY ARENA/ STORYWORLD LIKE
AND HOW DOES IT INFORM MY STORY? HOW DOES MY CRAFT REFLECT MY WRITER’S VOICE?
STRUCTURE
HOW DO I REFLECT THE TONE & GENRE OF MY STORY IN THE TELLING? HOW DO
I GENERATE TENSION? HOW DOES THE DRAMATIC CONTEXT WORK, “FROM FLIGHT TO FIGHT” IN THIS STORY? WHERE DOES MY CHARACTER START ...
WHERE DOES S/HE END UP? WHY? HAS S/HE LEARNED ANYTHING?
CHARACTERS
WHO IS THE ANTAGONIST? WHAT DOES S/HE WANT? WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST? WHY DOES S/HE GET CAUGHT UP IN WHAT THE ANTAGONIST
WANTS? HOW DOES S/HE REACT? WHAT DOES S/HE DO? WHO ARE THE SECONDARY CHARACTERS? HOW DO THEY HELP OR HINDER THE PROTAGONIST
IN HIS/HER MISSION TO DEFEAT THE ANTAGONIST?
CONCEPT
WHAT IS THE PREMISE, HOOK, THEME OR MESSAGE OF MY STORY? WHO IS THE AUDIENCE? WHY WOULD THEY WATCH THIS? IS MY CONCEPT GENRE-BUSTING? IS IT PRE-SOLD? HOW IS IT “THE SAME ... BUT DIFFERENT”? WHY WOULD PEOPLE
INVEST THEIR TIME OR MONEY IN MY STORY?
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THE B2W ULTIMATE THRILLER SCREENPLAY CHEAT SHEET
MY LOGLINE:
CRAFT
STRUCTURE
CHARACTERS
CONCEPT