03/19/17 - The Call For Research

Today I decided to do some more research on the subject of thrillers. A lot of the articles talk about how to make a great story you need to have different perspectives.  Showing how different characters approach the same situation can add a whole extra level of depth as well as provide basis for irony. I think the way we will apply this to our story will be to not only show how our main character sees the world and what he'll do but we've been playing with the idea of a villain hypnotizing our character so perhaps showing his intentions and thought processes can help out here.  By having the audience know that, for example, our main character will be forced to kill his neighbor we can elevate the suspense level in the audience whenever the main character and neighbor interact.  Another big thing the websites said throughout was the importance of subplots.  The introduction of the protagonist is the primary focus of the first act, as well as introducing the antagonist, and first subplot.  The midpoint of the film should introduce some chaos, be it a new character or someone's death. In the final act, our hero resolves the main plot as some turns, or twists are introduced. I am definitely going to introduce the protagonist in the beginning but because we'd like to capitalize on the mystery of the intro, I'd like to not name him or give too much detail about his life, as well as have the antagonist be introduced to the audience much later on in the film; we won't see the antagonist in the two-minute intro. Until next time, this has been your tour guide to the wonderful journey of The Pool, A Beauty in the Making, signing off.

10 Basic Ingredients of a Successful Thriller. (2011, July 12). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-conferencesevents/qp7-migration-maui/10-basic-ingredients-of-a-successful-thriller

Feldman, L. (2016, July 21). How to Write a Thriller. Retrieved March 19, 2017, from https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-write-a-thriller-1469122630

Plot a thriller with this diagram - Writing tips. (2016, October 26). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.mattrees.net/2014/02/20/plot-a-thriller-with-this-diagram/

How to Write a Thriller - Types of Novels. (n.d.). Retrieved March 19, 2017, from http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-thriller.html

Harris, C. (2014, October 20). Posts about how to write a thriller screenplay on Scriptangel's Blog. Retrieved March 19, 2017, from https://scriptangel.wordpress.com/tag/how-to-write-a-thriller-screenplay/