{"product_id":"the-thriller-scripting-seat-gripping-suspense-9780595412860","title":"The Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gregory G. Sarno\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Screenplays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e plumbs nine-score thrillers for recurring features that build nape-prickling, heart-pounding suspense. Fodder for analysis embraces domestic and foreign fare, classic and contemporary, ranging from \u003ci\u003eGhost, Speed, Seven, Psycho, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLa Femme Nikita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYogen [Premonition]\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Text eschews a connecting-the-dots, painting-by-numbers approach, in belief that formulas drain the lifeblood of creativity and inevitably spawn a ho-hum product. That said, the eight factors culled from the covered films constitute useful tools in the screenwriter's arsenal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perhaps the best groundwork for a thriller is infiltrating the ATF\/FBI\/IRA, or a brigade of arms-running mercenaries. Short of that, watching films and reading scripts will work wonders. In that spirit, the book debuts three feature-film scripts for critical scrutiny: mystery thriller \"Stateline\"; police thriller \"Cashing Out\"; supernatural thriller \"Birthmarks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45164524798103,"sku":"9780595412860","price":1541.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780595412860.webp?v=1767306775","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-thriller-scripting-seat-gripping-suspense-9780595412860","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}