Crash Course: The Thriller Film

What to Expect

Whether you’re starting a new project, working on a rewrite, or want to learn new skills - join us to hone your craft.

All Classes take place 100% online utilizing free video conferencing software ZOOM so you can participate from anywhere in the world with an internet connection!

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Trivia time! What gets your adrenaline pumping and your pulse racing? If you thought "a good thriller film," then we have the clinic for you.

We all have our favorite thriller films and can wax poetic about why we love them: the pulse pounding plot, the tension, the characters, the twists and turns. There's a lot more that goes into creating a compelling thriller, and to give you the tools to make your own thriller stand out from the pack, Roadmap invites Andrew Kersey to teach this special two week clinic!

This Two Week Clinic Will Cover:

Tension and pacing
Characterization
The marketplace
Feedback on your first 10 pages

Week One - The Fundamentals of the Thriller

Date / Time

Sat, 09/25/2021 @ 11:00AM PT

Summary

This week, we will learn about the fundamental components of thrillers and how to make our scripts stand out while still delivering on the genre expectations.

Week Two - Feedback on Your Pages

Date / Time

Sat, 10/02/2021 @ 11:00AM PT

Summary

This week, your Instructor will give you feedback on the first 10 pages of your thriller feature and answer your questions.

More about

Andrew Kersey

Literary Manager

Kersey Management

Kersey Management is a boutique literary management company that nurtures unique storytelling voices in film and tv.

A client's action comedy spec NEVER TOO OLD TO DIE, which sold to Amazon Studios with Sylvester Stallone attached to star and produce, is scheduled for preprod in 2025.

Another client optioned an action spec to Thunder Road Pictures (JOHN WICK franchise) and the comedy VACATION FRIENDS 2 — the sequel to VACATION FRIENDS written by clients Tom and Tim Mullen which was Hulu’s biggest 3-day weekend opener for an original in the streamer’s history — premiered on Hulu.

The company’s incredibly talented clients have projects at all the major studios and streamers. In tv, his clients have sold projects to and written on series for ABC, Fox, NBC, CW, AMC’s ALLBLK, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and WGN America to name a few.

In the “independent” film space, clients of Andrew’s literary management company have had projects distributed by IFC, Saban Films, Well Go USA Entertainment and Anchor Bay Films.

Andrew worked his way up through the industry, starting as a production company intern before landing at 3Arts Entertainment. He left 3Arts to gain experience in development at a Universal-based production company, before starting his own management company, Kersey Management.
www.kerseymanagement.com

Testimonials

In such a short time, Andrew provided incredibly important and insightful feedback and was at the same time generous, funny, and grounded. Thank you so much to him!

~ -Alex, Screenwriter

Andrew was very good at emphasizing the positive aspects of every script, whether or not he came down positively or negatively overall. He was very considerate and well spoken on how he conveyed criticism but it was always clear he was familiar with the material and was speaking from a wealth of knowledge in the industry.

~ Jeremy Palmer, Screenwriter

After only a short "first 15 consultation" with Andrew, I knew I wanted to work with him even more, so I booked a full hour consultation with him. I submitted a pilot script that I had completed several months ago, and was proud of getting to the end of it. But the more I sat with it, the more I felt like it needed something more, but I was just stuck on how to make it better and ultimately more marketable. Andrew's feedback was so incredibly useful, and helped me unlock parts of the story and characters that I had been trying to tell for a while, but didn't quite know how to get there. Even more specifically, Andrew helped me with fleshing out and making primary and secondary characters more three dimensional and true. I really appreciated our conversations and his approach of guiding me towards answers to questions vs. telling me answers right away. He is someone who I would 100% recommend working with, and someone that I hope to continue working with.

~ Sarah Jones, Screenwriter

Andrew's feedback was extremely useful. He pointed out the strengths as well as the weaknesses of the script. I have no doubt that the script will be vastly improved because of his feedback. I would highly recommend him.

~ Anne Jordan, Screenwriter

Andrew was very well prepared and very thorough! He was encouraging, yet very honest and frank in his feedback. I've worked very hard on this script over the years and yet Andrew helped me to see arguably the most important changes I needed to make. I am truly thankful that Roadmap Writers started these kinds of Career Writer's mentoring sessions. Wonderful!

~ Walter Tucker, Screenwriter

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Crash Course: The Thriller Film

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