So you find yourself lucky enough to be “in the room”. This means you have an agent/manager who got you there, or you know somebody who knows the right people. Someone has read your script – probably the assistant to some junior creative executive. And that someone liked it enough to give it a recommend. Finally, the senior creative/development executive walks in – or maybe there’s a team. They’re easy to spot: designer jeans, hundred dollar shirts, no ties. They haven’t read your script. They don’t have time, because their lives are a series of never-ending meetings.…

Screenplay Genre: Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi Movie Time: 109 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT After an unexpected Norwegian helicopter shows up at the U.S. base fires shots at the Americans while chasing after their dog, MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Dr. Blair (Wilford Brimley) decide to visit the nearby Norwegian camp to investigate. Once they reach the location, they find a bloodied and empty base. This leads to their discovery of a mangled and distorted clump of flesh that somewhat resembles a body. They transport “The Thing” back to their base for further examination.…