## Introduction
In this chapter, we will discuss how to write a killer script for a horror movie. We will be covering the following topics:
– What is a script?
– The structure of a script
– Act structure
## What Is a script?
A script is a document that tells the story of a movie. It is written in the form of a series of scenes. Each of these scenes has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The middle of a scene is where the action of the scene takes place. The beginning and the end are the introduction and the conclusion to the scene, respectively. A script is also known as a storyboard, a treatment, a synopsis, a plot, or a treatment. The term scriptcomes from the word scripture, which means a book of the Bible. Scripts are also referred to as storyboards, treatments, or synopses, depending on the industry in which the script is being used. In Hollywood, a script is called a treatmentor a synopsis, and it is used to sell a movie to a studio. In the film industry, the term script is often used interchangeably with the term treatment. In this book, we are going to use the word script to refer to a treatment or a synopsis.
A script can be written in any number of ways. It can be a one-page document, or it can be hundreds of pages long. The size of the script does not matter as long as it contains all the information needed to tell the story. The script in this figure is an example of a very simple script. It contains only a few scenes and a few characters. It does not contain a lot of information, but it is enough to tell a story. This is a good example to start with if you are new to writing a script. The next script in the figure is a much more complex script. This script contains a lot more information than the previous script. You can use this script as a reference for writing your own scripts. It will help you understand what information is needed in a script and how to organize the information into scenes, characters, locations, and so on. It also shows you how to break down the script into smaller scenes. This type of script will be useful for you when you are writing your first script. Once you get the hang of writing scripts, you will be able to write more complex scripts. You will also have a better idea of what information you need to include in your scripts. The scripts in this chapter are examples of very simple scripts that you can use to get a better understanding of how scripts are organized and how they are broken down into scenes and sub-scenes. The first script contains only one character and one location. The second script contains two characters and two locations. The third script contains three characters and three locations. These scripts are good examples of how you can break down a script into different scenes. The fourth script contains four characters and four locations. Each script has the same number of characters and locations, but the number of scenes in each script is different. The fifth script contains five characters and five locations. It has more scenes than the other scripts, but each scene has fewer characters. The sixth script contains six characters and six locations. There are more characters in each scene, but there are fewer scenes in this script than in the previous one. The seventh script contains seven characters and seven locations. This has the most scenes of any of the scripts in the chapter. The eighth script contains eight characters and eight locations. You may notice that there are more locations in the eighth script than the seventh script. Each location has more than one scene associated with it. The ninth script contains nine characters and nine locations, which is the maximum number of locations you can have in a single script.
There are many different types of scripts. Some scripts are very short and contain only one or two scenes. Other scripts are much longer and contain many scenes. There is no set number of pages that a script should be. It all depends on the complexity of the story you are trying to tell. If the story is very simple, you can write a script that is only one page long. On the other hand, if your story is extremely complex, you may need to write several hundred pages in order to tell it. You don’t need to worry about the length of your script. As long as you have enough information to tell your story, it doesn’t matter how long your script is. The only thing that matters is that your script contains all of the information that you need in order for the story to be told. The following is a list of the different kinds of scripts you may come across while writing a movie script. They are listed in order of increasing complexity. You should be familiar with all of them by the time you are done reading this book.
## Simple script
This is the simplest kind of script you will come across. It may only contain one character, one location, and one scene. It could be as simple as the following:
1. A man walks into a room.
2. The man sits down at a desk and starts writing a letter.
A simple script that tells a story about a man sitting at his desk and writing a simple letter to his wife.
Complex script with one location and one or more characters
A man and a woman are sitting at a table in a restaurant. The woman is reading a book, and the man is talking to her. The conversation between the man and the woman is interrupted by the arrival of a man who wants to talk to the woman. The three of them talk for a few minutes, and then the woman leaves the table and walks out of the restaurant. As soon as she leaves, the man gets up from the table, walks over to the door, and locks it. He turns around and walks back to the table. He sits down and picks up the book that the woman was reading. He starts to read the book, but he is interrupted when the man who was waiting at the door knocks on the door and says, “Excuse me, sir. Are you the owner of this restaurant?”