Better Than You

Nothing is more terrifying than the possibility of being replaced

Type:

Short

Status:

Produced

Page Count:

5pp

Genre:

Horror

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

17+

Video

Better Than You - Film on Youtube

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Escape

Linear Structure:

Linear

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Single

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Submitted: 2020-Nov-01

Last Updated: 2020-Nov-01

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The Writer: Matthew Gilpin

Having graduated from the prestigious Film and TV Production course at the University of Westminster, I'm almost bursting at the seams with ideas and scripts for shorts, and I'm currently working on my third feature script, an a handful of shorts and my first comic book. I tend towards Horror and Thriller scripts, so if you are looking to practice your action and suspense direction, I might be the writer best suited to help you! Short scripts produced by other filmmakers include, Drawn Out, Killer Revelations and The Pipe. As well as this, I have directed my own work to an award-winning standard with the films The Docks, heads/tails and Delete Me. I am also a freelance videographer and… Go to bio

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