I concur with Nir Shelter that “Locke” is something of a one-off.

Further I would argue that ?”Locke” is not necessarily a good example for a newbie, someone trying to break into the business with their 1st sale, to emulate as their entree project, the one they hope will get their foot in the door.

?”Locke” was written and directed by someone who was already well established in the the movie business, who had a track record of produced scripts, an agent, connections ?– advantages a newbie needs for a project like this and doesn’t have. If it had been his first writing effort, I doubt if he could have gotten it made. This is something I think aspiring writers need to evaluate in pointing to this or that movie to justify the kind of story they are writing. ?At what point in the writer’s career, did he get the film that is similar to the one you have in mind, made? ?Was it is his first effort or was it a project he got green lit after he had become established in the industry?

As an aspiring writer myself, a newbie trying to break into the business, I’m leading with what I think is my most marketable idea. ?Not the one nearest and dearest to my arteriosclerotic ?heart. ?(Although I am quite passionate about my lead project — passion is a sin qua non to writing, of course.)?

fwiw