
- 193 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Writing & Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays
About this book
The many ways that "happy after ever" can come aboutācase studies and analyses include Due Date, I Give it a Year, Midnight in Paris, Ted, and Tamara Drewe
ContemporaryĀ film audiences want and need sophisticated, authentic films that show how we now live and loveāso what does this mean for the screenwriter developing a romcom? And how does oneĀ write heart-warming stories for a genre that is constantly evolving, from bromcom to zomcom to famcom?Ā ThisĀ guideĀ offers a fresh approach to creating narratives for this ever-changing genre. Moving away from rigid and limited definitions that have evolved out of mainstream genre films, the book embraces a working definition that crosses cultural and national boundaries to give screenwriters a truly international perspective on writing comedic love stories. It will be the first screenwriting guide to reflect the diversity of approaches in today's films that deal with the human need for emotional and physical intimacy using humorāthe contemporary romantic comedy.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Why Romantic Comedy?
- Who's Looking at You, Kid?
- Getting Ready to Romcom
- A Funny Kind of Love
- Who Loves You, Baby?
- Love Lessons
- The World of Love
- Industry Perspectives
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Films Referenced
- Index