Writing & Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays
eBook - PDF

Writing & Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays

  1. 193 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Writing & Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays

About this book

The many ways that "happy after ever" can come about—case 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 love—so 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 humor—the contemporary romantic comedy.

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Yes, you can access Writing & Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays by Craig Batty,Helen Jacey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Film Screenwriting. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Half Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. Why Romantic Comedy?
  10. Who's Looking at You, Kid?
  11. Getting Ready to Romcom
  12. A Funny Kind of Love
  13. Who Loves You, Baby?
  14. Love Lessons
  15. The World of Love
  16. Industry Perspectives
  17. Conclusion
  18. Further Reading
  19. Films Referenced
  20. Index