Writing and Selling - Romantic Comedy Screenplays (Writing & Selling Screenplays)

Craig Batty

ISBN 10: 1843441101 / ISBN 13: 9781843441106

Published by Creative Essentials, 2014

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing and Selling - Romantic Comedy Screenplays (Writing & Selling Screenplays)
• Publisher: Creative Essentials
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843441101
• ISBN 13: 9781843441106
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 190 grams

About this title

Synopsis

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

Contemporary 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 one write heart-warming stories for a genre that is constantly evolving, from bromcom to zomcom to famcom? This guide 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.

About the Author

Craig Batty is a screenwriter, a script consultant, and script editor, and the author of several books, including Screenplays: How to Write and Sell Them.