Writing and Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays by Craig Batty

Author:Craig Batty
Language: ara
Format: epub
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Published: 2014-10-15T16:00:00+00:00

WHO LOVES YOU, BABY?

You probably know the expression character is story. Well, in a romantic comedy character is love story. It’s your job as a screenwriter to create a character who’s so unique that they can only lead a unique love story – one we’ve never seen because we’ve never met your character before. Ideally, not even somebody similar. Now it’s time to focus on the first step of discovering and creating your romantic comedy protagonist. The eventual story this character compels you to take them on will be explored in Chapter 6 – Love Lessons. For now, we’ll introduce some of the key factors that you can work with to create a truly fabulous protagonist. They’re not prescriptive but, as always, aim to support your ideas as they develop, with the ultimate aim of strengthening your romcom and making it more saleable.

By undertaking an intensive process of character development, you’ll be in a better position to know answers – hopefully more original ones – to the following questions:

Why is this character the best one for the kind of romcom story I want to tell?

Why is this character worth travelling the distance with – for me and my audience?

What’s unique and memorable about them? How is this so?

What are the character’s issues/problems/factors affecting their ability to ‘love’ – themselves and other people – or to connect with others in a satisfying and healthy way?

If they don’t have issues, what’s their real function in the story?

Why is my character attracted to the other person/persons? Why do they have strong feelings for them?

How does my character feel about intimacy?

What does romantic love mean to my character?

How does my character represent my own thoughts about love – and do they help me to tell the kind of story I envision and want to write?

When it comes down to it, is my main character really a version of me? Are their issues my issues? If so, what am I telling myself about love and/or connecting with others?

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