What makes a romantic comedy successful in today’s market? How have audience expectations shifted over the years? And most importantly, how can screenwriters craft compelling, modern rom-coms that resonate with today’s viewers while honoring the genre’s timeless appeal?
Find out in today’s blog! www.stage32.com/blog/the-evolution-of-the-romantic-comedy-what-todays-ro...
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Just what I needed! I submitted my rom-com as a pitch and they said it wasn't funny enough. I hate stupid funny. I was also told that the end was too predictable ie, the girl gets the guy, so I rewrote it to make you think she doesn't win the guy over but eventually she does. I also don't like to write in modern technology. I feel that showing text messages on screen is kinda tacky. Can we have a movie where we are not using so much technology?? Anyway, this should be interesting.
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Hi, Christine Capone. Different people find different things funny. The next person you pitch to might think your Rom-Com is hilarious.
I think we can have a movie where we aren't using so much modern technology. A lot of my scripts have modern tech, but I get rid of the tech or make it so the characters can't use it. The phone dies, no service, a character breaks their tablet, they're trapped in a house and their phone is in the car, a thief destroys the tech so the characters can't connect the cops or someone, a teenager is grounded and can't get on social media, etc. Or I'd just write a script in the middle of nowhere or something where the characters don't have modern tech.
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Those are all great scenarios, Maurice! I think the only time I liked seeing texts onscreen was in the TV show "Younger". Loved that show!
I don't think I've heard of that show, Christine Capone. I'll have to check it out. I saw a short film recently that had text messages on the screen. The filmmaker, editor, or someone made the messages look stylish. It looked better than a lot of text messages I've seen in movies and shows.
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Darren Star is the creator so of course it's good.
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Christine Capone I wrote a script that had no cellphones in it. I found a way to justify by communicating other ways and people just didn't use them. Maybe it isn't believable, but I felt it just didn't need them. Also writing comedy is hard.